Tanzanian police have detained prominent politician Tundu Lissu along with four other opposition figures, according to the Chadema party. The party reported that Lissu and two other politicians were apprehended on Sunday in Mbeya, a southwestern town, just before their scheduled rally to celebrate World Youth Day. Additionally, the party’s chairman and the leader of…
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Former African football leader Hayatou passed away at 77.
Issa Hayatou, the former long-time president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has passed away at 77. The Cameroonian led CAF for 29 years, from 1988 to 2017, and also held significant roles within FIFA. Hayatou was a member of FIFA’s executive committee, now the FIFA Council, from 1990 to 2017 and served as…
South Africa to implement National Health Insurance Bill despite resistance
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to move ahead with the implementation of the National Health Insurance Bill, despite strong opposition from within and outside the government. He signed the controversial Bill into law just before his African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in the May elections. The NHI aims to provide…
Mali Military Acknowledges Major Losses in Clash with Wagner Forces.
Mali’s army has acknowledged that it endured “significant” losses during two days of clashes involving Tuareg separatist rebels and al-Qaeda-linked militants. “It is uncommon for the military to acknowledge battlefield disasters. This announcement comes a day after the Russian mercenary group Wagner stated that one of its commanders had died in the fighting, which occurred…
ANC Expels Jacob Zuma for Undermining Party Unity.
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, after campaigning for a rival party in the 29 May general election. The ANC’s disciplinary committee found Mr. Zuma guilty of “prejudicing the integrity” of the party by joining uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and has…
Confusion as Olympics organizers play a wrong national anthem for South Sudan.
The Olympic organisers in France played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan ahead of the country’s opening men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico. Spectators in the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Sunday booed as the Sudanese anthem was played instead of that of South Sudan. The audio was corrected after a short pause, followed by…
Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal Tigray hunger crisis.
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war. With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of starvation, the BBC has gained exclusive access to some of the worst affected areas in…
Frantic Rescue Efforts Amid Ethiopia Landslide Tragedy.
In a heartbreaking turn of events, Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) witnessed a devastating landslide that claimed multiple lives and left countless families in despair. The disaster struck early yesterday morning in the remote village of Gofa zone, where heavy rains triggered the cascading of rocks and earth, burying several homes beneath a…
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