A protester was killed during anti-military protests in Khartoum on Wednesday after security forces used excessive force, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) said. “A martyr, who was not identified, has died after he was shot in the chest by the forces of darkness”, the doctors committee said in …
Read More »Ghana protest passes peacefully by president’s office
Wednesday’s protest against the rising cost of living in Ghana has so far been peaceful, unlike on Tuesday when clashes with police erupted and 29 people were arrested. After a series of meetings with the police, protesters were allowed to use a route that runs in front of the president’s …
Read More »African Union calls on Sudan and Ethiopia to dialogue on border dispute
The chairperson of the African Union commission has called for “restraint, calm and dialogue” as the border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan threatens to escalate. In a statement, Moussa Faki Mahamat said “the two brotherly countries” should settle any disagreement peacefully. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission calls for …
Read More »Angola: ex-president Dos Santos placed in coma
Angola’s immediate former president, José Eduardo dos Santos, is in an induced coma in a hospital in Barcelona, a Portuguese news agency is reporting. “José Eduardo dos Santos is hospitalised in a clinic in Barcelona and is in a coma following a [relapse], after recovering from Covid-19,” said Portugal’s state-owned …
Read More »Nigeria: suspects in murder of Catholic priest arrested
Police in southern Nigeria say they detained a number of suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of a Roman Catholic priest, the BBC reports. The priest, Christopher Odia, 41, was abducted on Sunday morning as he left his home in Edo state to conduct Mass. His body was later …
Read More »Ghana: dozens arrested in cost of living protest
Police in Ghana on Tuesday arrested 29 protesters in the capital, Accra, following a violent protest against high prices organized by the group Arise Ghana. The initially peaceful protest degenerated into chaotic scenes after a confrontation between protesters and police along the route of the protest. Information Minister Kojo Oppong …
Read More »Woman and 6-year-old daughter gang-raped in moving car
A woman and her six-year-old daughter in India were gang-raped after accepting an offer from a strange driver to help them reach their destination faster and easier, the Daily Mail has reported. The victims were returning from the holy site of Piran Kaliyar, a holy site for Muslims and Hindus …
Read More »Ethiopia: Ruling party urges AU to support Tigray talks
Ruling party in Ethiopia urged African Union to facilitate peace talks between federal government and rebellious forces from the Tigray region in the north, state media reported. Two weeks ago, PM Abiy Ahmed said the federal government had formed a committee to study how they will negotiate with the Tigrayan …
Read More »Uganda: man arrested for slapping MP in church
A man has been arrested in eastern Uganda and held in police custody after slapping an MP at church on Sunday, state-owned New Vision newspaper reports. The 39-year-old struck Transport Minister Musa Ecweru in the middle of his speech to congregants at St Michael Catholic Church in Amuria. “He did …
Read More »President Putin’s condition to end war in Ukrain
Vladimir Putin’s Russia bombed a shopping center in kyiv on Sunday as the G7 summit in Germany opened. This increases concerns as the NATO summit approaches. In Germany, G7 leaders unanimously condemned the bombardment of a shopping center in the Ukrainian capital by the Russian army. “The G7 summit must …
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