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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 …

Ghanaian information minister says politicians have “no intention” of changing its laws on sexuality, after an anti-gay bill was submitted to parliament. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said that the country’s current laws on “matters of sexuality” were “adequate”. Ghana’s criminal code outlaws what it describes as “unnatural carnal knowledge” but does …

During their recent operations in Mozambique, Rwandan forces killed 14 islamist militants but one Rwandan soldier was injured in the mission. “He is recovering well”, said an army spokesperson. The operations were launched in different areas of the north between 24 and 28 June. The coastal town of Mocimboa da …

They are at least eighteen people to have been killed by gunmen in Niger in an area near the border with Mali. The area has been the scene of frequent attacks by Islamist militants. According to a local authority, armed men on motorbikes attacked the village of Dèye Koukou on …

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have detained six French soldiers who were travelling in a helicopter that had stopped to refuel in the port city of Bata, the AFP news agency reports. The detention came on the same day that the top appeals court in France upheld the conviction of Equatorial …

The Delta variant of the covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the world. The latest covid-19 variant is now spreading to several provinces in China, including Beijing, authorities said on Thursday. The Delta strain is said to be more contagious. China, where Covid-19 was first detected at the end …

Authorities in Burundi have agreed to receive Covid-19 vaccines, but say they won’t urge people to get vaccinated. The announcement has been done by Dr Thaddée Ndikumana, the health minister. The minister said the vaccines were proposed by the World Bank and they decide “to welcome them” but “the government …

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 …