Politics

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Burkina Faso of its governing body after military coup that ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The regional bloc said its has decided to send a delegation to the capital Ouagadougou, Reuters reports, citing two diplomatic sources. It was not …

In his first speech on Thursday, Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said that the country will return to constitutional order when conditions are right. “When the conditions are right, according to the deadline that our people will define in all sovereignty, I commit to a return …

The Rwandan authorities have announced the reopening of the main border with Uganda from next Monday, which has been closed for almost three years. The border’s reopening was announced after meeting of President Yoweri Museveni’s son Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Cross-border movement of people and …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed a new cabinet after sacking the previous one on Monday. Curiously, his party’s top officials do not appear in his government. The former cabinet was dissolved on Monday amid a public outcry over corruption, saying he was taking the decision to “confront all forms …

Unvaccinated people in Rwanda will be barred from public spaces and events, Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente said in a statement. Prime Minister Ngirente said people should be fully vaccinated before being allowed to access public spaces or events and festivities. A nightly curfew will begin from midnight, and night clubs …

Denmark says it will start pulling its troops out of Mali after the West African country’s transitional junta government this week insisted on an immediate withdrawal. French and European allies had previously urged Mali to let Danish troops stay, and Mali’s insistence that they go is seen as a swipe …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has declared parts of the country disaster areas, after 19 people were killed in floods caused by tropical storm Ana. The deaths have been reported in at least five districts in southern Malawi, where more than 50 people also suffered various degrees of injuries. Up to …

Authorities in Ghana have denied introducing a mandatory insurance scheme for all travellers arriving in the country through the country’s main airport, the BBC reports. The National Insurance Commission (NIC) said the scheme popularly known as “Akwaaba” had not been approved and any reports that it had should be disregarded. …

The man who has been the face of the conflict in Ethiopia – senior army commander General Bacha Debele has been appointed as an ambassador. Details of his destination have not yet been revealed by the president’s office. On Wednesday, the president’s cabinet said it intended to end the state …

Mistakes made during childbirth lead to the deaths of more than 100 babies in Zambia every week, Sylvia Masebo, the country’s minister of health, has said. Between 10 to 15 women also die each week due to preventable complications from pregnancy or childbirth, the minister is quoted as saying by …