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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·News

Breaking! Nigeria Confirms First Coronavirus Case In Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria on Friday morning announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. “The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February 2020,” Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in

February 28, 2020

Africa·News

Africa Is still A Hot Bed Of Terrorism,Conflict-AU Chairman Ramaphosa

The newly elected Chairperson of the African Union, Cyril Ramaphosa also President of South Africa has noted with concern that Africa still remains a hotbed of terrorism and conflict saying it is a cancer that needs to be eradicated. In his address

February 10, 2020

Africa·News

M7 Rushes To Addis Ababa To Attend“Silencing The Guns”Summit

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flown to Ethiopia to attend the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council officially opened at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The meeting is being held under the AU Theme of the Year

February 8, 2020

Africa·News

Court Issues Warrant Of Arrest Against Former S.African President Jacob Zuma

An arrest warrant has been issued for former South African President Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear for a scheduled court appearance Tuesday on corruption charges. Zuma is accused of accepting bribes from French arms manufacturer Thales, which signed a $2

February 5, 2020

Africa·News·Politics

Breaking: Malawi Court Nullifies Presidential Election Results, Orders Fresh Poll

Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Monday nullified the results of last year’s presidential election, citing “widespread, systematic and grave” irregularities including significant use of correction fluid to alter the outcome. The two leading opposition candidates had challenged the narrow election win of President

February 3, 2020

Africa

Burundi’s Ruling Party Picks Gen. Ndayishimiye As President Nkurunziza’s Successor

Burundi’s ruling party said Sunday that party leader General Evariste Ndayishimiye will stand as its candidate in a presidential election in May. Ndayishimiye is an ally of current President Pierre Nkurunziza who will not seek a new mandate after his controversial election

January 26, 2020

Africa

Billionaire Isabel Dos Santos, Daughter Of Angola’s Ex-President Charged With fraud

Isabel dos Santos, the tycoon daughter of Angola’s former president, has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement, Angolan prosecutors said, as they launched a bid Thursday to have the billionairess and other suspects return home for questioning. One of five named

January 23, 2020

Africa

Gunfire Rocks Khartoum As Armed Factions Break Away From Sudanese Military Forces

Clashes between Sudanese security forces in the capital this week have raised questions about loyalty and stability in the military and the country’s transitional unity government, with some Sudanese seeing the violence as a serious threat to the nation’s security and its

January 17, 2020

Africa

Alshabaab Terrorists Kill Four Civilians In Car Bombing Near Somalia Parliament

At least four people were killed, including a senior government official, when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police said. A plume of thick black smoke was seen over the city

January 8, 2020

Africa·News

ADF Rebels Gun Down UN Plane, Kill 10 Congo Soldiers

Ugandan Allied Democratic Force [ADF] rebels on Saturday shot a plane belonging to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo [MONUSCO]. This was during an offensive by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [FARDC] against the

January 6, 2020

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