It’s been 100 days since fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. In that time, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. Many are going hungry. “I’m sheltered at my friends and I rely on them … I have no work,” one of the …
Read More »Rwanda: Lt Gen Jacques Musemakweli, head of army passes away
The head of Rwanda’s military, Lt Gen Jacques Musemakweli, died a “natural death” on Thursday at a military hospital, according to Rwanda Defence Force. “Yes, General Musemakweli has died, he was ill,” a senior Rwandan army official told the BBC. The Rwanda Defence Force is deeply saddened to announce the …
Read More »CAR : army recaptures border town from rebels
With Russian and Rwandan allies, the Central African Republic’s army has recaptured the western border town of Beloko from rebels. Several groups that have controlled most of the country for the last eight years formed an alliance in December, and started a rebellion to try to seize power. The recapture …
Read More »Uganda: Captain Caroline Busingye dies in chopper crash
Uganda’s army has confirmed the death of a pilot in a helicopter crash after take-off near Entebbe on Thursday. Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) spokeswoman Brig Flavia Byekwaso said the incident happened during a flight training session. “Today afternoon at about 2:15pm a jet ranger piloted by two cadet trainees …
Read More »Nigeria bans protests at Lagos shooting range
Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed has warned against planned protests at Lekki toll gate in Lagos where security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in October. The fresh protests, dubbed Occupy Lekki toll gate, are planned for Saturday. Organisers say they will demonstrate against the reopening of the toll gate. …
Read More »Angolan activists happy with same-sex law changes
Gender rights activists in Angola have welcomed a change to the penal code, which has come into effect this week, which means same-sex relationships are no longer criminalised. The new law also recognises the rights of people of different sexual orientations. Anyone refusing to employ or provide services to individuals …
Read More »Zimbabwean authorities buy 600,000 Covid-19 vaccines from China
Zimbabwe will receive 800,000 coronavirus vaccine doses developed by China’s Sinopharm by the start of March, the government has said. China is donating 200,000 of the shots while Zimbabwe is paying for the other 600,000. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said in a video posted on Twitter that the first batch …
Read More »Vaccination campaign against Ebola will start in DRC
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are gearing up to begin an Ebola vaccination campaign following the death of two people in North Kivu province. A 60-years-old female farmer died of Ebola on Wednesday, six days after a 42-year-old woman had died in hospital of the virus near the …
Read More »Boko Haram Abducts Customs Officers, Cart Away Foodstuff In Yobe Attack
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group on Tuesday night abducted three customs officers and carted away foodstuff and medicines during an attack on Geidam in Yobe State. Idris Modu Geidam, a resident of Geidam town told Daily Post that Boko Haram left them empty as they looted their …
Read More »UK’s mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines
The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it is mutating and so could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme said. The coronavirus has killed 2.35 million people and turned normal life …
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