Addis Ababa — Kidane Zekarias escaped from court premises in Addis Ababa after nearly a year of trial on eight counts of human trafficking An Eritrean trafficker who starved and tortured his victims to death was sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia in Ethiopia on Wednesday, after escaping custody four months ago. Kidane Zekarias held […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s home region, Oromia, could be one of the hot spots during Ethiopia’s upcoming regional and parliamentary election. Outbreaks of violence have created an atmosphere of instability. Kidane Bekele is farmer and a community leader in his small village of 2,000 people. With elections approaching, he spends his evenings guarding polling stations […]
Nigeria will benefit from the leaders’ commitment to fight climate change, and more, writes Catriona Laing The G7 has long been a forum for decisive international action on the greatest challenges of our time. Last weekend, leaders from G7 Members countries, were joined by South Africa, Australia, India and the Republic of Korea at a […]
Last week, the government said it will source funding to develop two key rail lines, from Standard Chartered Plc. The Nigerian government has revealed plans to take more loans from China in a bid to extend rail services to more states in the country. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said this when he featured […]
“I want to add that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in the bill,” Mr Mohammed said. The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the House of Representatives to include internet broadcasting under the control of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The request was contained in his submission at […]
Police are investigating after finding the corpses at two locations near disused gold mines. Authorities say they were badly decomposed. They are thought to have been working as illegal miners in the old shafts. Bodies of suspected illegal miners were this week found wrapped in white plastic bags at two locations in Orkney, a gold […]
The government said Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Keffi-Lafia and Abuja-Kano highways have the highest number of accident casualties. The Nigerian government has expressed worry over the increasing number of motor accidents on the nation’s highways. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. He […]
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — International correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was a released from detention today after being arrested for breaching Zimbabwe’s Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country, says press freedom is undermined when journalists cannot work undeterred. “I feel relieved as it was so horrible inside for 21 days without my […]
Washington, DC — No African issue has absorbed as much time in the early months of the Biden administration as has the ongoing—and avoidable—tragedy in Ethiopia’s Tigray province. President Biden was forceful and correct in calling for an end to the “large-scale human rights abuses” occurring in Tigray, including the widespread sexual violence and the […]
GARISSA, KENYA — AEC Kenya and the Mastercard Foundation Bring Affordable Financing and Business Development to More Than 3,000 Businesses Over the Next Two Years African Entrepreneur Collective Kenya (AEC Kenya) announces the launch of their new office and program in Garissa County. In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, AEC Kenya’s services will support local businesses […]
The second phase of the government’s mass Covid-19 vaccination programme is expected to begin today at Scott Hospital, Morija. Their Majesties King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso are among those expected to grace the official launch of the second phase. They will receive their second jabs. They both attended the inaugural launch of […]
OPPOSITION ALLIANCE of Democrats (AD) leader Monyane Moleleki has accused the Moeketsi Majoro-led government of maladministration. Mr Moleleki, who served as deputy prime minister in the previous Thomas Thabane-led government, also predicted that the government would collapse before the end of its tenure in 2022. Addressing hundreds of AD supporters at a rally early this […]
Opposition Alliance of Democrats leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Monyane Moleleki has accused Deputy Prime Minister Mathibeli Mokhothu of neglecting his duties of looking after the welfare of members of parliament. This follows an incident last Tuesday wherein Movement for Economic Change (MEC) legislator, Thabo Ramatla, escaped death by a whisker after unknown gunmen […]
Addis Abeba — Amnesty International yesterday wrote a letter addressed to the Minister of Peace, Muferiyat Kamil calling for the release of Dawud Ibsaa, the chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). In the letter Amnesty recalled the incident on May 3, 2021 where the residence of Dawud was ‘unlawfully’ raided by armed security forces […]
Addis Abeba — Ethiopia has “rejected in its entirety” a resolution by the Executive Council of the League of Arab States backing Egypt’s position in calling for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to push Ethiopia to sign a binding agreement on the GERD negotiations before Ethiopia began the second filling of the […]
Eskom says it remains committed to completing Kusile power station within the 2024/25 financial year. “The Eskom board and management are committed to completing Kusile power station within the revised, board-approved completion date in the 2024/25 financial year, and within the project budget of R161.4 billion, excluding interest during construction. “This project budget remains unchanged,” […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Jima town early this morning to attend the closing of Prosperity Party’s election campaign. The Prime Minister also accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen, First Lady Zinash Tayachew and other federal and regional senior government officials. The Premier has inaugurated the Awet River […]
Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian Raouf Redissi snatched on Wednesday the gold medal at the 20km race walk at day 1 of the 22nd edition of the Arab Senior Athletics Championship (men and women), organised in Rades. For their part, Tunisian Chahinez Nasri snatched the gold while Cyrine Mejri won the silver. Results: 20km race walk (men): […]