Politics

The Islamic State group has published a video which it says shows the execution of 20 Christian civilians in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state. Speaking in the Hausa language, one of the masked militants who was brandishing a knife said it was to avenge the killing of the group’s leaders in …

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) imposed a curfew on the Afisyoni air force hangar in the capital, Mogadishu, and the surrounding areas ahead of the presidential election due to take place on Sunday, the BBC reported. The curfew runs from Tuesday to Monday next week. More than …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s fleece jacket has become a symbol of bravery as it has been the president’s main outfit since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. During a fundraiser for Ukraine in London “Brave Ukraine”, this fleece jacket was sold for more than 100,000 euros. “Today, the whole world …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday sent an official invitation from President Vladimir Putin to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to make an official visit to Moscow. “We have confirmed the Algerian President’s invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Moscow,” he said during a lively press …

Unidentified gunmen attacked the civil prison of Nouna, in the province of Kossi, Burkina Faso, killing one person and helping around 60 prisoners to escape, local media reported. According to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB), a service vehicle, two staff motorcycles and a sum of money were taken away by …

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has summoned President’s Museveni’s first son, Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to respond to a petition in which he is accused of expressing his presidential ambitions while still an army officer on duty, DailyMonitor reported. According to the May 6 court documents, the Commander of the Land Forces has …

Lawyers defending Malian Islamist suspect Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz for his role as police chief in Timbuktu in 2012 told judges at the International Criminal Court that he was the “wrong man”, the BBC reported. “He should not be convicted because he happened to be in the wrong place at …

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has announced his candidacy for a second term in presidential elections scheduled for May 15. On Twitter, President Farmajo said he was seeking a second term in “response to the call of the Somali people” and to continue “on the path of progress and development”. …

Zimbabwean government on Saturday ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect in a move Harare said was designed to stop speculation against the Zimbabwean dollar and was part of a raft of measures to arrest its rapid devaluation on the black market, Reuters reported. The southern African country reintroduced …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has suspended and put under house arrest minister Edouard Bamporiki, in charge of youth and culture, authorities have announced. The minister’s suspension was as a result of “matters of accountability under investigations”, a statement from the prime minister’s office said. He is accused of “serious cases …