The fragile ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in eastern Congo deteriorated Monday as M23 fighters reneged on withdrawal commitments from the strategic town of Walikale while accusing the army of violating agreed terms. M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka claimed government forces failed to remove attack drones from the area, declaring this “a major obstacle […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued for Russian’s Vladimir Putin has put South Africa’s government between a rock and a hard place, as it is now weighing what to do if the Russian president accepts an earlier invitation to attend the August BRICS summit in the country. The Hague-based court issued the arrest […]
Morocco has cut the curfew two hours asking citizens to go home at 23:00 instead of 21:00 as the pandemic situation improves in the country. The easing of restrictions to contain Covid-19 came after Morocco inoculated most jabs in Africa. It now has administered 22.6 million jabs of the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Pfizer vaccines in […]
