Soaring prices have left a bitter taste in shoppers’ mouths at a market in Bangui, as a strike by Cameroonian truckers accusing Russia’s infamous Wagner mercenaries of a recent murder cuts off the Central African Republic (CAR).Among the poorest countries in the world, landlocked CAR is heavily dependent on imports, more than 40 percent of …
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday announced measures to tackle a fuel crisis and hunger, while condemning political violence in the country.Earlier this year, the east African nation declared a state of disaster in 23 of its 28 districts after a drought destroyed crops, threatening 5.7 million people with hunger.In a televised address, Chakwera recognised …
Logistical issues meant that thousands of Namibians were still waiting to vote in pivotal presidential and legislative elections late on Wednesday as the polling stations were scheduled to close.The vote could usher in the desert nation’s first woman leader even as her party, the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) faces the strongest challenge …
Thousands still queuing to vote after Namibia polls closeWed, 27 Nov 2024 20:20:29 GMT Read More »
Anti-government protesters and security forces clashed across Mozambique Wednesday with police reportedly killing two people and a military vehicle mowing down another at fresh demonstrations against October’s disputed elections.Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has rejected the results of the October 9 vote and led a weeks-long standoff that has been brutally suppressed by police and left …
New clashes in Mozambique as two reported killedWed, 27 Nov 2024 18:16:05 GMT Read More »
Tanzanian opposition party Chadema on Wednesday said three of its members were killed in incidents linked to local elections and accused the authorities of rigging the vote.Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe said on X that one of its candidates, Modestus Timbisimilwa, was shot dead by police in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam as he attempted …
Opposition candidates killed in Tanzania local electionWed, 27 Nov 2024 15:27:51 GMT Read More »
Namibians stood in queues for several hours to vote Wednesday in elections that could usher in the desert nation’s first woman leader even as the dominant SWAPO party faces the strongest challenge yet to its 34-year grip on power.The South West Africa People’s Organisation candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, cast her ballot as soon as polls …
Namibia votes with ruling party facing toughest race yetWed, 27 Nov 2024 15:12:17 GMT Read More »
President Bola Tinubu will begin a two-day trip to France on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades, as Paris seeks to boost ties with anglophone Africa.Military coups and changing attitudes have lessened France’s influence on the African continent, where several nations have turned their backs on their …
Fresh anti-government protests erupted in Mozambique Wednesday after a police vehicle mowed down a woman at a demonstration in the capital in support of the opposition leader disputing October elections.Venancio Mondlane has rejected the results of the October 9 vote and led a weeks-long standoff that has been brutally suppressed by the police. AFP reporters at …
Fresh fury as Mozambique police mow down protesterWed, 27 Nov 2024 13:38:23 GMT Read More »
For half a century, the son of a Senegalese soldier massacred by the French army he had fought for during WWII has sought justice for his father and his comrades.Around 1,600 African soldiers who had been captured by Germany while fighting for France were sent back to Dakar in November 1944.But soon after arriving at …
Tanzanian opposition party Chadema, said two of its members were killed on the eve of Wednesday’s local elections, and accused the authorities of rigging the vote. Chadema said in a statement that a candidate, George Juma Mohamed, was shot dead by police after being attacked by ruling party supporters at his home in Mkese in central …
Opposition figures killed as Tanzania holds local electionWed, 27 Nov 2024 11:51:24 GMT Read More »
