A ferry service between Senegal’s capital and the isolated southern Casamance region has resumed to the joy and relief of many who said its months-long suspension had cost them dearly.For the first time since June, passengers disembarked in the region’s capital, Ziguinchor, under the midday sun on Wednesday, after an overnight voyage along the Atlantic …
An Ethiopian opposition official from the sensitive Oromia region was found shot dead on Wednesday, a few hours after being arrested by government forces, his party said. Bate Urgessa of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) party was released on bail last month following his detention alongside French journalist Antoine Galindo.The 41-year-old was arrested again late on …
Ethiopian opposition figure killed in OromiaWed, 10 Apr 2024 12:18:33 GMT Read More »
A ferry service between Senegal’s capital Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor has resumed to the joy and relief of many who said its months-long suspension had cost them dearly.An alternative for many who can’t afford the cost of a plane ticket, the maritime link is vital for the economy of the rural and …
The editor of a Togolese newspaper detained over a report about the death of a supporter of President Faure Gnassingbe was released on Tuesday, his lawyer said.The arrest of Apollinaire Mewenemesse, 71, who is editor of La Depeche, heightened fears of a press clampdown ahead of elections.He was arrested on March 28 in connection with …
Egyptian rapper Dareen is a whirlwind of sharp verses and curly hair on stage, bringing the Cairo crowd to its feet and a fresh perspective to Egypt’s male-dominated rap scene.Her raps flow over eclectic beats inspired by her childhood in Alexandria, the coastal city home to many of Egypt’s biggest rap stars, including the massively …
Egypt’s women rappers fight for place in rising sceneWed, 10 Apr 2024 05:01:35 GMT Read More »
Ten years have passed but whenever Mary Shettima hears footsteps at the door, she thinks her kidnapped daughter has come home.Yana Galang is waiting for her daughter too — she keeps her clothes laid out ready for her return.A decade after Nigeria’s most infamous mass abduction, almost 100 of the 276 Chibok girls seized from their school …
10 years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues NigeriaWed, 10 Apr 2024 04:42:40 GMT Read More »
A South African court on Tuesday ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in looming general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him over a contempt conviction.In a surprise verdict, the electoral court ruled in favour of the 81-year-old who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that …
South Sudan plans to start voter registration in June for long-delayed elections due to take place at the end of the year, the head of the National Elections Commission said Tuesday.Abenego Akok said a “draft timetable” had been drawn up for the first ever poll in the history of the world’s youngest nation.However, he did …
South Sudan says voter registration to start in JuneTue, 09 Apr 2024 17:03:13 GMT Read More »
The bodies of 38 migrants, including children, have been recovered after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN said Tuesday, the latest disaster on the so-called Eastern migration route.The UN’s International Organization for Migration told AFP that the boat was carrying 66 people when it sank in the early hours …
Shipwreck off Djibouti leaves 38 migrants deadTue, 09 Apr 2024 16:34:05 GMT Read More »
Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. The ZiG — short for Zimbabwe Gold — officially started trading on Monday, just days after it was announced it would replace the Zimbabwean dollar, …
Zimbabwe’s new currency suffers chaotic startTue, 09 Apr 2024 16:26:36 GMT Read More »
