Politics

Violent floods in the Horn of Africa have killed more than 100 people and driven nearly 700,000 people from their homes as the region is hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon. “Fifty people died in the disaster while 687,235 people were forced to flee their homes,” Mohamud Moalim …

Israel has recalled its ambassador to South Africa for consultations, following “South Africa’s latest statements”, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party on Thursday had said it would support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be …

Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai has been formally declared the winner of Liberia’s run-off presidential election. Incumbent President George Weah had already conceded on Friday night when Mr Boakai had built an unassailable lead. But not all the votes had been counted. On Monday afternoon, National Elections Commission chairperson Davidetta Browne-Lansanah …

The South African government has called on the International Crime Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mid-December. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a “total failure” of global governance. “The world cannot …

Sudanese authorities in the disputed area of Abyei say at least 32 people, including a UN peacekeeper, were killed after gunmen stormed local villages. The Information Minister for Abyei, Bolis Kuoch, said more than 20 others were wounded when men opened fire on Sunday morning. He said UN peacekeepers intervened …

Liberia’s outgoing President George Weah on Friday evening conceded his defeat in Tuesday’s presidential election to opponent Joseph Boakai, as the country awaits the publication of the total results of the vote. “Tonight, the CDC (Mr. Weah’s party) lost the election but Liberia won. It’s time for elegance in victory,” …

The former chief executive of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, on Friday submitted his candidacy to lead one of Ivory Coast’s main opposition parties, which could put him in the running for the 2025 presidential election. Thiam, 61, served as a minister under ex-president Henry Konan Bedie. He left the West …

Kenyan police have arrested eight people they accuse of being involved in a colossal scam that they say costs $439 trillion. The figure has raised eyebrows as it’s nearly 200 times the total value of US dollars in global circulation. In a post on social media, the authorities said the …

Kenyan parliament has approved sending a contingent of police officers to help quell gang violence in Haiti, despite a court order barring the sending of the officers pending the hearing of a case. The MPs’ decision came on Thursday, just as the court was hearing a petition on the legality …

Two journalists in Togo have been sent to prison for defaming the minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Land Reform, Kodjo Adedje on social media. Newspaper editor Loïc Lawson and freelance reporter Anani Sossou had accused the housing minister of failing to disclose the full details of a burglary at …