Politics

Around eight people who were travelling in a UN helicopter have been taken by the al-Shabab armed Islamist group in Somalia after their aircraft landed, reportedly by mistake, in an area controlled by the group. The security minister for Somalia’s Galmudug region, Mohamed Abdi Aadan, confirmed the incident. He said …

The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed the final results of last month’s elections, which declared President Félix Tshisekedi the winner. The verdict paves the way for Tshisekedi to serve another five years as head of Africa’s second-largest country and the world’s top producer of …

More than 5.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, an audit report has said. The vaccines are valued at 28.1bn Ugandan shillings ($7.3m; £5.8m) and were purchased using a World Bank loan. Authorities say the expired vaccines will be withdrawn from health …

President Emmanuel Macron has announced Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister following the resignation of Elisabeth Borne on January 8, 2024 in France. Gabriel Attal, former Minister of National Education, has been entrusted with the onerous task of breathing new life into Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term. President Macron expressed his …

Liberia’s former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu, who was reportedly Ms Scott’s niece, the BBC reported. In February …

The UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) has condemned the recent violence which resulted in a number of civilian casualties in Jonglei State in the east of the country. Nearly 30 civilians were reportedly killed in an attack on a cattle camp in Duk Padiet County on Thursday, in …

Nigerian president has suspended the minister of humanitarian affairs with immediate effect and asked the corruption watchdog to investigate financial transactions involving her ministry, the president’s spokesperson said on Monday. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is the first minister to be suspended, less than six …

A former interior minister of The Gambia goes on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of crimes against humanity. Ousman Sonko faces a lengthy list of charges, including participating in or ordering the killing, torture and rape of political opponents. Sonko has denied all the charges, AFP news agency reports, …

The United States said it was troubled by comments from Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who last week called on citizens to stone gay people. The comments escalated a crackdown on LGBT community in Burundi. “The United States is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye’s remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized Burundians,” …

A prominent LGBT rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of abuse since a harsh anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition, his organisation said. Steven Kabuye was “stabbed to near death by unknown assailants a …