(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Monday confirmed the death of 64 people in western Ethiopia after armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence. The commission said previously an unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. It said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 28-year-old Mozambican climate scientist and researcher, Iracema Mamadu Hussein has reiterated the need to improve and seek functional strategies and policies aimed at tackling climate change in Africa. Hussein, who is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in the field of climate change at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, through a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday endorsed his former arch-rival for the country’s top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in August. “We have chosen Raila Odinga without any opposition to be the fifth president of Kenya,” Kenyatta told a cheering crowd numbering thousands in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says its convoy hit an improvised explosive device in the north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets,’ from Egypt, and wounding four others. MINUSMA, in a statement, said the peacekeepers were part of a logistics convoy on its way to Timbuktu. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For decades now, world leaders have talked about ending hunger and poverty and building a new world order based on human rights and gender-equality. Still, we have an estimated 64 million girls and adolescent girls suffering in brutal conflicts, forced displacement and climate-induced disasters who are held back by illiteracy and left […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan oil needs to flow again following a shutdown at two oilfields by gangs, UN’s top official for the country demanded on Monday. “I am following with concern, reports of closure of oilfields and suspension of some civilian flights,’’ the secretary general’s special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, wrote on Twitter. “Blocking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday opened up concerning Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country, Ukraine. According to Zuma, the US and its western allies are making use of Ukraine to cause problems for Russia. The former South African leader who is presently standing trial for corruption charges in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court in Tanzania on Friday, ordered the release of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe after the prosecution dropped charges, including of terrorism, against him. The Chadema Party leader was arrested in July 2021 shortly before a party conference at which reforms were to be discussed. After Mbowe was arrested, politicians, religious leaders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa50, in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), are currently exploring collaboration with global partners to create an Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa. The initiative which is being promoted with global partners is aimed at catalyzing bankable, greener […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least eight people are dead and five police officers injured after a wild shoot-out with automatic weapons in Johannesburg. Police Minister Bheki Cele said on national television that a police helicopter was also fired on by the gang of about 25, resulting in the co-pilot being shot. The shooting was preceded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has cancelled his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) due to worsening situation in Ukraine, according to his spokesman, Mr Stéphane Dujarric. Dujarric in a note to UN correspondents on Monday stated that “In light of the deteriorating situation regarding Ukraine, the secretary-general is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 11,104,160 COVID-19 cases were reported in Africa as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 246,584, while 10,254,788 patients have recovered from the disease […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the sum of $164 million under the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), to promote decentralized renewable energy in six African countries. The $800 million programme will help spur commercial and local currency investments to scale up the activities of decentralized renewable energy companies in Ghana, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya has confirmed the death of the High Commissioner of Kenya to Nigeria, Ambassador Wilfred Machage. According to a statement on the Ministry’s website, Machage collapsed at his Abuja residence on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital, where he passed on at 12.30 p.m. “Machage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police have promised to ensure the safety of Nigerians residing in South Africa, following the latest round of mob attacks that have left a Nigerian dead. The police gave the assurance when the leadership of the Nigeria Union South Africa, led by its President, Mr Collins Mgbo, met stakeholders at Kimberley district […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union through its president, Macky Sall, has called on European countries to return Africa’s artefacts in their possession. Mr Sall mentioned this in his speech at the ongoing EU-AU summit in Brussels. He said the restitution of African works remains a matter of high priority, because they are part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Driven by its resolve to build a stronger and more resilient health systems in Africa, the European Investment (EIB), has promised to support the sector with € 500 million. The EIB is the long-term lending institution of the European Union (EU) owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Sara Nyanti, has strongly condemned killing of a nurse in South Sudan, working with an international aid organisation. Nyanti, in a statement, condemned the continued violence across the country, which is affecting the safety of civilians and humanitarian workers, constraining humanitarian access, and disrupting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was inaugurated as president on Wednesday, just over three weeks after he led a coup to topple elected head of state Roch Marc Christian Kabore. In a televised ceremony, Damiba swore an oath before the country’s top constitutional body to “preserve, respect, uphold and defend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN senior official in Somalia, James Swan, told the Security Council on Tuesday that some 7.7 million Somalis require humanitarian assistance in 2022, with 4.3 million impacted by drought and more than 270,000 displaced. Swan, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), told the Council […]
