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Fourteen men, including a former president Compaor, will go on trial in Burkina Faso from Monday over the assassination in 1987 of Thomas Sankara, the country’s revolutionary leader and a pan-Africanist icon. It will be nearly 34 years to the day since Sankara was gunned down during a putsch led by an erstwhile comrade and close friend — one of… Read More

Burundi, one of the last three countries in the world to start inoculating its population against Covid-19, said on Thursday it expected to receive vaccines in a matter of weeks. “We have with the African Union, the World Bank and UNICEF the promise that the first vaccines could arrive here between October 25 and the first fortnight of November, if… Read More

Workers in South Africa marked the World Day for Decent Work this Thursday by marching to the office of Gauteng Premier, David Makhura. The workers and trade unionists delivered a document containing a list of demands. Louisa Thipe, second Deputy President of COSATU, said “we are really highlighting the plight of workers. COSATU action is focusing on the following issues,… Read More

Coming from at least 12 countries on the continent, young Africans have expressed their expectations and their frustrations on democracy and the relationship with France, during an unprecedented summit in Montpellier that prioritized the word of civil society. They come from Burkina Faso, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco… and they have a lot to say to France, concerning the… Read More

Nigerian troops have detained well-known Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu for allegedly inciting support for banned separatist movement IPOB in the country’s restive southeast, the army said. Chiwetalu Agu, a veteran star in scores of movies for Nigeria’s film industry, was detained in Anambra State, according to local media reports. The army said Agu was arrested while inciting “members of the… Read More

Mali will launch a nationwide debate on reform this month, an official document said, in what the army-dominated government views as a pre-condition for returning to civilian rule. A “national forum on rebuilding” will kick off at local level on October 25 and then move into higher gear, at national level, between November 15-21, according to a government document seen… Read More

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, becoming the latest African state to ban capital punishment. The move comes after lawmakers in the West African country voted to end capital punishment in July, replacing the punishment with life imprisonment or a minimum 30-year jail term. “As a nation, we have today exorcised… Read More

Tanzanians are celebrating novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Literature Prize. The Tanzanian-born author has been exiled in the UK since the late 1960’s. Gurnah’s work touches on the grim realities of the effects of colonialism and the traumas experienced by refugees. Some young authors see this prize as a form of encouragement. “This will also encourage many of us young authors… Read More

The prospect of South Africa potentially hosting the Grand Prix F1 tournament in 2023 has evoked some excitement from young and old racers. However, questions were raised on whether South Africa is ready to accommodate an event of this magnitude. “I think South Africa is more than capable of hosting formula one because it wouldn’t be the first time. If… Read More

South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon and Nobel peace prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu marked his 90th birthday on Thursday. Although frail, Tutu attended a service at St. George’s Cathedral in central Cape Town, whereas the country’s first Black Anglican archbishop had delivered sermons excoriating apartheid. His daughter Mpho Tutu-van Furth said after the service she was “incredibly grateful” for her father’s… Read More