Tanzania’s justice minister has dismissed concerns about the whereabouts of President John Magufuli, who has not been seen in public for nearly two weeks. Mwigulu Nchemba said Mr Magufuli was not a TV presenter or leader of a jogging club so he didn’t need to post selfies of himself every …
Read More »Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine as a precaution after cases of thrombosis
The decision to suspend astrazeneca vaccines was taken because of concerns about blood clots forming in vaccinated people. The European Medicines Agency has opened an investigation. This suspension comes “after reports of serious cases of blood clots forming in people who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine,” said the …
Read More »SA minister slams killing of bystander at student protest
South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele says there can’t be a “grain of explanation” to defend Wednesday’s killing of a bystander as police dispersed protesting university students. The minister said “someone went crazy” during the protest in Johannesburg leading to the shooting. The victim, identified as Mthokozisi Ntumba, was shot …
Read More »Mozambique and DR Congo rebels classified as terrorists by the United States
The US has designated rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique as foreign terrorist organisations. It said the groups, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and Al Ansar al-Sunna, locally known as al-Shabaab in Mozambique, were affiliated to the global jihadist group Islamic State (ISIS). Their leaders have been named …
Read More »Guinea Bissau journalist severely beaten, tongue cut out
A freelance journalist based in Guinea Bissau suffered extreme physical harm when he was attacked and his tongue cut out by unknown people on Tuesday. António Aly Silva accused the element of power to be behind his kidnapping and aggression on Tuesday night. Antonio has maintained that he will continue …
Read More »“Spending a fortune on luxury cars is not my thing”, said Safarel Obiang
While celebrities are used to investing their wealth in luxury cars, overpriced items and other follies, Ivorian singer Safarel Obiang spends his money differently. “I’m not the club party type, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. Spending a fortune on luxury cars is not my thing, ” Safarel told Vibe …
Read More »Somalia loses its former president Ali Mahdi Mohamed
Somalia’s former president, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, died on Wednesday at a hospital in neighbouring Kenya aged 82, BBC News reports. He rose to power in 1991 after the overthrow of President Siad Barre and stayed in office until 2000. He was succeeded by Abdiqasim Salad Hassan. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo …
Read More »Ivory Coast: Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is gone
Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko is no longer. He died on Wednesday March 10, 2021, after two weeks of hospitalization abroad, according to LSi Africa. Emergency evacuated in France on February 18, 2021 for medical examinations, then transferred to Germany this week to continue his medical treatment, the Ivorian prime …
Read More »Tanzania opposition demands whereabouts of President Magufuli
Tanzania’s main opposition leader has demanded information on the health of President John Magufuli, a prominent COVID-19 sceptic whose absence from public view has brought speculation he is receiving medical treatment abroad. Rumours have swirled on social media about possible coronavirus contamination, especially in neighbouring Kenya under the hashtag #pray4magufuli. …
Read More »Three days of national mourning after deadly explosion in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has begun three days of national mourning after the deaths of at least 105 people following explosions at a munitions depot on Sunday. Flags in Equatorial Guinea will fly at half-mast for the next three days. 105 are dead and more than 600 people are still in hospital …
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