Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s new president
Tanzania’s Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken his place as the country’s head of state. First elected as Magufuli’s running mate in 2015, she was [...]
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History Made: Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen Director-General WTO
When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire [...]
Judge orders Uganda’s Bobi Wine freed from house arrest
A judge ruled on Monday that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, rebuking authorities for holding the candidate under [...]
All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges
The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck was charged with second-degree murder and the three other officers on scene during [...]
13 Canadian charity workers detained in Ethiopia
A group of 13 Canadians working with an Alberta-based charity group have been detained in Ethiopia amid allegations that the group was practising medicine without permission, [...]
East Africa is suffering its worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years
The Horn of Africa has been hit by the worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. The invasion poses an [...]
Somali-Canadian journalist killed in Kismayo attack
Hodan Nalayeh made it her mission to show another side to Somalia – its beauty and that of its people. Her desire to focus on the positive and ultimately inspire young [...]
Nobel peace prize spotlights on rape in conflict
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize Monday, as they challenge the world to [...]
South African ‘singing firefighters’ return home after Canada pay dispute
South Africa’s “singing firefighters” have returned home after a pay dispute derailed their mission to help fight the Fort McMurray wildfire. The teams arrived late [...]
African diplomats skip event in protest over India ‘racism and Afro-phobia’
African diplomats in New Delhi are set to boycott an event organised by the Indian government to protest what they called renewed “racism and Afro-phobia” against African [...]