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The president of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, arrived in Kenya on Tuesday for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two East African neighbours after years of feuding. Once a close ally of Kenya in the East African Community (EAC), Tanzania has distanced itself in recent years from the regional bloc under President John Magufuli, a period of… Read More

Last updated: 52 minutes ago Seven people were injured, two of them seriously, after an explosion ravaged a house in Kent. Firefighters were at the scene of the morning explosion in Willesborough, Ashford, and aerials showed fire engines dousing the smouldering property which sustained extensive damage, with water jets. According to the South East Coast Ambulance Service, two people were… Read More

Eritrea’s president arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longtime border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia. President Isaias Afwerki landed at Khartoum’s international airport and was received by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council. The two leaders then began closed talks on cooperation and ways to develop ties between the… Read More

The Nigerian army on Monday expressed its support for President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been criticized from all sides for his inability to curb insecurity in the country, categorically dismissing any likelihood of a coup. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is plagued by multiple conflicts, from a jihadist insurgency in the northeast, to attacks by criminal gangs carrying out mass… Read More

Last updated: 16 minutes ago Protesters in Colombia called Monday for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against a proposed government tax reform. The office of Colombia’s human rights ombudsman said 18 civilians and a police officer died in violence during the protests that began… Read More

Emotions ran high in the capital of Chad on Monday at the funeral of a man shot dead during protests against the transitional military council. Mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Aggee Barkembaye, who died of injuries sustained when he was shot during a demonstration in N’Djamena last Tuesday. His brother said Barkembaye’s death, and those of several… Read More

Like every 3 May, all over the world, the International Press Freedom Day was celebrated in Senegal on Monday. But unlike in previous years, journalists organised a huge rally in front of the ministry of communication. They held a sit-in to demand more respect for their profession. Secretary General of the Union of information and communication Ahmadou Bamba Kasse said… Read More

South Africa received its first shipment of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine late Sunday. More than 325,000 doses of the Pfizer jab arrived at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. The country expects to receive close to 4.5 million doses of the two-shot vaccine by the end of June. South Africa resumed jabs for the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health workers… Read More

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is traveling to Nairobi Tuesday for a two-day State visit, Kenya’s presidency said on Monday. Suluhu made her first trip as President to Uganda on April 11 to sign major oil deals with President Yoweri Museveni and oil major Total. While in Nairobi, Suluhu will address a joint session of Kenya’s parliament. Her visit comes… Read More

As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day on Monday, May 3, where does the continent stand? A ranking was done by the Reporters Without Borders(RSF), 23 countries out of 48 are in red or black on the map, which means that the situation of journalists in these countries is still a cause for concern, according to Arnaud Froger, head… Read More