Africa

Doctors in Sudan have accused the security forces for shooting dead fourteen people who were demonstrating against the recent military takeover. Thousands of Sudanese were in the streets to denounce the military coup and call for civilian rule. Doctors in the capital Khartoum say tear gas has been fired inside …

Nigerian artist Davido has shared a screengrab of his bank account on Twitter saying that fans have sent millions of naira an hour after he asked them to. “If u know I’ve given you a hit song .. send me money,” Davido tweeted before he started sharing updates of how …

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has said on Tuesday that the terrorists have exposed themselves at a time when Uganda’s security infrastructure has improved, compared to what it was in 2018 when he made the speech to Parliament. The president further said the terrorists who blew themselves up near the Central …

Hundreds of Burkinabé were in the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, demanding the resignation of President Roch Kaboré, on Tuesday. “We are simply asking President Kaboré to leave,” said protest organizer Mohamed Komsongo. Protesters accuse the president of failing to subdue Islamists in the north and east …

The US State Department has warned American citizens living in Ethiopia to immediately leave the country as the security situation is worsening. The State Department says Washington had no plans to organise a mass evacuation, as it did in Afghanistan. The US and the African Union have been pressuring the …

South African Cyril Ramaphosa has declared four days of mourning for the last white leader, Frederik Willem de Klerk, who died on November 11 from cancer. The national mourning starts on Wednesday evening to Sunday evening and “the national flag will be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect,” …

The Kenyan government has said its security officials are on high alert following the twin explosions in neighbouring Uganda on Tuesday. Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna urged citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious characters or movements. The alert comes days after three prisoners who were convicted for terrorism-related charges …

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said the continental institution is fully in solidarity with the Ugandan people and government. Moussa Faki tweeted that he condemned the attacks in “the strongest terms”. “Our sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wishes for a full …

Six people were killed, including three of those behind the attacks, in the explosions that hit Uganda’s capital, Kampala in the morning, BBC News reports. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said intelligence gathered so far indicates that those behind the blasts were local militants the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). He said …

At least four people including two police officers, have been killed and twenty-seven others injured in two separate explosions in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, local media have reported. The deputy head of Mulago hospital, Dr Rosemary Byanyima, told journalists that seven patients were in a critical condition and 20 were …