(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The viral video of a student being bullied by a fellow student of Lead British International School, Abuja, has sparked outrage on social media. It all started when an X user, @mooyeeeeeee tasks netizens to demand for justice for the female student that was bullied by her classmates. In the post on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least eight South African-based Nigerians have been arrested after they allegedly attacking police officers in a drug raid. The South African Police, in a statement on Friday uploaded on its X handle, stated that the suspects were arrested in the Northern Cape province. According to the statement, the suspects also destroyed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) said it has approved 116.9 million U.S. dollars for stabilisation efforts in Somalia. The funds approved by the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the EU on Tuesday will support the transition process for the Somali National Army (SNA). The EU said that the Council of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan President William Ruto, on Wednesday inaugurated a five-year road safety action plan as the country sought to curb the rising number of fatalities and injuries on its roads. The strategy aims to reduce the annual road accidents in the east African nation by over 50 per cent, Ruto said as he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zambian Government has stopped the issuance of cordwood permits for charcoal production in an effort to control deforestation. Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Collins Nzovu, said in a statement that the decision would initially affect three districts where charcoal production is rampant. Nzovu said charcoal production was rampant in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of Ghana, John Mahama and Former President of Botswana, Lt. Gen.- Seretse Khama Ian Khama, have urged African leaders to consciously pursue unity and progress. This, they said, would enable the continent to reach its full potential and achieve sustainable economic prosperity. The former Presidents gave the advice via a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks were out to monitor the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities. Members of the 7,000-strong […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, Head of the National Malaria Control Division at the ministry, said this at a news conference in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police said. The mid-air incident between local carrier Safarilink and the 99 Flying training school occurred Tuesday morning, Kenyan authorities said. Nairobi police Adamson Bungei confirmed the deaths to AFP via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former deputy prime minister and current member of the parliament of Somalia, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, has announced her candidacy for the post of Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. “I am announcing here that I am a candidate who will run for the African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Tanzania has declared its readiness to host the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting, scheduled for March 4, in Zanzibar. Amb. Pindi Chana, Tanzania’s Minister of Constitutional, Legal Affairs and Chair of the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers meeting, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, in view of the country’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN’s top court Friday rejected South Africa’s request to put more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, saying it was “bound to comply with existing measures.” Pretoria has already filed a complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN refugee agency UNHCR says civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localised violence. UNHCR, in a statement on Wednesday, said this has come amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group. Fresh fighting since last week […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored second-half goals as South Africa shocked Morocco with a 2-0 victory to dump the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON) at the last-16 stage in San Pedro on Tuesday. Morocco, who had Sofyan Amrabat sent off late on, were among […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – DR Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi was expected to be announced on Sunday as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a “sham”. Partial results released so far leave little doubt that Tshisekedi won the single-round presidential ballot, with the National Independent Electoral Commission (Ceni) saying it planned to announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the main opposition candidates for Congo’s presidential election next week, Moise Katumbi, suspended part of his campaign on Wednesday after violent clashes at one of his election rallies. Live rounds were fired and several people were injured as Katumbi addressed supporters in the coastal town of Moanda on Tuesday, marking […]
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said African countries, including Nigeria, need partnerships for a new green economy, emphasizing the efforts against climate change would only be successful through a cooperative approach. A statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptians are voting on Tuesday in the third and final day of presidential elections, as incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi is widely expected to win a third term in office. The election this year is overshadowed by the war in Gaza and a severe domestic economic crisis. For weeks before the elections, authorities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African government said on Monday it would recall all its diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, told a press briefing that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be asked back to Pretoria for consultations, without […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A U.S. couple previously charged in Uganda with aggravated torture and child trafficking pleaded guilty on Tuesday to lesser charges and will now pay a range of fines of up to 105 million shillings ($28,000), according to a court ruling. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both in their […]
