Category: Leadership

‘Life is hell’: Zimbabwe flood survivors lament loss of land, livelihoods. -Chris Muronzi Survivors say the government is yet to offer full compensation for the flooding that happened almost 10 years ago. Harare, Zimbabwe – Every day for the past 10 years, Trymore Wadyachitsve has…

Why did South Africa’s ruling ANC suspend ex-President Jacob Zuma? It’s the latest move in the ongoing feud between Jacob Zuma and current President Cyril RamaphosaI. n a widely expected move, South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party suspended former President Jacob Zuma on…

-RODNEY MUHUMUZA Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. Local officials have previously reported starvation deaths in their districts, but Ethiopia’s federal government…

– Nimi Princewill Diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have come under scrutiny after 177 Nigerians were refused entry to the country on Monday. Nigeria’s foreign ministry said only 87 of 264 Nigerian nationals who landed in Jeddah on an Air Peace flight Monday were…

–Larry Madowo A judge in Kenya has barred the East African nation from deploying 1,000 police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational force to restore security in the Caribbean nation. High Court judge Chacha Mwita ruled on Friday that President William Ruto and his National…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exit ECOWAS – Chinedu Okafor Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have all announced their withdrawal from The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS). This is following their decision in December 2023 to form their own confederation. All three countries…

Italian PM reveals “Mattei Plan” for African development ahead of Italy-Africa Summit Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni addresses the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament in Rome Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. On the 28th and 29th of January, the Italian government will hold the much-anticipated…

– Sky News An international court has demanded that Israel should do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza – but stopped short of ordering an end to its offensive. The ruling by judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…