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Mozambique’s relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGRD), has warned that more than 30,000 people may be affected by flooding in the next two days in the southern Gaza province. The relief agency has attributed the flooding to the overflow of the Limpopo and Shingwedzi rivers due to heavy rains caused by Cylone Eloise. INGRD… Read More

In May 2020 a bill was adopted to change the CFA franc to the Eco and end the centralisation of foreign exchange reserves of the West African states with the French Treasury. But since the agreement was reached between the French government and eight countries in West Africa- no official plan has come to fruition to this day. Some say… Read More

Nigeria on Thursday repatriated nearly 400 of its citizens stranded by the coronavirus pandemic for months in Saudi Arabia, flying them back to the capital Abuja, an aviation ministry official said. The Nigerians were economic migrants stuck in Saudi Arabia after being caught up in the coronavirus restrictions and needed assistance returning home. The repatriation came after one group made… Read More

Morocco on Thursday kicked off its coronavirus vaccination campaign, which will primarily target health care workers, security forces and people over 75, according to Moroccan authorities. Morocco has one of Africa’s most advanced vaccination programs, though the continent remains well behind richer countries such as the U.S. or Britain in inoculating its citizens against the still-spreading virus. The North African… Read More

A court in the Algerian capital on Thursday upheld hefty prison sentences against two former prime ministers who served under ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a judicial source said. The judgement confirmed sentences of 15 years for Ahmed Ouyahia and 12 years for Abdelmalek Sellal that had originally been handed down in December 2019, the source said. The Court of appeal gave… Read More

Another blow to Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos after French court rejected an appeal by her company Vidatel on Monday. The company of the eldest daughter of the former president, José Eduardo dos Santos will now have to pay close to $340 million to PT Ventures, which is a former shareholder owned by Angola’s oil firm Sonangol. The court decision… Read More

The office of Tunisia’s President received a letter containing suspicious powder on Wednesday, according to local media reports. President Kais Saied is said to be safe and nobody has been harmed. An investigation has been opened. The letter was reported to have contained the deadly poison ricin but it did not make its way to the leader. It has not… Read More

There are mixed feelings in Soweto as South Africa await rollout of covid-19 vaccination across the country. The Southern African nation is expecting its first batch of the jabs by the end of this month. Josephine Hlomuka is a peanut seller. The 82-year old said trust for the vaccine is simply not there. “I’m afraid, because always when a person… Read More

An ex-Central African Republic rebel leader is to appear for the first time before the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is facing war crimes and crimes against humanity charges. The ex-militia commander, was arrested in Bria region and handed over to the ICC on Sunday by officials in the Central African Republic. Presiding judge Rosario Salvatore… Read More

Somalia on Wednesday criticized the findings of a fact-finding commission, saying that it found no evidence showing that Kenya was interfering in Somalia’s affairs. A report by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-country trade bloc in Africa comprising governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes, said Tuesday a team that investigated the… Read More