UN diplomats have announced they will decide today whether to impose sanctions on a South Sudan army chief and for army general, turned rebel, for “continuing to fuel conflict in the world’s newest nation.” Sanctions have been proposed by the
Read More
Russia and Angola have blocked the UN’s latest attempt to impose sanctions on key military and opposition figures in South Sudan. The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) voted on Tuesday over a US-backed proposal to impose sanctions on South Sudan
Read More
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe read the wrong speech at the opening session of parliament on Tuesday. The 91-year-old leader repeated the same speech he gave on August 25, during his state-of-the-nation address, when he was heckled by opposition MPs. The ageing
Read More
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has called on the nation’s military to unite following an assassination attempt against the leading army chief. General Prime Niyongabo survived the the attack, but six people where killed and six more injured in the ambush. Witnesses
Read More
Rwanda has appointed a commission to review proposed changes to the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame a third term in power. Article 101 allows any given president to stay in power for a maximum of two seven-year terms,
Read More
Uganda’s Minister of Internal Affairs, General Aronda Nyakairima, has died suddenly on a return flight from South Korea. A statement was released on Saturday to confirm the news and announce an investigation would follow to determine the cause of death.
Read More
Burundi’s top army chief survived an assassination attempt on Friday, as violence continues in the nation’s capital. Army Chief of Staff, General Prime Niyongabo, has been reported as ‘unharmed’ by city police, but the military says six people were killed in
Read More
Striking teachers in Kenya are refusing to return to work after 5,000 were sent warning letters for failing to handle the strikes accordingly. As the strikes entered their seventh day on Wednesday, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) revealed it had
Read More
The spokesman of a Burundi opposition party was shot dead outside his home on Monday, according to the party’s leader. Patrice Gahungu of the opposition UPD Zigamibanga was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Bujumbura, the nation’s capital, on Monday evening.
Read More
