Sudan protest updates: December 2018 – February 1, 2019 April 10, 2019: Defiant crowds continue sit-in, Bashir meets National Dialogue body Sudan state TV on Wednesday (April 10) aired footage of President Omar al-Bashir chairing a meeting of the country’s Supreme Commission for National Dialogue as anti-government protests calling for his resignation continued. Sudanese TV reported the meeting took place… Read More

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been lowered to 2.3 percent for 2018, down from 2.5 percent in 2017. That is according to the April 2019 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies released on Monday. Amelia Martha Nakitimbo discusses this and more this week on The Morning Call. @ameliamartha1 Read More

The devastating cost and impact of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, continues to rise as hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter. As of Monday, at least 847 people had been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit. Below is an outline of the… Read More

Algeria’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed Abdelkader Bensalah as the new interim president of the country, following lat week’s resignation by the ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Bouteflika’s resignation, fuelled by protests that have lasted over a month, means Algeria has a new president for the first time in 20 years. In this article, we profile the new president, who protesters have insisted… Read More

In October 2018, United States First Lady Melania Trump visited four African nations as part of her first solo international trip. She started off in Ghana then to Malawi, Kenya and wound up her trip in Egypt where she met with President Al-Sisi and his wife, she visited the Great Pyramids before flying back home. At the time, Trump tweeted… Read More

South African security forces and health services on Tuesday sent material relief to its neighbours hit by the devastating cyclone that ravaged parts of southern Africa in March 2019. The donations were specifically to Mozambique and Malawi with the relief mission consisting of the army, police and department of health flying to both countries with what was food and material… Read More

Three years after winning silver at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Feyisa Lilesa – who became famous for his protest sign as he crossed the line in his marathon, has been awarded by the government. He was listed in a special category of award recipients at a dinner event held in the capital Addis Ababa. The event was principally to honour… Read More

President Donald Trump of the United States has described his Eygyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as a ‘great president … doing a great job” in the north African country. The two leaders met at the White House on Tuesday during an official visit by the Egyptian leader. This trip is his second meeting with Trump in a space of two… Read More