South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, welcomed the decision by the High Court in Johannesburg to dismiss the private prosecution case instituted by former president Jacob Zuma. The judge declared the prosecution of President Ramaphosa invalid and unconstitutional. Former president, Jacob Zuma, turned to the court after blaming president Ramaphosafor failing to act when he told him about prosecutor Billy Downer’s alleged misconduct. Jacob Zuma is still fighting to have Downerremoved…
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Senegal: Relief in Dakar after Macky Sall’s ‘no third term speech’
By Wahany Johnson SAMBOU and Jerry Fisayo-Bambi SENEGAL– Senegalese President Macky Sall has surprised many by deciding not to seek a third term in office. The decision is being greeted as a great relief by many in Dakar, where tensions had been running high prior to Sall’s address to the nation on Monday. Our correspondent…
Airtel Nigeria launches commercial 5G
Airtel Nigeria has confirmed that it launched commercial 5G services recently. Customers can use a 5G-compatible router to access fixed services, or a 5G-ready handset or tablet to access mobile services. Once they have activated a device on the Airtel 5G network, customers will be gifted a one-off bonus of 10GB data. The service will…
South Africa: uncertainty surrounding Zulu king’s health
Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised. Misuzulu Zulu, 48, ascended the throne last year after the death of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, amid a bitter feud over the royal succession. Overnight…
Beware of ‘contaminated’ Sprite, says Nigeria
Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles. The recall was initiated following a consumer complaint, and subsequent investigations revealed that over five crates of the implicated…
AU Troops Begin Withdrawal From Somalia
Mogadishu — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628(22) and 2670(22) which mandates ATMIS to drawdown 2000 soldiers by the end of June 2023. Supported by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), ATMIS, has handed over the…
CAR: “Russia will continue to operate with or without Wagner”, says government official
Russia will continue to operate in the Central African Republic, either with the Wagner group currently fighting the rebellion alongside the army, or with another contingent, stated a senior official in the presidency of the central African state. This announcement comes shortly after the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, asserted that the paramilitary group…
DR Congo Wants Probe Into North Kivu War Crimes Allegations
The referral is the second time the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to the ICC, after an initial referral in 2004 that convicted three former militia leaders. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said on Thursday that it will examine war crimes allegations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after…
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