The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba – has announced his retirement from the army. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am happy to announce my retirement,” he posted on Twitter. After 28 years of …
Read More »Djibouti: ministry officials arrested in anti-corruption purge
Djibouti police have arrested two senior ministry officials following an audit by the general state inspectorate that revealed a massive theft of public funds, state television reported. Two officials – Farah Mohamed Osman, deputy director of materials, and Sahal Said Awaleh, head of the ministry’s treasury directorate – are in …
Read More »Nigeria: Yoruba activist Ademeyo released from jail in Benin
Nigerian activist Sunday Adeyemo, imprisoned in Benin since last year for allegedly plotting an insurrection in Nigeria, recovers liberty under judicial supervision, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday. Adeyemo, commonly known by his nickname Sunday Igboho, belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group and rose to prominence with calls for …
Read More »COVID-19: Mozambique records encouraging stats since the start of the pandemic
Mozambique on Monday recorded its first day of zero Covid-19 infections since the outbreak of the disease in the country in March 2020. The country also recorded zero Covid deaths and zero hospitalisation in 24 hours throughout the country. “Some 18 people remain hospitalized across the country,” the health ministry …
Read More »Nigeria: Gunmen kill dozens of vigilantes in Kebbi State
Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state, the head of the group and a police spokesman said. Usman Sani, the head of the “Yan Sa Kai” vigilante group in Kebbi said his group had planned to attack bandits in …
Read More »Tunisia: President Saied appoints members of new top judicial council
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday appointed new members of the country’s top judicial council, a body he dissolved last month in what his opponents called a move to consolidate his power, Reuters news agency reports. President Saied seized executive authority last year and last month broke up the top …
Read More »Mali: two soldiers and two UN peacekeepers killed in an attack
At least two soldiers and two United Nations peacekeepers died Monday in separate attacks against Islamist militants in Mali, the army and the UN mission said. Militants attacked Malian troops posted in the northern region of Gao early in the morning, the army said, three days after another clash left …
Read More »COVID-19: Moderna to set up its first vaccine factory in this African country
The American vaccine manufacturer Moderna announced on Monday the construction of its first African vaccine factory in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with this country which provides for the production of 500 million doses per year. The company plans to invest $500 million in this factory, which will produce …
Read More »Equatorial Guinea compensates victims of armory explosions
A commemorative monument to the 107 people killed in explosions in an army base in Equatorial Guinea last year is due to be unveiled later during a religious service. The mass in memory of those who died will be held near where the explosions started in the capital, Bata. Last …
Read More »South Africa: former president Jacob Zuma supports Putin in the Ukrainian conflict
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has thrown his support behind Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, describing him as a man of peace. Former President Jacob Zuma said he supported the Russian president after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Mr Zuma said Putin’s decision was “justifiable”, …
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