Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 as well as the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move comes as pressure mounts to kickstart the country’s ailing economy after nearly four months of coronavirus restrictions that have devastated key industries … Read more
Atleast five persons have been reported dead and ten injured during Somalia bomb attack. The Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar confirmed this to newsmen. Stated that the militant group al-Shabab was behind the latest attack in Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia. “Remote control landmine blast killed five people and … Read more
Former General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church in Malawi, Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has now assumed his new position as president of the country. Chakwera was sworn in on Sunday, June 28 2020, as the sixth president of Malawi after he defeated incumbent president, Peter Mutharika in the election, having obtained almost 59% of … Read more
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Thursday announced the immediate reopening of all three of the landlocked country’s international airports to help revitalize the tourism sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Lungu said decreased economic activity since the start of April caused a loss in revenues of 20.8 billion kwachas ($1.1 billion). He announced the … Read more
The Speaker, Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says Nigeria needs to take appropriate measures against Ghana on the incident. He also said individuals who trample on the diplomatic rights and privileges of Nigeria and Nigerians in foreign lands should be taught a lesson. The Speaker, who spoke during a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister … Read more
Malawian voters defied COVID-19 on Tuesday to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika’s re-election was annulled in a dramatic court ruling. The hotly-anticipated re-run was ordered by the Constitutional Court, which declared that the May 2019 vote, narrowly won by Mutharika, was fraught with “grave … Read more
The government of Chad Republic has formally requested the Nigerian government to connect the country to the Nigerian electricity grid. The request was presented by the Chadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abakar Saleh Chachaimi during a working visit to the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman in Abuja. While describing the need as pressing, the Ambassador … Read more
Burundi has finally sworn in Evariste Ndayishimiye as it’s president after the sudden death of his predecessor. The swearing-in ceremony of Ndayishimiye is coming a few weeks after the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza who ruled the East Africa nation for 15 often tumultuous years. Ekohotblog recalls that Ndayishimiye was elected in May … Read more
The Ghanaian High Commissioner to Canada, his Excellency Ayikoi Otoo, Esq has stated that one of Africa’s major challenges is identifying the different Economic classes. He made this statement during a webinar series of Africa Canada Trade and Investment Venture themed: COVID-19: AN AFROCENTRIC RESPONSE. “Africa, despite its effort to curtail the spread of the … Read more
Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be sworn in following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. READ ALSO: PM Johnson Says UK Anti-Racism Protests ‘Hijacked By Extremists “No interim necessary, the president-elect …. must be sworn in as soon as possible,” presidential advisor Willy … Read more
Lesotho’s former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife paid assassins a down payment of $24,000 to kill his estranged wife Lipolelo three years ago, according to a police affidavit seen on Wednesday. The details were the latest twist in a scandal that has rocked the southern African state and prompted Thabane to resign last … Read more
Outgoing Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says. In a statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday, the government announced “with great sorrow to Burundians and the international community” the passing of Nkurunziza, 55. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency … Read more
Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has taken to declare the COVID-19 status of the country in the church. The president while speaking during a church service in Dodoma, the country’s capital, declare the country COVID-19 free. He said God has answered the prayers of the citizens and eliminated the disease in the country, while praising the clerics and worshippers for … Read more
The Heads of State of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged support for the leadership of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement on Saturday, ECOWAS chairman and President of Niger Republic Mahamadou Issoufou described Adesina’s achievements during his first term as impressive The … Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said he “deeply regretted” the unjustified use of force by security forces enforcing lockdown rules during anti-racism rallies, drawing parallels to the killing of George Floyd in the United States last week. Dozens of people showed up at a small handful of anti-racism protests called across South Africa … Read more
Nigeria might lose twenty-four local governments in Borno state to the United Nations newly created Country by July 10 due to a joint agreement signed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Paul Biya of Cameroon. According to a report by the Guardian, the LGAs were ceded to Cameroon in 2013 and would form part of … Read more
South Africa said on Thursday it had recorded 3,267 novel coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the biggest jump since the pandemic hit the country. Africa’s biggest industrial power now has a total of 40,792 infections, the health ministry said. It saw a rise of 56 deaths for a total of 848 fatalities. More than half … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned that coronavirus could further weaken sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to adapt to climate change, as measures to contain the pandemic stretch limited resources. A recent study on the impact of rising temperatures and extreme weather events on growth suggests sub-Saharan Africa — the region most vulnerable to climate … Read more
DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the deadly fever in the east as well as a surging number of coronavirus infections. The 11th Ebola outbreak in the vast central African country’s history comes just weeks before it … Read more
Scores of people lined up outside liquor stores in South Africa’s township of Soweto on Monday, waiting to stock up on drinks after a nine-week ban on alcohol sales as part of a strict coronavirus lockdown. Buying booze was prohibited when Africa’s most industrialised economy went into lockdown on March 27. The ban meant to … Read more