All Nigerian civilian workers who have not been vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic will not be allowed into their offices from December, the country’s authorities have announced. This move effectively makes covid vaccines mandatory for federal civil servants across the country, a policy the government has been considering for several …
Read More »Uganda: no salary increment for Arts teachers – Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday firmly reiterated that there will be salary increase for teachers of humanities. Delivering his address at the national celebration of World Teachers’ Day at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, Mr Museveni assailed proponents of accelerated reopening of schools closed over Covid and put teachers …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray crisis is worsening, WHO boss says
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in northern Ethiopia is worsening with up to seven million people in urgent need of food aid. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is himself Tigrayan, said the Tigray region had …
Read More »Fire sweeps through landmark Egyptian hall
A big fire has swept through the main square of a landmark concert hall and conference centre in Egypt where the country’s top film festival is due to open on Thursday. A plume of black smoke rose from where the opening and closing ceremonies of El Gouna film festival are …
Read More »The Francophonie summit scheduled for Tunisia in November officially postponed (OIF)
The Francophonie summit, scheduled for November on the Tunisian coastal island of Djerba, was officially postponed for a year on Wednesday, October 13. At a meeting of the Permanent Council of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) the day before, the representatives of the 88 member and associate states …
Read More »Liberia: a young taxi rider praised for returning cash
A Liberian teenage motorcycle taxi rider has become a national hero after he found and returned $50,000 that had gone missing from a prominent businesswoman in north-eastern Nimba County on the border with Ivory Coast. The young man, Emmanuel Tolue, saw the money wrapped in a plastic bag on a …
Read More »Kenyan president to be hosted by US president Joe Biden
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will on Thursday meet with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to discuss a range of subjects including financial transparency, security and human rights, the White House said on Tuesday. The meeting, which will be the first time Joe Biden is hosting an African President, will come …
Read More »Mali: death of a French soldier during a ‘maintenance accident’
A French soldier died in an accident during a maintenance operation on the desert platform in Timbuktu in Mali. It is about Adrien Quélin, Marshal of the Logis. His death is announced by General Thierry Burkhard, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Florence Parly, the French Defence …
Read More »Mali: ex-Islamist apologizes for destroying Timbuktu buildings
A Malian former Islamist convicted of crimes against humanity for directing attacks on religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu has used a court appearance in the Hague to apologise for his actions. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi appealed to the judges for forgiveness as he sought a reduction in his nine-year prison …
Read More »Mozambique : former president urges peace after rebel’s death
Mozambican former President Joaquim Chissano has said that efforts should continue to engage a breakaway armed faction of the opposition Renamo party after its leader was killed on Monday. Gen Mariano Nhongo was killed by security forces in the central Sofala province. “I never wanted anyone’s death, but the people …
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