First Independent Mena Newspaper
In an unprecedented first for a Malian politician of his rank, unidentified gunmen kidnapped the leading opposition figure Soumaila Cisse and his team on Wednesday, March 25 afternoon, his party said. The Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) party sounded the alarm later on Wednesday after Cisse failed to turn up to an appointment […]
As Covid-19 continues to spread in Africa, the continent is developing new habits to facilitate lives of people. Part of these new habits, Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19. Governments and startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment transactions toward […]
Despite the coronavirus risk, the long-delayed parliamentary elections – whose first round is planned for next Sunday March 29 – in Mali will go ahead. The announcement was made by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in a televised address, Wednesday. He reassured that a “scrupulous respect” of health measures will be observed. “The government will […]
Sudan’s defense minister, Jamal Omar died Wednesday while he was in Juba, the capital of neighboring South Sudan, for peace negotiations with main rebel groups. The Sovereign Council ruling the country since last year said in a statement Omar died in Juba while taking part in peace talks between his country’s transitional government and rebel […]
The Nigerian army suffered heavy losses. At least 70 soldiers were killed in the attack on their convoy in north-eastern Nigeria, a region plagued by violence from the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) group. The attack happened on Monday but it was only on Tuesday that military sources revealed the information. According to a […]
Speaker of South Africa’s Parliament, Thandi Modise, could land herself behind bars if she fails to appear before the Potchefstroom Regional Court on March 31. The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA), supported by Advocate Gerrie Nel and AfriForum, has taken Modise to court on charges of animal cruelty after animals suffering from neglect and starvation […]
African Finance Ministers have called for a coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on economies and society, noting that Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion. The ministers, who met on 19 March in a virtual conference to exchange ideas on the efforts of their respective governments […]
Africa lost one of its talented children to COVID 19 this Tuesday morning. Manu Dibango, 86, a Cameroonian saxophonist and Afro-jazz legend is dead. He has been hospitalized in a hospital in Paris for several days after testing positive for coronavirus. The author of one of the greatest hits of world music, “Soul Makossa” (1972), […]
The Chadian army clashed with elements of Boko Haram on Monday in Bouma, a locality on Lake Chad. According to corroborated sources, the clashes lasted several hours before the army managed to repel the attackers. The assailants arrived at the early hours of Monday, in motor boats and attacked by surprise Chadian forces, who retaliated. […]
As the coronavirus is increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who vowed to assist the continent since African countries started registering confirmed cases of COVID-19. A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The supplies […]