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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is in the eye of the storm as criticism swells around him over the level of insecurity under his watch as Nigeria’s leader. 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 kidnappings in the northwest and separatists targeting security forces… Read More

45-year-old Glover is the pilot and lone space rookie among his three SpaceX Crew-1 members. On Crew-1, Glover became the 15th Black astronaut in space and the first Black astronaut to stay for an extended period on the ISS, after spending nearly six months in orbit as part of Expedition 64. He’s from the Los Angeles area and is the… Read More

Hajj Siraj Mohammed has spent five decades managing the famed al-Nejashi Mosque in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region. But when war broke out last year, the mosque in Negash became a target as Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers marched on the town on their way to the capital Mekele. Siraj was cowering in a washroom during the attack and heard the worst.… Read More

Africanews is celebrating its 5th anniversary this week. It’s been a long journey and an opportunity to look back at the world over the past 5 years and to project ourselves into the future. Africanews had a pleasure to discuss with African legendary footballer, the former Ivorian striker, Didier Drogba. Below is the conversation. Yannick Djanhoun (Africanews Correspondence in Ivory… Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed Thursday there was “nothing sinister” about the funding for his 2017 political campaign to become president of the ruling party, the African National Congress. Ramaphosa was testifying for a second day before the judicial inquiry investigating allegations of corruption in government and state-owned companies during the tenure of his predecessor, former president Jacob Zuma.… Read More

eSwatini’s economy risk crashing The Kingdom of eSwatini is carving a path to a private-led economy. An economy at risk of crashing if it does not embrace crucial economic reforms. For a while now, the Kingdom has been struggling to attract investments. But the covid-19 pandemic seem to have presented the opportunity it needs to restructure the local economy. That’s… Read More

The Namibian Ministry of Finance has accused 84 doctors of stealing millions of dollars through the government’s medical aid scheme. According to Namibian daily, the Namibian, doctors are accused of fraud and abuse of the Public Service Employee Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas). The ministry has launched a civil action against the doctors and has threatened to institute criminal charges against… Read More

Sudan has reportedly suspended plans for Russia to open a naval logistics base in a key Red Sea port, in news that has sparked immediate denials from Moscow. Russia in December announced the signing of a 25-year deal to build the logistics hub for nuclear-powered warships and up to 300 military and civilian personnel in Port Sudan. It would have… Read More

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillipo Grandi urges for more support to help Burundian refugees choosing to go back home. He met a group travelling from Rwanda and heard first-hand about their hopes and concerns. Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees find long-term solutions in the heart… Read More

Ousséni Tamboura, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Communication and government spokesman, has said terrorism “spares no one” following the killing of three foreigners in the easternpart of the country and deadly attacks on villages in the Seytenga district in the north of the country. Burkina Faso has been targeted by jihadist attacks since 2015, as have its Sahel neighbours Mali and… Read More