Africa

Algerian government lays out draft constitutional reforms

Algeria’s government on Tuesday (January 5) unveiled draft constitutional reforms, including a two-term presidency limit, an obligatory consultation with parliament to name prime ministers and making local Amazigh an official language. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika promised a package of amendments to strengthen democracy in the North African state, which since independence from France in 1962 has been mostly governed by the ruling FLN party and the military. The proposed reforms, which Bouteflika’s cabinet director Ahmed […]

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Central African elections authority says aim is for polls to go ahead

The Central African Republic election authority said on Monday (December 28) that every effort was being made so that the presidential and legislative elections will go ahead as planned on Wednesday (December 30). The country has slid into chaos since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the majority Christian country in early 2013. Abuses by the Selekas fuelled the rise of Christian militias who launched reprisals against Muslim civilians in a campaign of ethnic […]

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China ready to support Africa’s industrialization: Chinese president

China stands ready to provide capital, technology and personnel to Africa for pushing forward industrialization in the continent, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Friday. Xi made the announcement in his address at the close ceremony of the High-Level Dialogue between Chinese-African Leaders and Business Communities and the 5th Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg. “The achievement of inclusive and sustainable development in Africa hinges on industrialization, which holds the key to creating […]

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Drought conditions threaten food security in South Africa

The hottest summer southern Africa has ever experienced brings with it drought and rising concerns over food security in the region, threatening some 27 million people. Scientists who study climate patterns say that this year is the hottest since the Earth’s temperature was first measured 150 years ago. The current weather patterns in the region can be attributed to a combination of this year’s “intense” El Niño event and rising climate change. El Niño events […]

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West Africa presidents to travel to Burkina to mediate in crisis

West African heads of state are set to travel to Ouagadougou to reinstall the country’s deposed interim leader in a bid to find a peaceful end to the political crisis in Burkina Faso. The presidents of several African nations were due to travel to Burkina Faso’s capital on a mission to negotiate the peaceful roll-back of a coup by presidential guard soldiers last week, it was announced on Tuesday (September 22). After extensive meetings in […]

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Two Tunisian journalists believed alive after missing for a year

TUNIS, Tunisia, September 9 (Reuters) — Two Tunisian journalists who were kidnapped in Libya last year could still be alive, it emerged on Tuesday (September 8). Investigative journalist Sofian Chourabi and photographer Nadhir Ktari were abducted in August last year. In April of this year, Islamic State militants claimed to have killed them. But in a radio interview on Tuesday, Tunisia’s foreign minister said he had proof the pair were still alive. Reacting to the […]

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New Ebola vaccine tested in Guinea, proven to be effective — WHO

(Eagle News) — Researchers recently found a promising vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus which was tested in Guinea where it was found to be 100 percent effective, according to the World Health Organization. The vaccine called VSV-EBOV was found to be “highly effective against Ebola” based on the results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase II efficacy vaccine trial. The independent body of international experts – the Data and Safety Monitoring Board […]

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Authorities investigate Nigerian explosion

NIGERIA, Africa, July 24 (Eagle News) — The Nigerian authorities are conducting an investigation regarding the explosion of two bus stations in the eastern part of the country which left 29 dead and hundreds injured. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/YQBhq68ew5I

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Bomb blast in Gombe in Nigeria kills more than 30

(Reuters) — Two bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants killed more than 30 people at a market in Gombe, in northeast Nigeria, on Thursday, a Red Cross official said. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which went off around 5.30pm (1630 GMT), but they bear the hallmarks of attacks by Boko Haram. The militant Islamists have killed thousands in a six-year insurgency in the country’s northeast. “We were in the market and suddenly […]

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Suicide attack kills dozens in northern Nigeria

(Reuters) — Twenty-five people were killed on Tuesday (July 07) after a suicide bomber, suspected of belonging to Boko Haram, attacked a crowd in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria. The attack took place in the compound of a local government building where people had gathered to greet a newly-appointed head administrator. There were conflicting reports as to whether the bomber was male or female. In a separate attack, witnesses and a military source said […]

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Tunisia marks World Music Day

(Reuters) Hundreds of revellers descended on one of Tunis’s main streets to watch musicians take to the stage as part of World Music Day, also known as Fête de la musique. The event on Sunday (June 21) marks the first day of Summer and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. The wide Habib Bourguiba Avenue avenue was cleared of traffic allowing people to soak up the atmosphere and dance the night […]

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Nigeria, neighbors forge anti-Boko Haram force

JUNE 12 (Reuters) — Nigeria and its neighbors agreed on Thursday (June 11) to set up a joint military force to counter Boko Haram, a sign of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intent to crush the Islamist militant group during his tenure. At a one-day summit at Abuja airport, the 72-year-old former military ruler, who was inaugurated just two weeks ago, welcomed the leaders of Chad, Niger and Benin, and the defence minister of Cameroon. Aliyu Ismail, […]

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