Africa

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in Kigali on her first official visit to Rwanda. She is expected to hold talks and have a joint press conference with President Paul Kagame later in the day. President Samia’s two-day visit is aimed at strengthening relations, and the pair will sign …

Eighty-nine jihadists from the terrorist group Daesh were killed in army operations in the Sinai Peninsula in eastern Egypt, a military spokesman said on Sunday, without specifying when these extremists had been shot. Eight Egyptian soldiers were also “killed or wounded,” added the army spokesman in a statement. “As part …

After the government failed to respond to their grievances, doctors in Nigeria’s public hospitals are set to begin an indefinite strike over poor pay. The National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) said its members would begin the strike on Monday at 08:00 local time. The union accused the government of …

Zambian security forces have been deployed to suppress electoral violence ahead of the 12 August general elections amid criticism by the opposition and other groups. The authorization has been given by the country’s president Edgar Lungu. “I have allowed the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force and Zambia National Service to …

Fifteen soldiers have been killed in what Niger’s defence ministry described as a “terrorist attack” in the south-west of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso. According to the defence ministry, soldiers in the Torodi area of the Tillaberi region were ambushed and then hit by an improvised explosive …

The security forces in Tunisia are reported to have arrested a member of parliament, who has accused President Kais Saied of carrying out a coup. The wife of Yassine Ayari confirmed his detention, saying that about 20 members of the security forces came to their home. She accused them of …

An international court has ruled that Isabel Dos Santos, who was once known as Africa’s richest woman, must surrender oil and gas shares worth $500m. She is the daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos. The Netherlands Arbitration Institute, part of the International Court of Arbitration, said that …

A group of Nigerian athletes who were ruled ineligible to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo have held a protest in the Japanese city. On Wednesday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) ruled that a total of 20 competitors, including 10 from Nigeria, would be unable to take part in the …

The Security Council of the United Nations has extended by one year an arms embargo against the Central African Republic. The vote took place on Thursday in New York among the 15 council members, with 14 votes in favour and an abstention by China. Nicolas de Riviere, the French ambassador …

Ivorian ex-first lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo has been acquitted by the International criminal court. The arrest warrant issued against her has been lifted. She was facing accusations of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, after her husband’s refusal to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, who …