By Andreas Thomas The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Monday approved the deployment of a regional force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help restore peace and security in the eastern part of that country. The decision was taken following the extraordinary summit of the Organ Troika of heads of state and…
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Nigerian Opposition In Court Over Presidential Election Results
By Olakunle Olasanmi The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal began sitting yesterday in Abuja with a pledge to ensure justice for those who deserve it. The tribunal fixed the hearing of the petitions filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Labour Party for tomorrow. Prominent Nigerians, civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders have…
DR Congo in Mourning For Flood, Mudslide Victims
By Esther Rose South Kivu province has been battered by torrential rain, causing an overflow to rivers in the region, that has left significant damage in Bushushu and Nyamukubi villages. According to the Governor of South Kivu, Theo Ngwabidje Kasi, the death toll has risen to at least 401. At least 176 people were reported…
Kenya: Number of Missing People in Mackenzie’s Shakahola Forest Cult Rises to 212
By Phidel Kizito By Phidel Kizito Nairobi — The number of missing people in pastor Paul Mackenzie’s Shakahola forest cult has risen to 212, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). The organisation stated that out of those missing, 99 are male while 113 are female. It however pointed out that two people were…
Ethiopian Prime Minister to Negotiate With Oromo Forces
On April 25, 2023 the Ethiopian government and Oromo militants will meet at the negotiating table in Tanzania. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that two events will happen this week. First; “all regional states presidents will travel to Mekelle” to help cement the peace agreement reached in Pretoria, South Africa in November 2022. Second;…
World Urge Sudan Combatants to Stop Fighting
By Anita Powell White House — U.S. officials in Congress and the White House on Tuesday urged Sudan’s warring parties to stand down after four days of clashes in the capital, but analysts say Washington’s leverage over Khartoum may be limited. Fighting in Khartoum sparked Saturday between members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the…
South Africa Faces Longer Power Cuts as Electricity Crisis Mounts
According to media , power utility Eskom failed to disclose that South Africa was plunged into Stage 8 load shedding last week. The embattled power utility then announced that Stage 6 would be continued “indefinitely” after Unit 2 at Koeberg Power Station outside Cape Town, tripped. The breakdown at Koeberg, one of Eskom’s most reliable…
Fierce Clashes Between Sudan’s Rival Military Forces Spread
As fighting in Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan intensified on April 16, UN Special Representative Volker Perthes announced that a “temporary pause in fighting on humanitarian grounds” was accepted by leaders of the warring military factions – General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid…
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