The US has imposed visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials it says were responsible for undermining the general elections last October. The outgoing Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, said those targeted subverted the electoral process and violated human rights. He said the intimidation and arrest of opposition candidates, widespread voting irregularities …
Read More »Libyan Dialogue agrees on steps for interim government
Libya’s political Dialogue team have adopted a mechanism to select and appoint the next executive authority that will rule the country for an interim period. It’s a deal that has been in the making for two months, following an agreement last year to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in December. …
Read More »President Patrice Talon Announces His Candidacy for Second Term
It remains three months to go before the presidential election in Benin, President Patrice Talon opened the election campaign with an announcement of his candidacy for a second term supposedly in the spirit of strengthening good governance. A surprise for some in light of the president’s declaration of wanting to …
Read More »Nigeria asks African Union for 10m Covid vaccine doses
Osagie Ehanire, the Nigerian Minister of Health said that the country has requested 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from the African Union (AU) which has secured millions of doses on behalf of African countries. We did not yet know which of the Covid-19 vaccines Nigeria will get, but the authorities …
Read More »The insurgency in Mozambique created a ‘humanitarian crisis’
The United Nations says that an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique has created a humanitarian crisis. The World Food Programme(WFP) said the cost of food had soared and that the violence had limited access to water, sanitation and education. Read more: While pursuing jihadists, four Nigerien soldiers are killed About …
Read More »Magufuli urges farmers to work more to increase food productions
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He urged farmers to take advantage of the reduced production by the largest food-producing countries in the wake of health …
Read More »While pursuing jihadists, four Nigerien soldiers are killed
Four soldiers were killed on Monday in Niger and eight others seriously injured after an explosion at an artisanal mine in the South-Eastern part of the country near the border with Nigeria. According to the Ministry of Defense, the soldiers were pursuing jihadists who had attacked Chetima Wangou military post …
Read More »France begins its vaccination campaign with people over the age of 75
France began a nationwide campaign to inoculate people over 75 on Monday as officials sought to ease concerns about deliveries of coronavirus vaccines. France, which saw its death toll rise past 70,000 at the weekend, has so far given priority to healthcare workers and elderly people in their care. The new …
Read More »Rwanda: Kigali under 15-day lockdown to slow covid-19 spread
Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lockdown on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that has resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. This is the capital’s second lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic. The government had in March enacted a countrywide lockdown …
Read More »Tunisian president calls on protesters to calm down
The Tunisian president has urged protesters to desist from vandalizing private and public properties. Kaïs Saïed met with residents of Ettadhamen city, Monday. It comes after a fourth consecutive day of protests across the country. Protesters are battling against social and economic crisis. “Through you, I want to speak to …
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