South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, on Wednesday night, sacked Foreign Minister Mayiik Ayii Deng, barely a week after he dismissed two other ministers. In a presidential decree broadcast on the state-owned television, the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, Kiir did not give the reason for the sacking. Ayii is the President’s close ally and had previously […]
The M23 rebel group is ignoring the ceasefire starting on Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. “Our peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, indicated that fighting between Congolese army and M23 armed group continues in North Kivu province. “This is despite the ceasefire,” said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN […]
At least 11 people, including soldiers and auxiliaries, died in an ambush against a military unit in northwestern Burkina Faso on Saturday, Xinhua learned Monday. “Unidentified armed men attacked on Saturday a military unit in Zaba village, in the province of Nayala, Boucle du Mouhoun region (northwest),” a local security source told Xinhua. “The armed […]
A devastating fire swept through several camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday. The inferno destroyed about 2,000 homes and left thousands of people homeless. There were no casualties so far, according to local media. Emdadul Haque, duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room in Chattogram, told reporters that […]
Martin Muchangi, Director of WASH and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Amref Health Africa, on Sunday, advised African countries to work toward overcoming the effects of climate change. Muchangi spoke in response to questions from newsmen at Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. He said that there is a need to equip […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) has announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20 million underserved people in Africa by the end of 2025. LIT, in a press statement issued on Thursday, said the internet access would be provided in collaboration with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft). APO Group, a communication consultant e-mailed the […]
Sudanese Police have admitted the killing of a protester by its forces during a demonstration against military rule near Khartoum, the capital on Tuesday. The Police said the shooting was an individual action that went against orders. They said they have taken “necessary legal procedures” immediately against the policeman involved. “We saw the video, including […]
The Malawian government says it will roll out an integrated nationwide cholera and COVID-19 campaign. This is to prevent spread of cholera and to allow the population to access the COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, James Chiusiwa, said the campaign will run for 12 days, from March 2. The campaign is part […]
Morocco announced on Tuesday that its air traffic volume in January reached the pre-pandemic level. Airports in Morocco recorded 1,981,294 travellers in January, up by six per cent from the same period in 2019. Also, it recorded 15,726 aircraft movements, about 94 per cent as of January that year, the Moroccan Airports Authority said in […]
Angolan plans to create tax incentives to attract more investors to its diamond-cutting sector, Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, announced on Saturday. Azevedo made the announcement at the inauguration of the fifth diamond-cutting factory at Saurimo Diamond Development Park in Lunda Sul province. He said the incentives aim to promote competitiveness, create […]