By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER)-A car rental company in Zimbabwe has been dragged into the messy abductions after one of its vehicles was caught on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) kidnapping one of the victims. A video showing a white Ford Ranger that was used to carry one of the victims of the abductions Tawanda […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sided with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), asking for Mali to return to civilian rule within one year. Buhari who was present in the virtual meeting of ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments on Friday, urged the Malian military to hand over to a civilian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINR) – Mali’s new military rulers said that former president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who had been detained since the country’s coup on August 18, had been freed. The junta, which calls itself the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), said on Facebook it was “informing public and international opinion that former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday the transition in Mali needs to be quick, but that the coup d’etat in the country would not stop French military operations targeting militants. The leaders of the military coup that ousted President Ibrahim Keita in Mali on Aug. 18 have told a delegation of West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doctors employed by Kenya’s Nairobi County government resumed work on Thursday following a six-day strike over delayed salaries and a lack of protective equipment when handling patients who may have COVID-19, a union official said. Thuranira Kaugiria, Nairobi County Secretary General of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union, said this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara on Monday submitted his application to run for a third term after more protests by opponents who say the constitution forbids him to contest the October election. Over the weekend several shops and a timber truck were torched during ethnic violence between Ouattara supporters and opposition in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a source in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers said Sunday. Last week’s coup — Mali’s second in eight years — followed months of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Commission has donated about 4,000 tonnes of food items to the Federal Government for distribution to vulnerable households, to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sangare Sekou, the ECOWAS Commissioner of Agriculture, Water Resources and Environment, disclosed this at the presentation of the items to the Federal Government on […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Zimbabwe crisis continues, police on Friday arrested main opposition MDC Alliance party vice chairman Job Sikhala with security forces reportedly targeting about 14 other opposition and civic activists. This comes as another MDC member Lavender Chiwaya, who was a councillor in Hurungwe, a town north of Zimbabwe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Moroccan King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 673 prisoners on the occasion of the Youth Day which is observed on Friday, said a statement from the Ministry of justice. A total of 298 inmates had their prison terms reduced, said the statement. It added that 220 others were granted freedom and four were […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Madagascar has sacked its Minister of Health, Ahmad Ahmad, for seeking foreign assistance as coronavirus spreads in the country. The increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country in July despite an official campaign to promote a controversial herbal drink which is “labelled” to be the remedy for the virus. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The new Malian authorities, who came to power after the recent coup, are discussing with Senegal the possible deportation of detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to Senegal, a Malian military source told Sputnik. “There are talks with Senegal on his (Keita’s) deportation (to Senegal)” the source said on late Thursday. The coup began […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused Catholic Bishops of meddling into politics while his under fire government has summoned the Catholic Church’s Holy See Diplomatic representative to Zimbabwe, Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Paolo Rudelli to explain the “insults” by its bishops. This follows a Pastoral Letter by the Zimbabwe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malians welcome the recent military coup and hope that the power will finally be handed down to a civilian government, a member of workers’ trade union, Diawara Zainab Sidibe, told Sputnik. “The hardest times are yet to come … For us, this is a start, a good start, and we welcome it. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China has urged the parties involved in the Malian political crisis to thread the path of peace, by solving their disagreements via dialogue and refrain from a military-driven power transition. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said this at a news conference Wednesday. On Tuesday, a group of Malian soldiers staged a […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Professional rights and civic groups in Zimbabwe have stood in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) in the wake of vilification by government and called on the political leadership to retract its statement and apologise. Catholic Lawyers Guild in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), […]
By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali membership after the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister, Boubou Cisse. This development is coming amid jubilation in Mali after soldiers detained the president and the Prime Minister. In a statement on Tuesday, ECOWAS also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said, on Wednesday, they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, […]
By Daniel Jones, Harare (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jailed Zimbabwean investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who was arrested a month ago for allegedly inciting public violence, was on Tuesday dealt a blow after a court ordered that his defence lawyer permanently recuses herself from the case. Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna disqualified Beatrice Mtetwa from representing Chin’ono, accusing […]
Photo: President Buhari Receives Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan And ECOWAS Delegation On Mali Crisis. Credit: @Sundayaghaeze By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the call by the Republic of Mali’s main opposition, M5 to President Ibrahim Keita to resign and vacate office. A former President and Special […]
