Africa Today
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Africa Today
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Thursday 26 November 2020 : Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed states he is launching the "final phase" of the army's operation in the northern region of Tigray and...
Wednesday 25 November 2020 : Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects foreign interference in the Tigray crisis, after issuing a deadline to Tigray fighters to...
Tuesday 24 November 2020 : Morocco’s Moscow-based ambassador says Morocco did not breach the 29-year ceasefire agreement between Morocco and the Polisario Front and...
Monday 23 November 2020 : Africa's largest economy has slipped into recession for the second time in five years, registering record-breaking unemployment figures. But...
Friday 20 November 2020 : Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been released on bail after being charged with spreading coronavirus. Plus a report on the...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : The wife of Ugandan opposition leader popularly known as Bobi Wine, says she has not been allowed to see her husband since he was arrested...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : Ugandan presidential candidate and musician, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested while campaigning in the east of...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Zambia's economy becomes the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic following the country defaulting on its sovereign debt. Our financial...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Zambia's economy becomes the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic following the country defaulting on its sovereign debt. Our financial...
Monday 16 November 2020 : We get the latest on fighting in Tigray, with Ethiopian federal troops fighting TPLF forces. The conflict there is already causing concern...
Friday 13 November 2020 : The Ethiopian government has issued arrest warrants for the top Tigray officials who run the state and other prominent members of the...
Thursday 12 November 2020 : Ghana is observing seven days of mourning following the death of former president and military ruler, Jerry John Rawlings. An investigation...
Wednesday 11 November 2020 : As the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia escalates, aid agencies warn that up to 200,000 people could flee the conflict into Sudan. Plus...
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute in South Africa has revealed the results of clinical trials showing a better efficacy at...
Monday 09 November 2020 : Pharmaceutical company Pzifer says advanced trials for one of its vaccines shows over 90% efficacy in preventing COVID-19...
Friday 06 November 2020 : Ethiopia’s prime minister sends more troops to the Tigray region but insists the military operation has clear and limited objectives. A...
Thursday 05 November 2020 : Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's launched a military operation in the Tigray region on Wednesday night, after accusing the Tigrayan forces of...
Wednesday 04 November 2020 : Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared a state of emergency in the Tigray region for six months, following an alleged attack on...
Tuesday 03 November 2020 : Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara took 94% of the vote, even winning 99% in some of his strongholds. Meanwhile the Ivorian...
Monday 02 November 2020 : A number of opposition leaders in Tanzania are arrested including Freeman Mbowe of CHADEMA.. the authorities accuse them of planning a...
Friday 30 October 2020 : A Kenyan judge has sentenced two men to 33 and 18 years in jail after they were convicted of helping Islamist militants in the 2013 Westgate...
Thursday 29 October 2020 : Somalia and Mali are among countries angered by French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of religious cartoons, including depictions of...
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : Tanzanians have been voting in the country’s sixth general election to choose their president, members of parliament and local councillors...
Tuesday 27 October 2020 : With so many challengers either disqualified or having stood down in the upcoming presidential election, will the incumbent Alhassane...
Monday 26 October 2020 : As awareness around alleged police brutality in Nigeria spreads globally, we take a look at the role of misinformation in the EndSARS...
Africa Today
BBC World Service
Ethiopia declares assault on Tigray capital
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed states he is launching the "final phase" of the army's operation in the northern region of Tigray and...
Ethiopian minister says deadline to Tigray fighters has expired
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects foreign interference in the Tigray crisis, after issuing a deadline to Tigray fighters to...
Western Sahara: Morocco ‘had to act‘ says official
Morocco’s Moscow-based ambassador says Morocco did not breach the 29-year ceasefire agreement between Morocco and the Polisario Front and...
Nigeria slides back into recession
Africa's largest economy has slipped into recession for the second time in five years, registering record-breaking unemployment figures. But...
Uganda: Bobi Wine charged with 'acts to spread Covid-19'
Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been released on bail after being charged with spreading coronavirus. Plus a report on the...
Uganda: Bobi Wine’s wife denied access to him
The wife of Ugandan opposition leader popularly known as Bobi Wine, says she has not been allowed to see her husband since he was arrested...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine is arrested on campaign trail
Ugandan presidential candidate and musician, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested while campaigning in the east of...
Zambia defaults on its debt
Zambia's economy becomes the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic following the country defaulting on its sovereign debt. Our financial...
Zambia defaults on its debt
Zambia's economy becomes the first casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic following the country defaulting on its sovereign debt. Our financial...
Ethiopia: Fears Tigray fighting could spread
We get the latest on fighting in Tigray, with Ethiopian federal troops fighting TPLF forces. The conflict there is already causing concern...
Ethiopia issues arrest warrants for Tigray leaders
The Ethiopian government has issued arrest warrants for the top Tigray officials who run the state and other prominent members of the...
Ghana ex-President JJ Rawlings dies aged 73
Ghana is observing seven days of mourning following the death of former president and military ruler, Jerry John Rawlings. An investigation...
Ethiopian refugees stream into Sudan
As the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia escalates, aid agencies warn that up to 200,000 people could flee the conflict into Sudan. Plus...
Ground breaking results for HIV prevention
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute in South Africa has revealed the results of clinical trials showing a better efficacy at...
When will a COVID-19 vaccine be available for Africa?
Pharmaceutical company Pzifer says advanced trials for one of its vaccines shows over 90% efficacy in preventing COVID-19...
Tigray crisis: Tensions escalate in northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s prime minister sends more troops to the Tigray region but insists the military operation has clear and limited objectives. A...
Is Ethiopia on the brink of civil war?
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's launched a military operation in the Tigray region on Wednesday night, after accusing the Tigrayan forces of...
Ethiopia’s prime minister declares emergency in Tigray region
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared a state of emergency in the Tigray region for six months, following an alleged attack on...
Ivory Coast: President Ouattara wins third term amid boycott
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara took 94% of the vote, even winning 99% in some of his strongholds. Meanwhile the Ivorian...
Ivory Coast and Tanzania: Two contested elections
A number of opposition leaders in Tanzania are arrested including Freeman Mbowe of CHADEMA.. the authorities accuse them of planning a...
Two jailed over Kenyan shopping mall attack
A Kenyan judge has sentenced two men to 33 and 18 years in jail after they were convicted of helping Islamist militants in the 2013 Westgate...
Somalians call for a boycott of French goods
Somalia and Mali are among countries angered by French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of religious cartoons, including depictions of...
Tanzanians go to the polls
Tanzanians have been voting in the country’s sixth general election to choose their president, members of parliament and local councillors...
Ivory Coast presidential election: will the economic boom influence votes?
With so many challengers either disqualified or having stood down in the upcoming presidential election, will the incumbent Alhassane...
Fact-checking the #EndSARS protests
As awareness around alleged police brutality in Nigeria spreads globally, we take a look at the role of misinformation in the EndSARS...
