Francophone group lifts four-year sanctions against Burundi
The International Organisation of la Francophonie will resume cooperation with Burundi after suspending programs in 2016, citing a political crisis
Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters
Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
Sudan’s sovereign council, the highest authority in the country, on Friday ratified a law criminalising female genital mutilation, the justice
Three dead bodies found on Rwanda-Burundi border
Dead bodies of three unidentified individuals, all men, were on Friday morning discovered a few metres inside the Rwandan territory,
Uganda’s central bank may cap commercial bank interest rates
Uganda’s central Bank (BoU) has threatened to cap the interest that commercial banks can charge borrowers, after the industry failed
Water level of Africa’s largest lake starts falling towards normal
The water level of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, has started falling towards normal after rising to a record high,
Mali’s president urges dialogue after thousands protest
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita went on national television early Saturday, urging dialogue with his opponents just hours after thousands
Tanzania arrests 13 suspects over killing of gold processing plant employees
Tanzanian police said on Friday they had arrested 13 suspects in connection with last month’s killing of five employees of
Nigeria warns of floods in 102 local areas
The Nigerian government on Friday warned of possible floods in 102 local government-run areas across 28 states during this year’s
COVID-19 kills 36, infects over 5,000 S. African police officers
The novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of 36 South African police officers and infected over 5,000 others, Polic Minister