Africa Today
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Africa Today
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Monday 21 June 2021 : Millions of Ethiopians have cast their vote in a much anticipated and delayed election. But the Electoral Commission has expressed concerns...
Friday 18 June 2021 : Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah is handed twenty years in jail for crimes committed during the civil wars in the country; As Ethiopia...
Thursday 17 June 2021 : The first post-independence leader of Zambia, former president Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97; South Africa announces new restrictions as...
Wednesday 16 June 2021 : Ethiopia is gearing up for a general election on Monday after postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic and logistical challenges....
Tuesday 15 June 2021 : The outgoing ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has denied allegations that the court was biased against Africans in its pursuit of...
Monday 14 June 2021 : Algeria voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election, but it seems many heeded boycott calls as turnout is expected to be the lowest in...
Friday 11 June 2021 : Dengue fever cases are cut by 77 per cent after scientists experiment with introducing Wolbachia bacteria in the eggs of the mosquitoes that...
Thursday 10 June 2021 : Sudan’s finance minister defends the decision to remove subsidies on fuel, which has led to a doubling of petrol and diesel prices. A...
Wednesday 09 June 2021 : The new head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, says they will support the country in its continued...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema blames the Police for the weekend shooting on his convoy. Claims the Police denies; The UN calls...
Monday 07 June 2021 : Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed discusses his government’s decision to block access to Twitter in the country. We also hear...
Friday 04 June 2021 : President Kenyatta has received criticism for rejecting the appointment of six judges, two of which overturned his attempt to change the...
Thursday 03 June 2021 : The newly-appointed UN Special Representative to South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, has appealed to political leaders to “breathe new life”...
Wednesday 02 June 2021 : The AU has suspended Mali in response to the second military coup in nine months. The move comes as the military junta names a leader of the...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : Gunmen have attacked and wounded Uganda's Transport Minister and former army commander, Gen Katumba Wamala, killing his daughter and...
Monday 31 May 2021 : Leaders of the West African grouping Ecowas have suspended Mali’s membership from the bloc and called on the military rulers to stick to...
Friday 28 May 2021 : Germany officially acknowledged genocide in colonial-era Namibia and offered compensation money for development projects benefiting...
Thursday 27 May 2021 : France’s President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the genocide memorial in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, said France had not been complicit...
Wednesday 26 May 2021 : Former South Africa President in court over allegations of corrupted arm deals from the 1990s. He's described the trial as a politically...
Tuesday 25 May 2021 : Mali faces the spectre of another coup only nine months since the last one. We speak to opposition leader Soya Djigue, who says his party...
Monday 24 May 2021 : People living in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo fear another volcanic eruption from Mount Nyiragongo after aftershocks and an...
Friday 21 May 2021 : Patients who are critically ill with Covid-19 are more likely to die in Africa than in any other region in the world, according to a study...
Thursday 20 May 2021 : More than three hundred thousand children have fled their homes in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique to escape attacks from rebel groups....
Wednesday 19 May 2021 : Malawian health authorities burn 19,000 expired doses to show that only fresh jabs are used. Will the bonfire spark confidence in the...
Tuesday 18 May 2021 : Several African heads of state and representatives of global financial institutions have gathered in Paris for the France-Africa summit...
Africa Today
BBC World Service
Ethiopia votes in election overshadowed by conflict and delays
Millions of Ethiopians have cast their vote in a much anticipated and delayed election. But the Electoral Commission has expressed concerns...
Liberian ex-commander convicted of war crimes
Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah is handed twenty years in jail for crimes committed during the civil wars in the country; As Ethiopia...
Zambia first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at 97
The first post-independence leader of Zambia, former president Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97; South Africa announces new restrictions as...
Ethiopia prepares to go to the polls
Ethiopia is gearing up for a general election on Monday after postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic and logistical challenges....
Outgoing ICC Prosecutor denies bias against Africa leaders
The outgoing ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has denied allegations that the court was biased against Africans in its pursuit of...
Low turnout as Algerians vote in parliamentary election
Algeria voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election, but it seems many heeded boycott calls as turnout is expected to be the lowest in...
Dengue fever infections cut by two thirds in new scientific trial
Dengue fever cases are cut by 77 per cent after scientists experiment with introducing Wolbachia bacteria in the eggs of the mosquitoes that...
Sudan removes fuel subsidies
Sudan’s finance minister defends the decision to remove subsidies on fuel, which has led to a doubling of petrol and diesel prices. A...
UN reaffirms support for South Sudan
The new head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, says they will support the country in its continued...
Zambia opposition leader claims Police shot at his convoy
Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema blames the Police for the weekend shooting on his convoy. Claims the Police denies; The UN calls...
Nigeria's Information Minister on Twitter ban
Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed discusses his government’s decision to block access to Twitter in the country. We also hear...
Kenya's president under fire for rejecting judges
President Kenyatta has received criticism for rejecting the appointment of six judges, two of which overturned his attempt to change the...
UN chief in South Sudan calls for ‘courageous decisions’ for peace
The newly-appointed UN Special Representative to South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, has appealed to political leaders to “breathe new life”...
The African Union suspends Mali and threatens sanctions
The AU has suspended Mali in response to the second military coup in nine months. The move comes as the military junta names a leader of the...
Gun attack on Ugandan minister kills daughter and driver
Gunmen have attacked and wounded Uganda's Transport Minister and former army commander, Gen Katumba Wamala, killing his daughter and...
Ecowas suspends Mali over coup
Leaders of the West African grouping Ecowas have suspended Mali’s membership from the bloc and called on the military rulers to stick to...
Germany apologises for colonial-era genocide in Namibia
Germany officially acknowledged genocide in colonial-era Namibia and offered compensation money for development projects benefiting...
Macron asks Rwanda to forgive France over genocide
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the genocide memorial in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, said France had not been complicit...
Jacob Zuma pleads 'not guilty' in corruption trial
Former South Africa President in court over allegations of corrupted arm deals from the 1990s. He's described the trial as a politically...
Mali military removes President and PM
Mali faces the spectre of another coup only nine months since the last one. We speak to opposition leader Soya Djigue, who says his party...
DRC residents fear new volcanic eruption
People living in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo fear another volcanic eruption from Mount Nyiragongo after aftershocks and an...
Severe Covid patients ‘more likely to die in Africa'
Patients who are critically ill with Covid-19 are more likely to die in Africa than in any other region in the world, according to a study...
Mozambique: 350,000 children flee Cabo Delgado violence
More than three hundred thousand children have fled their homes in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique to escape attacks from rebel groups....
Malawi publicly destroys expired Covid-19 vaccines
Malawian health authorities burn 19,000 expired doses to show that only fresh jabs are used. Will the bonfire spark confidence in the...
France hosts Africa summit on post Covid-19 economic recovery
Several African heads of state and representatives of global financial institutions have gathered in Paris for the France-Africa summit...
