Mobile phone social media and messaging apps are not working in Zambia as the country continues to vote in a general election, internet monitoring service Netblocks says. ⚠️ Confirmed: WhatsApp messaging app restricted in #Zambia on election day; real-time network data show loss of service on multiple internet providers as …
Read More »Madagascar: president Rajoelina sacks all his ministers
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers citing ”failures in government”. Their dismissal comes days after he criticised some of their performances as below par. His office gave no particular reason, but on Sunday Mr Rajoelina said there’d been “failures in government” and “like in a football team” …
Read More »Rebels in Ethiopia form alliance against government
Two rebels forces in Ethiopia, Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Tigray People’s Liberation Front have signed an alliance in order to fight the federal government. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has not made a statement on the pact but a spokesperson for the group confirmed the agreement to the …
Read More »Germany: a nurse accused of giving saline solution instead of Pfizer vaccine
A Red Cross nurse gave nearly 8,600 people in Germany, saline solution while her mission was to administer them Pfizer vaccines. The events took place in a vaccination center in Schortens-Roffhausen in East Frisia (Lower Saxony). In total, nearly 8,600 people did not receive one of the two doses of …
Read More »Malawi: president Lazarus fires energy minister and chief of staff
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the energy minister and his chief of staff who are facing corruption charges. The two and one other official, Enock Chihana, a partner in the governing Tonse Alliance were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in a state oil contract. They were reportedly …
Read More »Israel imposes health pass on children from three years old
As part of new restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli state has imposed the health pass on children over three years old, authorities said Wednesday evening. Faced with an increase in contaminations in recent weeks linked to the spread of the Delta variant, the Hebrew State …
Read More »Niger : at least 52 dead in a flooding
At least 52 people have died in Niger floods with 34 being injured and thousands losing their homes, the authorities say. This includes five who died between Tuesday and Wednesday after heavy rains in the capital Niamey, causing significant damage and rendering hundreds homeless. More than 4,000 houses and 200 …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires death toll is increasing, 69 dead
Wildfires in Algerian Kabylia region continue wreaking havoc. While all around the world, calls are launched to come in aid to the populationeath toll is increasing. It is a hard situation that Algeria is going through. While authorities are struggling to find out solutions to wildfires the death toll is …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires: Emmanuel Macron to send 2 Canadairs to stop fires
Facing the wildfires which continue wreaking havoc in the Kabylia region, French president Emmanuel Macron is not indifferent. As a gesture of solidarity, he promised to send two Canadairs and a command plane in order to stop the advance of fires. Through a Tweet, the French president called Algerians “friends …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray forces say they seek new military alliance
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia’s most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa. The move could signal an escalation in the country’s nine-month-old war and comes a day …
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