Zimbabwe: State of emergency declared in Harare over cholera/in /by
The health ministry and aid groups have joined forces to double the supply of water in affected areas and carry out awareness campaigns, Harare's mayor Ian Makone said Friday (Nov. 16).
Madagascar returns to normality after elections/in /by
Madagascar returned to normality on Friday, a day after the country's presidential elections. As the country awaits the expected announcement of Rajoelina's victory, people are getting on with daily life.
Senegal’s apex court to rule on Ousmane Sonko’s eligibility, ECOWAS court dismisses his petition/in /by
Senegal's apex court is due to rule on whether opposition leader and presidential hopeful Ousmane Sonko can take part in the upcoming February election despite being struck from the country's voter rolls after his conviction in a trial last June.
Kenya: Police and prison officers to get 40 per cent pay rise over three years/in /by
"The review of the terms and conditions of service for our men and women in uniform will enhance their morale and transform our security. It will increase our capacity to protect Kenyans," President Ruto said.
Guinea-Bissau celebrates 50th independence anniversary/in /by
Guinea-Bissau on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence, as well as the 50th anniversary of the founding of the country's armed forces.
DRC’s deputy prosecutor breaks down the ICC’s sluggish pace with precision/in /by
International criminal justice is slow, admitted Thursday in Kinshasa Mame Mandiaye Niang, deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), but, he assured Congolese journalists sceptical about its effectiveness, she "does not get discouraged not".
Algeria appoints new ambassador to Spain after nearly 20 months of friction/in /by
Algeria has appointed a new ambassador to Spain, after nearly 20 months of diplomatic friction caused by Madrid's U-turn on the Western Sahara issue, the Algerian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.
Nigeria: a pro-Palestinian demonstration leaves one dead/in /by
Clashes between police and a pro-Iranian Nigerian Shiite group protesting against Israel's incursion into Gaza left one person dead and several injured on Thursday in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, AFP learnt from both sides.
Malawi: President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel/in /by
"I am imposing a freeze on all state-funded foreign travel for all its officials at all levels (...) until the end of the fiscal year in March," Lazarus Chakwera told television late on Wednesday evening.
Madagascar election: Provisional voter turnout at 39%/in /by
Incument president Rajoelina pushed ahead with a presidential election that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott.