Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president
South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Mr Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance…
Security Council resolution demands RSF
The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million people…
Historic Ugandan artifacts return home
After over a century away, 39 Ugandan objects have returned home.
South Africa’s ANC faces power sharing test
The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said on Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance, the second…
Niger lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
Niger’s highest court lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said Friday, opening the door for the army junta to prosecute him for alleged…
Ghana not part of Grammy Africa founding members – Dentaa
The Chief Executive Officer of GUBA Enterprise, Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE, has mentioned that Ghana is not part of the countries that have signed up for the Grammy Africa model that is being initiated. Although she explains Ghana will be…
DStv loses 1.2 million subscribers in Nigeria
MultiChoice Group, the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, has reported a 1.2 million decrease in active DStv subscribers. The company stated this on Wednesday in its financial result for the year, which ended March 31, 2024. It said the decline…
WHO says Gaza experiencing ‘catastrophic’
Gazans are now facing “catastrophic hunger and famine-like conditions,” the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “Despite reports of increased delivery of food, there is currently no evidence that those who need it most are receiving sufficient…
South Africa parliament to hold inaugural session
Lawmakers were expected to elect the country’s president Friday after being sworn in at the first sitting of Parliament. The lawmakers are also expected to elect Parliament’s new speaker and deputy speaker, choices that will be determined by negotiations that…
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala celebrates 70th birthday
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, marked a major milestone on Thursday as she celebrated her 70th birthday. Okonjo-Iweala, who made history as the first African and first woman to lead the WTO in a rare…