The international community has condemned the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian army, calling on Vladimir Putin to stop the operation in the name of humanity. Several world leaders oppose the announcement of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the military operation aims to …
Read More »Nigeria: MPs want cabinets appointed quickly to avoid political delays
Nigerian lawmakers plan to amend the constitution to compel a new president to nominate the cabinet within a month of taking office, documents showed on Wednesday, Reuters reports. According to the parliamentarians, the amendment aims to avoid political delays as the country prepares for elections next year. President Muhammadu Buhari …
Read More »Somalia: good news for government spokesman injured by Al-Shabab
Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu has returned home from Turkey where he had been receiving treatment for wounds he sustained in an attack by Al-Shabab militants. Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, former BBC journalist was targeted by Islamist militants in mid-January. Officials from the office of the prime minister and media …
Read More »Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta backs opposition leader’s candidacy
Kenyan Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta has officially announced that he supports the candidacy of opposition leader Raila Odinga in the next presidential election scheduled for August 9. This news does not surprise Kenyan population. President Kenyatta urged his supporters to back Mr Odinga’s bid saying that he had the …
Read More »Russia: Vladimir Putin launches military operation against Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the launch of a military operation against Ukraine which he says aims to “demilitarize and denazify” it. “I made the decision for a special military operation”, he said in a surprise statement on television this Thursday, denouncing once again a “genocide” orchestrated by the …
Read More »Nigeria: authorities sue JP Morgan for $1.7 billion over oil deal
A London court will on Wednesday begin to hear a lawsuit launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal, Reuters reports. The civil suit filed in the English courts in 2017 relates to the purchase …
Read More »Uganda: destination of tortured author Kakwenza now known
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, imprisoned and tortured for making unflattering comments about President Yoweri Museveni and his son on Twitter, fled the country a fortnight ago and arrived in Germany, his lawyer has told AFP news agency. “He arrived in Germany this morning,” Eron Kiiza, the lawyer, is quoted as …
Read More »Mozambique: hackers demand money before unlocking government websites
Yemeni hackers, the hacking group that took over more than 30 websites in Mozambique on Monday, are now demanding money before unlocking them, hours after the government said it had repelled the attacks. Accusing the government of underestimating the scale of the attack, the hackers have placed a message in …
Read More »Somalia: IMF warns against further postponement of elections
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Somali government against another postponement of the elections, with the risk of stopping all assistance to the country. The financial institution said it could end its support program for Somalia within the next three months if the scheduled elections were to suffer …
Read More »Liberia: President Weah pardons ex-minister for corruption
Liberian President George Weah has pardoned former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai sentenced to two years in prison for corruption by the Supreme Court. This is rather good news for former minister Brownie Samukai. Although sentenced, he never entered jail and the pardon means that he may be able to take …
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