Ugandan military embarks on pursuing perpetrators to rescue abducted students/in /by
The rebels fled towards Virunga on the border with Uganda and Rwanda, a globally renowned sanctuary for rare species including mountain gorillas.
Senegal: Demonstration victims Families demand justice/in /by
The families of victims of pro-Sonko protests in Senegal demand justice after the violence on June 1st resulted in at least 23 deaths.
At least 41 killed in rebel attack in Ugandan school near Congo border/in /by
Ugandan police say at least 41 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border. Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe.
Nigerians react on letting market set currency exchange rate/in /by
Nigeria’s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa's biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency.
Nigeria: Tinubu’s Advisory Council Recommends Selling of Refineries, Other Assets/in /by
[Daily Trust] Following the removal of subsidy on petrol and the harmonisation of the exchange rate, the federal government will continue to announce bold economic reform initiatives in its push to fast-track the recovery of the Nigerian economy and achieve its target of growing its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at seven per cent annually.
Uganda: Grieving relatives bury their dead after school attack/in /by
Grieving families bury their dead in western Uganda on Sunday (June 18), after militants killed dozens of students in a school attack near the border with the Democratic republic of Congo
Mali: Vote counting underway on junta’s new Constitution/in /by
Vote counting began Sunday (June 18) evening in Mali. Some 8.4 million citizens had been asked to say yes or no to a new Constitution proposed by the military junta. Results are expected within 72 hours.
Mali’s ruling junta calls for unity as voters decide on new constitution/in /by
Goita called the Malians to remain united whatever the outcome of the referendum.
Sudan begins cease-fire ahead of humanitarian conference to seek funds/in /by
The three-day truce came ahead of a pledging conference the U.N. and other nations will organize Monday to raise funds to cover Sudan's humanitarian needs.
Malians cast their votes in a constitutional referendum/in /by
Malian voters were voting on a new draft constitution in a referendum that the country's coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but that critics have called a delaying tactic for him to extend his time in power.