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Gen. Chiwenga Arrests President Mnangangwa, Vows To Grab Power

Harare: The power struggle between Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and his deputy, Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, over control of the country has hit boiling point, after reports that Chiwenga has put Mnangagwa under virtual military house arrest. This comes at

January 12, 2020

Africa·Politics

Tanzania Elections: President Magufuli In Landslide Win Amid Fraud Claims

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory in a poll that the opposition has described as fraudulent. Mr Magufuli’s main rival, Tundu Lissu, has said his party’s agents were prevented from entering polling stations during Wednesday’s election. The

October 31, 2020

Africa

Top Army Officer Dies!

A top Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) army officer, Brigadier-General Ruphus Chigudu 64 years has died. Brig-Gen Chigudu, whose Chimurenga name was Promise Chombo, died on Thursday, September 24 at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals however details of his passing on was confirmedconfirmed on

September 28, 2020

Africa·East Africa·News

Just In: Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa Dies At 81

Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, died in the early hours of Friday, President John Magufuli said in a statement. Mkapa, the East African nation’s third president who led several regional peace mediation efforts in office and

July 24, 2020

Africa·Crime·News

Nigeria’s Anti-corruption Boss Arrested For Corruption

By Mail & Guardian Nigeria: Ibrahim Magu’s job requires him to not be corrupt. As acting chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the government body whose sole function is to investigate and prosecute financial crimes, it would be ironic

July 11, 2020

Africa·Health·News

Africa: Life Will Not End With Coronavirus

By Simonetta Nambo Mukwana Kampala: In this first quarter of the year 2020, the world is overflowing with news about the daily deaths as a result of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). The beginning of this year was a joyous time in Africa

April 15, 2020

Africa·News

Former Congo’s President Yhombi-Opango Dies Of Coronavirus In France

Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of coronavirus Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, former president of the Republic of the Congo, has died after contracting coronavirus, his family said. He died in a Paris hospital on Monday. He was 81. He led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until

March 31, 2020

Africa·News

Congolese Music Hero Aurlus Mabélé Dies From Coronavirus In France

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabélé has died in hospital in France’s capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from friends and relatives say he died of coronavirus but this is not confirmed. His fans called him the king of soukous –

March 20, 2020

Africa·News

Burkina Faso Vice President Compaore Dies Of Coronavirus

Burkina Faso has reported its first case of coronavirus death: Marie-Rose Compaoré. She was the second vice-president of the National Assembly. According to the BBC, the 62-year-old who was diabetic died on Tuesday night. Prof. Martial Ouedraogo, national coordinator of the response

March 19, 2020

Africa·News

Notorious Gen. Kahimbi Was Murdered-President Tshisekedi

By AFP DR Congo’s sacked former deputy chief of military intelligence, who was under European Union sanctions, died by hanging, President Felix Tshisekedi said Saturday. Delphin Kahimbi, 50, a close associate of former president Joseph Kabila, had died of a heart attack

March 7, 2020

Africa·News·Politics

Guinea Bissau’s Interim President Cipriano Cassamá Quits After ‘Death Threats’

The man appointed interim president of Guinea-Bissau by the side beaten in the December presidential election has stepped down because of death threats, less than two days after being nominated. “Given the death threats against me and my bodyguards, I have decided

March 2, 2020

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