Pope Heads to Mozambique to Help Consolidate Peace
Pope Francis heads to Mozambique on Wednesday to encourage the country’s fragile peace, starting a three-nation African tour where climate change, poverty and corruption will also be high on the agenda.
The former Portuguese colony...
Sudan’s Cabinet ‘Marks New Era’ Post-Bashir
Sudan’s new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced his cabinet, the first since the signing of a three-year power-sharing agreement between civilians and the military.
The country now has its first female foreign minister -...
‘Mugabe Fearlessly Defended Africa’ – Zambia’s Leader
Zambia's President Edgar Lungu says Mr Mugabe will be remembered for "fearlessly defending the continent".
In a tweet, he paid tribute to "a pan-Africanist and Zimbabwe's founding father", saying his place in the annals of...
Mugabe Will Be Remembered as A ‘Man of Courage’
Kenya's president has paid tribute to Robert Mugabe, saying the 95-year-old had been "an elder statesman, a freedom fighter and a pan-Africanist who played a major role in shaping the interests of the African...
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Ex-President, Dies Aged 95
Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon, has died aged 95.
Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years...
DR Congo Welcomes Red Hat for Kinshasa’s Archbishop
News that the Catholic Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, is set to become a new cardinal in October has been widely welcomed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Archbishop Besungu is popular in the...
Eritrea Seizes Schools Run by Religious Groups
The authorities in Eritrea have seized control of seven secondary schools run by religious
organisations.
An order to hand over the running of the schools was given to the Catholic Church and other Christian and Muslim...
Governments Issue Warnings About South Africa Violence
Following the outbreak of violence in South Africa, which has seen some foreign-owned
businesses targeted, a number of other African countries have expressed their concern and
issued warnings.
Ethiopia's embassy in South Africa has advised its citizens...
27 Million People in Africa Face Acute Food Shortage
Millions in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda face food
insecurity, says new report.
An estimated 27 million people across seven African nations face acute food insecurity, a recent report said.
The figure accounts...
Guinea-Bissau Incumbent Vaz to Seek Re-Election
Guinea-Bissau president José Mario Vaz, announced on Thursday he would be seeking reelection in November.
“I will be a candidate in the November 24 elections,” Vaz said in front of thousands of supporters in Bissau,...
