Politics and society

Nigerian government has uncovered more than 120 companies and 96 individuals linked to the financing of terrorism, the information minister has said. Minister Lai Mohammed, said 45 people suspected of funding terrorism had been arrested and would soon be prosecuted. He said Nigeria’s financial crimes agency recovered at least $750m …

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has accused federal troops in Oromia, the country’s largest region, of killing 14 civilians in December, including local elders. Earlier, the authorities had said an armed rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), was behind the attacks. The report from the commission – hailed …

TotalEnergies announced on Tuesday that it has reached a $10 billion investment deal with Uganda, Tanzania and its partner Chinese oil giant CNOOC in the controversial Ugandan oil exploration and export megaproject. This agreement, called Final Investment Decision (FID), was signed some sixteen years after the discovery of these reserves …

Recycled bottles are being used to build houses for people who lost their homes in flooding in central Mozambique, local media report. The project, funded by Tearfund, will last for three years. The homes will be some of the first ecological houses in that part of the country. Two have …

South Africa will no longer require people who test positive for Covid and don’t show symptoms to isolate, according to new regulations announced by the government. The country has also reduced to seven from 10 the number of days required to isolate for those showing symptoms. This follows a “substantial” …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has made a decision in favor of those hit by Storm Ana. In fact, he ordered the reconstruction of roads and destroyed houses. At least 30 people are known to have died and many others are still missing, reports say. Residents of the village of Thabwa …

During a visit to a local school on Friday, Antony Ntaka, the regional commissioner of Dodoma, the Tanzanian capital, said parents of children who do not attend school will be arrested. He made the emotional announcement , two weeks after the start of the academic year. At that school only …

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 …

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. …