Category: Africa
Neo-Nazi suspects in custody over planned attack on Masonic lodge
A source in the French judiciary said Thursday that five people have been taken into custody regarding an investigation into a neo-Nazi group suspecte [...]
Sparks and adrenaline fly in South Africa car ‘spinning’
The testosterone tang of aftershave and burnt tyres wafts over an asphalt track outside Johannesburg, where hundreds gather to watch cars skid into ci [...]
Admit you failed the people of Guinea – Ablakwa to ECOWAS
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) to [...]
Coup leaders reject ECOWAS’ demand for Alpha Conde’s release
Junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya said they would not surrender deposed President Alpha Conde.
Regional leaders have put pressure and sanctions on [...]
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two hours.
Across Madagascar's vast southern tip, drought has transform [...]
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the [...]
ECOWAS takes decision on Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an extraordinary meeting in Accra on Thursday September 16 to deliberate on happenings in [...]
Tanzanian authorities suspend Raia Mwema newspaper for 1 month
Tanzanian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of the Raia Mwema newspaper and cease banning media outlets, the Committee to Protect [...]
Kenya’s Odinga leaves door open for fifth presidential bid
Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed widespread rumours of a power-sharing deal between him and President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead [...]
African leopard sighting raises hopes for their conservation in southern Cameroon
In recent years, ecologists have been able to confirm the existence of species previously thought to be lost from former parts of their range.
For [...]