Monthly Archives: November, 2020
East Africa
Tigray leader to Ethiopia’s PM; stop the madness
The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues “on every front” two days after Abiy...
West Africa
Explosions hit 3 Malian cities amid jihadist attacks
The cities of Kidal, Gao and Menaka in northern Mali were hit by simultaneous attacks on Monday against military camps housing international forces, according to residents and a United Nations official.Kidal resident Souleymane Ag Mohamed Ali said he heard...
East Africa
Ethiopia: Leader of Tigray forces says fighting continues near Mekelle
The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious northern forces has said he is still fighting close to the regional capital of Mekelle after it was captured by the government troops.Debretsion Gebremichael, who heads the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), also told...
East Africa
Suicide bomber kills at least 7 at Mogadishu ice-cream shop
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlour in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing seven people and wounding eight, an official said.It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blast, but the Islamist...
West Africa
Burkina Faso main opposition leader concedes defeat in election
Burkina Faso’s main opposition leader has conceded defeat in Sunday’s presidential election after initial results showed a comfortable victory for President Roch Kabore, ending a dispute in which opponents said election fraud was committed.Former Finance Minister Zephirin Diabre met...
East Africa
Ethiopian PM again rejects Tigray conflict talks at AU meeting
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he was willing to speak to representatives “operating legally” there during a meeting with three African Union special envoys...
North Africa
German warship intercepts and searches Libya-bound Turkish freighter
Associated PressTurkey and Germany were at loggerheads on Monday after a German frigate enforcing an arms embargo against Libya intercepted a Turkish freighter in the Mediterranean sea and carried out what a senior Turkish official dismissed as an “illegal”...
Football
FIFA bans CAF president Ahmad Ahmad for 5 years
The head of Confederation of African football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday.Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF)...
East Africa
UN urges civilian protection after Ethiopia PM’s 72-hour ultimatum for Tigrayan forces
ReutersThe United Nations urged Ethiopia on Monday to ensure the protection of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before a military offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle.Hundreds, possibly thousands,...
Southern Africa
Police use tear gas on protest over race in South Africa
Associated PressSouth African police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons on hundreds of mainly Black protesters who gathered again Friday outside a high school in a predominantly white neighborhood that’s become a flashpoint for racial tensions.The opposition...
Latest News
President Museveni declared winner of Uganda election
Uganda's long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected, electoral officials say, amid accusations of vote rigging by his main...
French baker saves Guinean migrant from deportation
A French baker who went on hunger strike for more than a week to protest against the planned deportation...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine rejects official poll results
Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine has rejected the results declared so far and calls himself the president-elect, despite the...