Anglican clergymen in Tanzania’s Indian Ocean Zanzibar archipelago have condemned the slave trade as “the worst crime” ever committed by humans against other humans. The Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, perched at the heart of Stone Town, is a symbol of remembrance to the men, women and children sold into slavery. The massive cathedral built ...
Mali on Monday gave the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the West African country after “hostile” remarks by French authorities about its transitional government. Joel Meyer, the French ambassador to Bamako, was summoned by Mali’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation. Meyer was notified of the decision urging him to lea...
Somalia’s public education system has been hampered by 30 years of conflict, poverty, weak governance, and climate change, affecting nearly 3 million people. That includes 1.4 million girls, who require assistance to attend school. Somalia was once considered one of the leading countries in the Horn of Africa for quality education, owing to a ...
Protestors marched toward the Presidential Palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday to demand full civilian rule in the country. Thousands gathered chanting slogans against the military and calling for accountability for demonstrators killed by security forces. Seventy-nine people have been killed in protests against the military takeover ...
The move came Friday at an extraordinary virtual Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit to discuss the political situation in the country convened by Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – In the wake of Monday’s coup in Burkina Faso, an influential West African regional bloc has suspended Burki...
Nigeria’s Kwara state on Tuesday reaffirmed its stance of allowing Muslim girls to wear hijab in public schools. The state government released a policy statement declaring it will not tolerate any form of religious bigotry at educational institutions. Authorities met with Muslim and Christian leaders over the headscarf issue. State Commi...
Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta took to the streets in the heart of the capital Ouagadougou WA GA DOO GOO for a rally. The West African country now lies in the hands of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration. That is the name of the junta led by Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Nine Senegalese soldiers have been taken hostage in neighboring Gambia and operations are underway to rescue them, Senegal’s military said late on Tuesday. Two Senegalese soldiers were killed in clashes with separatist rebels in southern Gambia on Monday. The missing soldiers are likely being held hostage by the Movement ...
Mali has called on Denmark to immediately withdraw its roughly 100 special forces troops deployed in the country. Leaders of the West African nation say they were not consulted and Denmark failed to follow protocol. The State TV on Monday said that “this deployment was undertaken without consent.” A spokesperson for Mali’s military earlier sai...
The president of Burkina Faso was arrested on Monday and detained by soldiers along with members of his cabinet, security sources said. This was one day after troops staged a mutiny. Soldiers rose up at several army bases across the West African country on Sunday. They demanded the sacking of the military top brass and […]
