Politics

Gambian President Adama Barrow was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday in the presence of many personalities from the sub-region. He pledged to work to jumpstart the economy and ensure broad-based development gains, as he is starting his second term. Adama Barrow, 56, came to power in 2017 …

The Algerian government said in a statement that it has decided to close all schools for 10 days and to tighten control at airports due to the increase in covid-19 cases. The presidency however said that it was up to the universities to determine whether to close or reschedule their …

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed efforts made by different parties to end civil war in Ethiopia. He spoke to the African Union (AU) chief envoy to the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo who briefed him on the peace efforts. Mr Obasanjo has been meeting officials …

Four French soldiers from the Operation Barkhane taskforce were injured in an explosion in Burkina Faso, French media including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Agence France Presse reported. Their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). The four soliders – one of whom was seriously wounded – have …

Activists and the main Tunisian opposition party Ennahda have accused the country’s security forces of killing Ridha Bouziane during protests against President Kais Saied. The man died in hospital on Wednesday from injuries inflicted by police. According to the Tunis court investigating the death, the man, found in a coma …

At least four people have been killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in a suicide bombing at a tea-shop near a military base, state-run SONNA news agency reported. Patrons, who included both soldiers and civilians, were sipping tea when the bomber blew himself up, Reuters …

Authorities in Ghana have denied an information that the country is planning to host asylum seekers from the United Kingdom, as reported by several British media. Several British media had reported that the UK was drawing up plans to send thousands of asylum seekers to countries “such as Ghana and …

The President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has sacked the Minister of Justice Anthony Yeiwoh Brewah, also Attorney General and replaced by Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley. The reasons of his sacking were not mentionned. Mr Brewah sat on a committee that made recommendations to the president for the pardoning of …

Schoolchildren over the age of 12 in Angola will be barred from entering classrooms if they do not receive their doses of the covid-19 vaccine, the government warns in a statement. According to the government, these measures are aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic in the country. “If …

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors say seven people have been killed by security forces during Monday’s pro-democracy protests in the country. According to the medics, “civilians were shot with live bullets” during Monday’s demonstrations. Reuters news agency quotes a witness as saying several injured civilians could be seen bleeding …