Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga in the western lakeside city of Kisumu have burned a banner that was to have been put up, congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta on his victory in the 8 August election, privately-owned Star newspaper reports. It quoted a man in the city saying that the…
A court in Uganda is expected to sentence six suspects today on terrorism charges. The suspects are among 14 people arrested during investigations into the killing of Muslim clerics in 2014. The court has however not linked them to the murder of the Muslim leaders. The head of Uganda’s Shia…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he had followed events in Nigeria closely during his absence. He was “distressed” by calls for the dissolution of Nigeria, he said, urging Nigerians to…
Nigeria’s president has been pictured in London for the first time since he left his homeland almost 80 days ago. President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, went to the UK for treatment for an unspecified illness. On Sunday, he met governors from his party for lunch and was very cheerful, according to…
Tanzanian opposition politician Tundu Lissu was arrested on Thursday, reports AFP news agency. No reasons were given for the arrest of Lissu, but it comes three days after having called President John Magufuli a “dictator”. On Monday Mr Lissu told reporters that repeated arrests of senior party members were intended…
More than a thousand people, who were displaced after a fire in an informal settlement in Marlboro in northern Johannesburg, will be temporarily relocated by the City of Johannesburg. The City also pledged to assist with the burial arrangements of a child who died from smoke inhalation on Saturday. Johannesburg…
The Public Servants Association (PSA) of South Africa has defended a Youth Day event at the Johannesburg “Sun City” prison, which caused an uproar after photographs of scantily clothed dancers entertaining inmates went viral on social media. The Department of Correctional Services suspended 13 employees last month following the reports that…
A popular radio presenter in South Africa has been fired by the public broadcaster, SABC, for calling President Jacob Zuma a “zombie” in a Facebook post, the privately owned News 24 site has reported. Radio Lotus presenter Ravi Govender’s contract was terminated because of concerns that he had brought the public…
At least 15 people have been killed in the Central African Republic following an exchange of fire between United Nations peacekeepers and fighters from the Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC) rebel group. The incident took place on Saturday in the remote northern town of Kaga-Bandoro, where there’s been a surge…
A Kenyan security guard has sued her employer after she was allegedly dismissed for insisting that a government minister undergoes a security check at the country’s main airport while trying to catch a domestic flight, the Standard newspaper reports. Daisy Cherogony is reported to have insisted that Education Minister Fred Matiang’i…