Students of Lugulu Girls High School in Kenya have taken to the streets to stage a demonstration against unyielding sexual assaults by their teachers. Eko Hot Blog understands that the students took to the streets wielding leaves in their hands to protest against the many ‘buried’ cases of rape in the school by the school … Read more
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the completion of military operations in the country’s northern Tigray region after the army claimed control of the regional capital, declaring victory in a three-week-old conflict that has left many dead. “I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations in the #Tigray … Read more
The UN said it flew 32 tons of emergency aid into Khartoum on Friday to help the growing number of refugees fleeing into Sudan from Ethiopia. UNHCR, a UN Refugee Agency, said a second airlift from Dubai was due to arrive on Monday, with more than 43,300 registered refugees now having crossed the border to … Read more
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed on Thursday ordered the country’s army to launch a final offensive against Tigray’s dissident leaders in their regional capital Mekele, saying the deadline for surrender had expired. Abiy, on Sunday, gave the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) 72 hours to lay down their arms. AFP reports that the ultimatum was … Read more
The UN Security Council’s first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region ended without members issuing a statement on Tuesday. AFP reports that European members forced the closed-door discussion to be held after African countries pulled out of organizing the meeting at short notice, highlighting divisions over Security Council action on the three … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, said the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk in refugee camps. AFP reports that Tigray has been rocked by bloody fighting since November 4, when Ethiopian … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of the country’s latest Ebola epidemic after the outbreak killed 55 people over the past five months. “I am happy to solemnly declare the end of the 11th epidemic of the Ebola virus in Equateur province” in the vast country’s northwest, Health … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The United Nations, on Tuesday, said a full-blown humanitarian crisis was unfolding in northern Ethiopia, where thousands of people each day are fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region AFP reports that as international pressure mounted over his campaign against the dissident region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared operations were entering … Read more
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo is on his way to Ethiopia to mediate in the conflict between the government and the northern Tigray region, his spokesman has said. “He is on his way to Addis Ababa for talks,” Kehinde Akinyemi confirmed to AFP on Monday. “He is going there for mediation,” Akinyemi said on … Read more
imbabwean socialite and businessman, Ginimbi who died in a road accident on Sunday, November 8, reportedly bought his own casket a week before his death. According to The ZimbabweMail, a casket was found in one of his spare bedrooms following the tragic news of his death. A photo of the somewhat ‘luxury casket’ has been shared … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Nearly 50 people were killed since August in clashes over Ouattara’s reelection, which he said was allowed after a 2016 reform reset presidential term limits Ivory Coast’s constitutional council, on Monday, formally ratified President Alassane Ouattara’s reelection for a third term after an October 31 ballot that was marred by clashes and … Read more
The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) has lifted the suspension it slammed on Mali following the military coup in the West African nation on August 8. This indication was given by the Secretary General of OIF, Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, following her meeting with the Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, in Bamako, on Friday. The … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied that the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was seized because of her involvement in the campaign against police brutality. Odele, who is a lawyer, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from flying out of the country. She was actively involved in the #EndSARS campaign, offering … Read more
Zimbabwe’s first lady has denied any involvement in an alleged attempt to smuggle gold out of the country, after her name came up in court papers about the case. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia and their son Collins were mentioned last Friday as potential owners of six kilogrammes of gold found in the possession of … Read more
Opposition leaders in Ivory Coast have called for a “civilian transition” from President Alassane Ouattara’s government, as official results showed the incumbent taking a commanding early lead in his controversial bid to secure a third term in an election that has been marked by deadly violence. Ouattara won all 20 of the districts that were … Read more
A Ugandan High Court has sentenced a man, Amuza Kamulya, to 50 years in prison for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter. Amuza Kamulya pleaded guilty after his daughter and his wife showed up in court to testify against him. He had denied the offence and had threatened to kill his daughter if she dared … Read more
Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday. Winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge to hike the minimum wage after COVID-19 stifled the tourism-dependent economy. Seychelles State House said in a statement on its website that Ramkalawan and his Vice-President, Ahmed Afif, will be inaugurated on … Read more
Some Nigerians protesting against police brutality in their home country were arrested in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday. However, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, denied the Nigerian government involvement in the Nigerians’ arrest. She also explained that the Nigerians were not arrested at the Nigerian Embassy but at another location. In a video that … Read more
Police said they were investigating the shooting death of a Ghanaian lawmaker on Friday after he attended a political event in his constituency, in an apparent robbery case. Ekow Quansah Hayford, a member of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ruling New Patriotic Party, was campaigning ahead of the December elections in his constituency, some 108 kilometers (67 … Read more
Africa, COVID-19, Deaths Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa has reached 1,518,662, with the death toll reaching 36,921. The Africa CDC also said the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has … Read more