Zimbabwe’s Parliament Approves Amendments to Constitution
Zimbabwe’s parliament has approved proposed amendments to the constitution removing a clause on electing vice presidents, a move critics say is meant to entrench President...
Category : Africa
African Union to Discuss the Political Crises in Chad and Somalia
The African Union’s peace and Security Council will meet to discuss the political crises in Chad and Somalia. The spokesperson of the AU chairperson Ebba...
Uganda Suspends Public Visit to Wild Rhino Sanctuary
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has closed the country’s only wild rhino sanctuary to the public amid an ongoing dispute between the owners of the...
Bandits Abduct Private University Students
Scores of students have been kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked the Greenfield University along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway. Multiple reports said the students were abducted from...
Mass Protests in Ethiopia over Ethnic attacks
There were mass protests in at least seven towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, including the capital Bahir Dar, calling for an end to killings targeting...
Heads of State Call for Summit in Angola Focusing On Political Crisis in Central Africa
The political and security situation in the Central African Republic was the focus for Heads of States who attended a mini-summit in the Angolan capital...
Chad President Idriss Deby Dies On The Battlefield
Chad’s longtime President Idriss Deby has died of wounds suffered on the front line in the country’s north, where he had gone to visit soldiers...
Government Dissolved, Elections Scheduled In Chad
The military in Chad has announced that elections will be held in 18 months’ time, following the death of President Idriss Déby. The government has...
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Killed In Battle
Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on Tuesday, and...
Long Lost Coffee Plant Re-Discovered In West Africa
The coffee species Coffea stenophylla, which bears black fruit rather than the red fruit typical of the two coffee species that are widely grown commercially,...