Politics

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said that the country will spend $12bn to rebuild the regions destroyed by the 8 September earthquake. The funds will also be used to support the more than 4.2 million people in the provinces most affceted by the earthquake. The palace said on Wednesday said …

The imposing ancient Greek site of Cyrene in Libya, classified since 2016 by UNESCO as world heritage in danger, is at risk of collapse after the devastating floods which hit the east of the country, according to testimonies and an archaeologist. “It is a gigantic site and the largest Greek …

In Kenya, a proposed anti-gay bill sees people found to be gay sentenced to 50 years in prison for non-consensual sex. Dubbed the Family Protection Bill 2023, the draft law sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, is recommending a ban on homosexuality, same-sex unions and any LGBTQ activities …

The state prosecutor in Gabon says Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption. The former president’s son, 31, was arrested shortly after last month’s coup. National TV showed images of him …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will seek a fourth term in next year’s presidential election, according to an interview with Jeune Afrique. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr Kagame told said on Tuesday. Asked about what the West would think about his decision to run again, Mr Kagame said, “I’m …

The European Union has confirmed it’s temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia. A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary measure to safeguard EU funds. A UN investigation has identified widespread theft of aid …

A military helicopter in Kenya crashed overnight while on patrol in the coastal county of Lamu, killing all crew on board, the BBC reported. It went down in the Boni forest, an area that straddles the border with Somalia and from where the Somali militant group al-Shabab has staged deadly …

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has withdrawn the case in which he called for a judicial review of the government’s alleged decision to bar him from travelling abroad on Saturday. Mr Lungu was supposed to have travelled to South Korea for a conference, but shortly before his departure he was …

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has taken the government to court after he was allegedly blocked from travelling to South Korea for a conference. It is alleged that Mr Lungu was invited for a world peace conference but when he was about to depart, he was ejected from his plane …

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping a member of the public, local media reported. Emmanuel Khamis Richard had refused to resign despite mounting pressure from fellow politicians since footage of him appearing to assault the female …