President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi and chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) gathered regional leaders in Egypt on Monday night to discuss the rising insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC reported. Presidents Samia Suluhu of Tanzania, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, William Ruto of Kenya and DR …
Read More »Nigeria: two TikTokers sentenced to a month of whipping
A magistrate’s court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has ordered two TikTok stars to be whipped and made to sweep the court premises for a month. They were found guilty on Monday of defaming Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje in a comedy video they recorded and shared on …
Read More »Businessman close to Putin admits “interference” in US elections
A Russian businessman close to the Kremlin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, admitted on Monday his country’s “interference” in the American elections. His remarks come on the eve of an important midterm election in the United States where Moscow has for years been accused of interference. “We interfered, we do and we will …
Read More »Tanzania: PM Majaliwa to lead funeral service for plane crash victims
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa will on Monday lead mourners in paying their respects at a funeral service for 19 people killed after a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, the BBC reported. The plane crashed on Sunday morning near the shore at the end of the Bukoba …
Read More »Ghana: President Akufo-Addo called to resign
Faced with the galloping inflation in Ghana, currently estimated at 37%, hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra on Saturday 5 November to denounce the deteriorating economic situation, French media RFI reported. “Resign or be impeached! Politicians eat, Ghanaians suffer!” : the slogans chanted by the crowd were …
Read More »Somalia prohibits use of the name al-Shabab
Somalia’s religious affairs ministry has banned the use of the name al-Shabab – “the youth” in Arabic – and asked the public to refer to the militant group as “Khawarij”, a derogatory term meaning a deviant sect. In a statement, the ministry also prohibited clerics from dealing with the al-Qaeda-allied …
Read More »Uganda: prison authorities suspend visits to detainees
Ugandan prison authorities announced the suspension of all visitations in their facilities due to the rising Ebola cases with the latest in Masaka District, Dailymonitor reported. In a press release on November 1, the prisons spokesperson, Mr Frank Baine, issued standard operating procedures aimed at curbing the spread of the …
Read More »Equatorial Guinea: President Obiang launches candidacy for sixth term
General elections are scheduled for November 20 in Equatorial Guinea and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo launched his candidacy for a sixth term on Thursday. Mr Obiang, 80, ruled the West African country for 43 years. He seized power in 1979 from President Francisco Macias Nguema, who was the leader …
Read More »US fears Iranian military attack on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States indicating that Iran may attack the Saudi Kingdom, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Because of this transfer of information, the United States and countries in the region have increased the level of alert of their military forces, indicated Tuesday …
Read More »Kenya to deploy troops to fight rebels in DR Congo
Kenya is deploying the first contingent of a regional peacekeeping force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. President William Ruto will on Wednesday morning preside over a flagging-off ceremony in Nairobi for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) battalion joining the regional forces. The Kenyan troops, who will …
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