Africa

The dean of actresses of Niger, Zalika Souley, died Tuesday, July 27 in Niamey, at the age of 74. According to those around her, she died after a long illness. “We have the deep sorrow to announce the death of Hadja Zalika Souley on July 27, 2021 following a long …

Government in South Africa said it is “appalled” by last week’s decision to grant Israel observatory status at the African Union (AU). The country’s foreign office accused the body of making a “unilateral” decision without consulting its 55 member countries. “The decision… is more shocking in a year in which …

According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the number of Nigerians experiencing hunger has doubled because of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In its report Between Hunger and the Virus, the Organization suggested that government cash transfers to vulnerable strata had failed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic …

The french top appeals court is due to rule on a conviction handed to Teodorin Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for using public money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Mr Teodorin Obiang who is the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea will see his assets redistributed to people living …

Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a minority owner and “strategic partner”. NBA Africa has in fact backed a new pan-African basketball league, which held its inaugural season in May with 12 teams from 12 African countries. It is now in this area that Mr. Obama …

The late Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer in Germany last week, was buried in the west of the country next to his father’s grave. The private ceremony took place at the family farm about 6km (nearly four miles) from the western town of Séguéla. Beforehand the …

The governor of the Tanzanian city of Dar Es Salaam announced that residents are prohibited from organizing events or festivities while the nation mourns the late President John Magufuli. “President Samia Suluhu has declared 21 days of mourning and I will issue this order to you that during those days …

The boss of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has sent his congratulations to Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Tanzanian new president, saying he hopes they can work together to tackle coronavirus. “I look forward to working with you to keep people safe from Covid-19, end the pandemic and …

Nearly 200 people have been killed since January in “an alarming increase in attacks” by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says. According to the UN refugee agency, 40,000 had been forced to flee their homes during the same …

The 77-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso is aiming for re-election in the first round on Sunday in Congo-Brazzaville, where members of civil society have expressed “serious reservations” about the transparency of the election. “One shot, K-O” is written on the campaign posters of the candidate of the Congolese Labor Party …