Renson Mwakandana A six-year ban on political gatherings was enforced by Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hard-line predecessor, John Magufuli, as part of her 4Rs initiative—Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms, and Rebuilding. She accepted that political parties had the right to conduct rallies, but she advised them to do it in a “civil” manner without exchanging “insults.” […]
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Renson Mwakandana Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda reported that 620 people had died in Malawi as a result of cholera since the epidemic started at the beginning of last year. As of Monday, there had been a total of 18,222 confirmed cases of cholera, with 16,780 persons recovering and 822 remaining in treatment facilities. According to […]
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Renson Mwakandana A prominent Catholic bishop in Eritrea who had been detained without charge since October has been released. Abba Mihretab Stefanos, a parish priest, and Bishop Fikremariam Hagos were both freed. Their incarceration was not justified by the authorities in any way. The Catholic Church has consistently urged Eritrea to adopt democracy and to […]
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Renson Mwakandana In Calabar, a major carnival city in southern Nigeria, a car crashed into groups of people watching motorcycles, leaving at least 14 people dead and 24 more hurt. According to witnesses, a fast driver lost control of the vehicle. Images posted online soon after the tragedy show bodies scattered all over the roadway. Since it […]
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Renson Mwakandana On Christmas Day, a suspected Islamic terrorist strike claimed the lives of at least 10 individuals when their minibus collided with a roadside bomb in eastern Burkina Faso. On Sunday afternoon, when the minibus approached the town of Bougui and the Niger border, it struck a landmine, according to a statement from Colonel […]
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Renson Mwakandana For the first time in over 18 months, Ethiopian Airlines has started operating commercial flights to the war-torn Tigray region’s capital. Flights to Mekelle, according to its chief executive Mesfin Tasew Bekele, would reunite families and strengthen commercial links. In certain places, banking and telephone services have already been restored. During the two-year conflict between the […]
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By Renson Mwakandana In order to make up for the harm that four Nigerian farmers and their communities claim was brought on by pollution from Shell’s oil pipeline leaks, Shell has agreed to pay $16 million (£13 million) to them. The oil firm and the environmental advocacy group Friends of the Earth reached an agreement […]
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By Rendon Mwakandana The wildlife agency of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is organizing a group of hunters to hunt dangerous hyenas close to Addis Ababa. This follows an increase in hyena attacks on people in the city and its vicinity recently. According to Banki Budamo from the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) , eight individuals have died […]
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By Renson Mwakandana German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock traveled to Abuja, Nigeria, to personally deliver a collection of more than 20 items that British colonial forces had taken more than a century before. The ancient Kingdom of Benin, which was located in what is now southwest Nigeria, had its artifacts stolen. “We are here to […]
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By Renson Mwakandana The government of The Gambia 🇬🇲 claims to have repelled a coup attempt. According to a statement, three accused collaborators and four troops had been apprehended. President Adama Barrow, who was elected to a second term last year, was overthrown on Tuesday, although it is unclear exactly who was behind the plot. […]
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