Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, who has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka, at the age of 97, was the last of the giants of 20th century African nationalism. He was also one of the few to depart with his reputation still intact. But perhaps more than any of his contemporaries, the […]
The bandits came to the college on motorcycles reportedly entered the town from neighbouring Rijau forest in Niger State. Armed bandits have abducted an undisclosed number of staff and students of the Government College (FGC), Yauri in Kebbi State, North-west Nigeria. PRNigeria reported that aside the kidnap, the bandits gathered that the bandits shot security […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has given the marching order to the military and security agencies not to give any breathing space to terrorists and criminals across the country. The president, who gave the charge Thursday when he visited the personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies in Operation HADIN KAI at the Maimalari Cantonment in […]
She was arrested in October 2020 in the wake of the #EndSARS protests and has since remained in detention. Eighteen-year-old Kemisola Oguniyi arrested by soldiers in Akure, Ondo State, after the violence that erupted in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests, has given birth to a baby in prison. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that […]
Zambia’s charismatic state founder was respected worldwide. But his people suffered from corruption, poverty and an authoritarian one-party regime. The authorities declared three weeks of mourning. When Zambia’s new green-red-black-orange flag was raised for the first time over the capital, Lusaka, on October 24, 1964, it also marked the rise to prominence of Kenneth Kaunda. […]
Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo spent a decade outside of the country fighting war crimes charges. His supporters celebrated the politician’s return. Police fired tear gas at supporters of Laurent Gbagbo as they gathered to welcome the former Ivory Coast president at the airport of the country’s largest city, Abidjan, on Thursday. Gbagbo’s spokesman also […]
Social media and internet forums function as an important space of contestation for issues relating to queer identities. This is evident in reactions to two fairly recent queer-themed African films, one from South Africa – Inxeba/The Wound – and the other from Kenya – Rafiki. The films were met with diverse responses, from government bannings […]
Government crackdowns on increasingly violent protests and a blanket Twitter ban suggest weakness at the top, while citizens face rising terrorism and kidnappings. Conflict Zone meets Abuja’s ambassador to Germany. Less than a year after protests against police abuse turned into the largest anti-government demonstration in Nigeria’s 20-year-old democracy, an onslaught of political, economic and […]
Abuj — A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement has announced a reward of N100 million persons who can produce the supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for the continuation of his trial for alleged treason. The groups, which disclosed this at a press […]
London and Hong Kong-based risk management consultancy A2 Global Risk published a new report assessing the investment risks associated with port infrastructure expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa, against the backdrop of global geopolitical competition. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on travel and operations caused unprecedented disruption to international trade and highlighted the risks linked with […]
In order to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands of Ivorian women smallholder farmers in the staple food sector, IFC and the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative announced today a new partnership program. The three-year advisory project – in consultation with Côte d’Ivoire’s […]
Experts and government officials discussed strategies for mobilizing internal resources to cope with the growing debt of African countries and allow the continent to recover better after the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar, titled “Exploring the Link Between Fiscal Policies and Debt Management”, is the second in a series of webinars on African debt management organized […]
Baba Galleh Jallow, the former executive secretary of the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has responded to reports suggesting that he (Jallow) and the TRRC’s Lead Counsel Essa Faal are attempting to form their own political party, saying “it’s not true that I am collaborating with Essa Faal to form a political party.” […]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has disclosed that 376,092 Gambians have so far registered for the 2021 Presidential Election slated for 4 December. At least 214,626 females have registered, while 161,466 have registered as males. “All qualified Gambians are urged to apply for a new voter’s card at the registration centre of their place of […]
Arusha — The East African Community (EAC) budget for the 2021/22 financial year will be read in the regional Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday next week. The budget speech will be delivered by the chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Adan Mohammed, who is Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for EAC Affairs The EAC organs and […]
Tunis/Tunisia — El Gataaya in Ghar el Melh, Bizerte, are salty farming plots in the lagoons that are irrigated by seawater. Farmers use the tide to water their Ramli agricultural crops which are grown on sandy substrates. The crops are strategically planted on topsoil, so that the roots are watered through a thin delicate layer […]
By Nobert Atukunda At least 30 Covid-19 patients are reported to have died at Mulago National Referral Hospital on Tuesday night after the facility’s oxygen supply malfunctioned, highly-placed sources said. Officials were reluctant to discuss the matter which, if true, presents the biggest single-day Covid-19 death reported at the country’s largest Covid-19 treatment centre since […]
A petition signed by 50,000 people opposing the R4.5bn mega-development has been handed over to Mayor Dan Plato Activists marched through Cape Town’s city centre to protest the proposed Amazon development at the Two Rivers Urban Park. The group handed over a petition opposing the R4.5bn mega-development. The Observatory Civic Association chairperson believes that allowing […]