Madagascar Army Takes Charge After President Flees Madagascar’s military seized control of the country after weeks of Gen Z-led protests that peaked over the weekend. Army Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the CAPSAT unit announced on national radio that the military had taken power and dissolved all state institutions except the lower house of parliament….
Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa Mourn 43 Lives Lost in South African Crash President Emmerson Mnangagwa and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mourned the 43 people who died when a Harare-bound bus overturned near Makhado in Limpopo, about 100km from the Beitbridge Border Post. The accident occurred when the overloaded bus veered off the N1 Highway and…
Madagascar Presidency Reports Coup Attempt A mutinied army unit in Madagascar declared that it had taken control of all military forces as President Andry Rajoelina described the situation as an “attempt to seize power illegally”. An army unit known as CAPSAT joined thousands of protesters in the city centre in a major shift in a…
UN Condemns Assault on El Fasher’s Last Hospital as Sudan Crisis Deepens At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed in attacks on a mosque and the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, Sudan. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) opened fire at the…
Rajoelina Under Pressure as Mass Protests Sweep Madagascar Mass protests in Madagascar over power cuts, water shortages, and alleged corruption put President Andry Rajoelina under mounting pressure, as the youth-led Gen Z Madagascar movement gave him until Wednesday night to meet its demands or face a nationwide strike. The group, which led nearly two…
Tomaino Njoya Only Woman Challenging Paul Biya in Cameroon Election Tomaino Hermine Patricia Ndam Njoya, the mayor of Foumban and chairwoman of the Democratic Union for Cameroon (UDC), emerged as the only female candidate in Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election, challenging longtime ruler Paul Biya. Her candidacy marked the third time in the nation’s…
U.S. Deports 10 Convicts to Eswatini in Second Batch The U.S. has deported 10 people to Eswatini, the government announced. This is the second batch of deportees that the Trump administration has sent to Eswatini as part of its hard-line approach towards immigration. Officials declined to release details about the individuals but confirmed they…
UN Warns of Growing Hunger Crisis After Major Aid Cuts in Somalia The UN World Food Programme announced that it is cutting food assistance for hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, where millions are facing the devastating effects of climate change and acute levels of hunger. The agency said the number of people receiving…
UN Chief Warns of ‘Imminent Atrocities’ as El Fasher Siege Escalates UN human rights chief Volker Türk said civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher face the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities as fighting escalates around the North Darfur capital, which has been under siege by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia for over 500 days. Between 19 and…
Police Kill Two After Opening Fire During Morocco Protests Anti-government protests over the poor state of public services in Morocco has led to the killing of two people by police officers who opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in Lqliaa. Authorities said the group was armed with knives and that they…
