Africa

Dread has settled in the hearts of the inhabitants of the city of Masaka in Uganda. In total, assailants have cut to death 19 residents of Masaka City over the past three weeks. A catechist, two army reservists and a mobile money dealer have been hacked dead by a machete-wielding gang …

Among the vaccines available for the vaccination campaign, Johnson & Johnson is the one chosen by the Kenyan authorities for use in hard-to-reach rural areas. Dr Willis Akhwale, chairman of the country’s vaccine working group, justifies this choice by the fact that hospitals in these regions did not have the …

Ethiopia’s rebel fighters say a government blockade on the northern region of Tigray is to blame for the devastation that has left nearly a million people on the verge of starvation,the BBC reports. But the federal government has blamed the situation on them. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which is …

The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for mass demonstrations next month to demand over electoral issues. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) is accused of trying to delay the 2023 elections. The opposition also accused President Felix Tshisekedi of blocking the electoral process while the heads …

South African Airlines has announced that it will resume operations next month after battling losses for months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline reduced its workforce from 4,700 to around 1,000 employees, essentially becoming a smaller airline. The reduction was achieved through voluntary severance packages and retrenchments. Flights will now …

In Uganda, Legislators on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have rejected the revision of sexual offenses bill on Wednesday. The MPs said President Museveni failed to return the Bill within the 30-day-period after refusing to assent to it as stipulated in the Consitution. They also said that any reviews …

Workers of the ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa on Thursday called a nationwide strike against wage delays. The Africa National Congress (ANC) said in a statement late on Wednesday they had received a notice from their staff that they would go on strike for grievances including …

Former Chadian president Hissène Habré will be buried in Senegal where was imprisoned. He allegedly died of covid-19, according to reports. He has been serving a life sentence in Senegal for crimes against humanity. Read also: Niger: hundreds of jihadists attack a military post On Wednesday, his family declared that …

Hundreds of Islamist fighters have attacked a military post in the southern region of Diffa, the defence ministry in Niger says in a statement. The attack left sixteen soldiers dead and nine other wounded, it said. During the fight, Nigerien army succeeded in killing 50 members of the Boko Haram …

Authorities in Zanzibar have announced their plan to build sub-Saharan Africa’s tallest skyscraper that will cost $1.3bn. The 70-storey Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower will exceed the semi-autonomous archipelago’s annual budget by more than 60%, AFP news agency reports. It will involve a man-made island with a marina for yachts and …