AFRICA

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council on Friday denounced violence in Thursday’s mass protests, which led to the deaths of four protesters and injuries of hundreds of others. The council ordered authorities concerned to take all legal and military measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents, and ensure …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanians started the year 2021 with a somber note following the death of President John Magufuli on March 17. President Magufuli, 61, who died from a heart condition, was reelected in October 2020 to lead the east African nation for the second and final …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Mass protests started in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Thursday to demand civilian rule. According to eyewitnesses, various protesters headed to assemble at Sharwani bus station, to march to the Republican Palace. Hundreds of army soldiers have been deployed at the entrances to …

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday killed nine al-Shabab militants and wounded several others after fighting inside Balad town in the Middle Shabelle region, 36 km northeast of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. Balad District Commissioner, Khadim Ali Nur told Somali National News Agency …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | A committee of the Libyan House of Representatives on Monday called for a new roadmap to hold successful elections and form a new executive authority, following the elections were postponed. “A new roadmap must be drawn up, set with durations and stages and not with …

FUFA calls off trip to Dubai after flights from Uganda put on red list Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has called off the Uganda Cranes’ trip to the United Arab Emirates. The team was slated to travel tomorrow 29th December 2021. This …

  Ituri, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were on Sunday evening killed during a joint operation by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in the village of Bandindese, 18 kilometers from Komanda in the Irumu territory, Ituri Province, Eastern …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Monday asked the concerned authorities to investigate rape allegations against female protesters in Khartoum on Dec. 19. During a regular meeting for the Transitional Sovereign Council, held at the Republican Palace in Khartoum and chaired by the council’s Chairman Abdel …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudanese protesters on Saturday managed to reach the presidential palace in Khartoum to demand civilian rule, official SUNA news agency reported. “The protesters reached the vicinity of the Republican Palace amid chants through which they affirmed rejection to the political agreement signed between the Chairman of …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday joined fellow world leaders in mourning South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday at the age of 90. Kenyatta in a message of condolence to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the People …