Mali Army Leaders Arrest Soldiers Allegedly Planning to Remove Them From Power Mali’s military government has arrested many soldiers who were planning to remove the current leaders from power. The military rulers, who took control through two separate takeovers in 2020 and 2021, caught at least 20 soldiers in what they called a plot…
Medical Charity Plane Crashes in Nairobi, Kenya Six people were killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Charity Amref Flying Doctors said the Cessna plane took off from Wilson airport and was en route to Hargeisa in Somalia when it crashed and burst into flames at a residential…
Zimbabwe Bans Second-Hand Clothes, Street and Night Vending The Zimbabwean government announced a ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothing and street and night vending. Harare City Councillors and officials said informal trading practices have disrupted formal businesses. Minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe raised concerns over drug and substance deals that take place…
African Migrant Vessel Capsizes Near Yemen, 68 Dead A boat carrying African migrants, mostly Ethiopians, sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 68 people and leaving 74 missing, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vessel was carrying 154 people when it capsized near the southern governorate of Abyan,…
Humanitarian Aid Cuts in Nigeria Mean 1,4 Million Face Food Shortages Drastic cuts to humanitarian aid in north-eastern Nigeria triggered alarm among aid agencies, who warn the reductions could strengthen Boko Haram by pushing desperate youth into militant recruitment. The World Food Programme (WFP), now out of resources, has been forced to stop food support…
Cholera Outbreak in West and Central Africa Poses Crisis for Children Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. Heavy rains, flooding, and widespread displacement were fueling the spread of the…
Fans of legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne are paying their respects to the heavy metal icon today as his funeral procession makes its way through Birmingham, England. Osbourne, who died last week at the age of 76, grew up in Birmingham, and the city in central England is where Black Sabbath was formed. “Ozzy…
Ivory Coast President Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced his decision to run for a fourth term in the upcoming October election. The 83-year-old said his health was not an issue and his candidacy was driven by a need to “preserve national stability amid ongoing security and economic challenges”. He…
