The United States on Friday announced $315 million in emergency aid for hungry Sudanese and pressed the warring sides for humanitarian access, warning that a famine of historic proportions could be unfolding.The assistance will include food and drinking water as well as malnutrition emergency screening and treatment for children. It comes as estimates say that …

US ramps up Sudan aid, warning of historic famineFri, 14 Jun 2024 17:15:57 GMT Read More »

Niger’s top court on Friday lifted the immunity of overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum, paving the way for a possible trial after his ouster in a July 2023 military coup.”The court orders the lifting of Mohamed Bazoum’s immunity,” said Abdou Dan Galadima, president of the court, created in November by the new military regime.The Niger authorities …

Niger scraps immunity of deposed president BazoumFri, 14 Jun 2024 15:35:52 GMT Read More »

Northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano has sparked outrage after police banned its famed Durbar festival because of a dispute between two traditional royals. Late on Thursday, police in Kano announced the suspension of the colourful annual horse procession by the traditional emir and his courtiers to mark the Muslim Eid celebrations of sacrifice.Kano has been on …

Outrage as Nigerian city bans Eid parade over royal tensionsFri, 14 Jun 2024 15:20:26 GMT Read More »

China has organised seminars and training courses for officials in African and Latin American countries, aimed at promoting its single-party system and President Xi Jinping’s worldview, a report said this week.A central pillar of Xi’s rule has been the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive infrastructure project that China uses to expand its clout …

China promoting authoritarian governance in developing world: reportFri, 14 Jun 2024 11:03:21 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s newly elected parliament met Friday and was expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government as his humbled ANC raced to cobble together a deal.Chief Justice Raymond Zondo opened the first sitting of South Africa’s seventh parliament since the advent of post-apartheid democracy in 1994, swearing in MPs in …

S.African parliament meets as ANC nears coalition dealFri, 14 Jun 2024 09:22:55 GMT Read More »

Nigerian cattle herder Suleiman Ahmed lifted his sleeve and showed the scars from the machete attack that shattered his wrist at a market in the country’s central plains.When he moved onto a model reserve meant to ease community tensions, he thought he would be safe. Instead, he was thrown into one of West Africa’s oldest conflicts …

Old wounds, new conflict on Nigeria’s grazing reservesFri, 14 Jun 2024 06:28:55 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s newly-elected parliament meets Friday and is expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government after his ruling ANC cobbled together a coalition deal.The African National Congress leader had called for a government of national unity after his party lost its absolute majority in last month’s general election, but two …

S. African parliament meets to re-elect weakened ANC presidentFri, 14 Jun 2024 01:41:58 GMT Read More »

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis.War has raged for more than a year between the regular military under army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by …

UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city’s siegeThu, 13 Jun 2024 20:04:05 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s long-standing ruling ANC said Thursday it has reached an agreement with several other parties to form a coalition, after failing to win an outright majority in May’s general election.Speaking on the eve of the first sitting of the newly-elected parliament, party secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the government would “gravitate to the centre”, after …

S.Africa’s ANC strikes 11th-hour deal to form governmentThu, 13 Jun 2024 19:27:12 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s finance minister on Thursday presented the East African nation’s biggest ever budget, alongside contentious tax proposals to help plug a hole in the public finances.Critics say the new tax levies will weigh heavily on a population already saddled with a biting cost-of-living crisis.Finance Minister Njuguna Ndung’u presented the four-trillion-shilling ($31.1-billion) budget for 2024/25 to …

Kenya eyes budget deficit with new tax hikesThu, 13 Jun 2024 15:26:38 GMT Read More »