The French president Emmanuel Macron has asked for forgiveness from the Harkis Algerians who fought for France during Algeria’s war of independence. Mr Macron faced heckling from Harkis in the audience as he said France had failed in its duties to them. He promised a monument and legislation on reparations …
Read More »Relations between Mali and Niger deteriorate after a declaration by President Bazoum
Diplomatic relations between Bamako and Niger are becoming more and more cold. This follows a verbal offense of the Nigerien president toward the military leaders in Mali. Visiting Paris last July, Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerien head of state vehemently criticized the military junta in power in Mali: “We must not …
Read More »Uganda refuses to collect blood from prostitutes and drunkards
Uganda Blood Transfusion Services has said it no longer accepts blood from drunkards and donors with multiple sexual partners to avoid incurring losses. On Sunday, Mr Samuel Davis Wante, the clinical team leader Nakasero Blood Bank told Daily Monitor that they are finding it too costly to process blood from …
Read More »African presidents in the United States for the UN General Assembly
Several African Heads of State have arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema, Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, Botswana’s Mokgweetsi Masisi and Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari have so far confirmed they will be attending. It is the first time for President Samia and …
Read More »Guinea: putschists briefly detain ex-minister
Coup leaders in Guinea have arrested former minister Tibou Kamara on Sunday and ransacked his home before releasing him hours later. Former minister Tibou Kamara’s house in the capital Conakry was raided in the morning by militaries. He was after taken to an unidentified location but was freed in the …
Read More »Burundi: a rebel group claims an attack on the international airport
A Burundian rebel group said it has launched an overnight attack on the airport in the commercial capital Bujumbura. The RED-Tabara group said it fired mortars and fought the military for more than an hour but the army’s spokesperson said he was not aware of an attack. Read also: Algeria: …
Read More »Algeria: death of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Algerian former president is no more. His death was announced on the national television through a statement from the presidency. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was President of Algeria for twenty years, died Friday, September 17, at the age of 84. The cause of his death was not mentionned. …
Read More »Nigeria: one million children to miss school due to mass abductions
United Nations of International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has indicated that nearly one million of Nigerian children could miss school this year as the new term begins amid a rise in mass school kidnappings and insecurity. Schools have become targets for mass abductions for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed …
Read More »Zimbabwe: police probes killing of a mine manager
Zimbabwean police are investigating the murder of a mine manager and the theft of 20 tonnes of gold, the government newspaper Herald reports. The newspaper also reports that explosives were allegedly stolen from the mine in the Saruwe region in Mashonaland West. Read also: Cameroon: at least 10 special soldiers …
Read More »Cameroon: at least 10 special soldiers killed in an ambush
At least 10 soldiers from the Cameroonian army’s elite Rapid Intervention Battalion were reportedly killed in an ambush on Thursday in Bamessing, in the troubled North-West region. A video posted on social media showed naked bodies of soldiers on the ground and two armoured vehicles that had been set on …
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