The military announced that it had seized power on state television on Monday… EKO HOT BLOG reports that new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch Kaboré on Monday. Read also: Coup: … Read more
A junior officer announced the suspension of the constitution, the dissolution of the government and parliament… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Soldiers in Burkina Faso on Monday announced on state television that they have seized power in the West African country following a mutiny over the civilian president’s failure to contain an Islamist insurgency. A … Read more
The situation was tense and confused in the capital, where mobile internet had been cut on Sunday… EKO HOT BLOG reports that mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources told AFP. Soldiers at several … Read more
Keïta led Mali for seven years until 2020, when he was ousted in a coup after huge anti-government protests… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ousted President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, has died aged 76. Last year he suffered a minor stroke but the cause of his death was not immediately clear. He died … Read more
Mali Political Tensions:ECOWAS withdraws ambassadors in Mali,to shuts borders EKOHOTBLOG report that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to withdraw all its ambassadors from Mali and close land and air borders between member-countries and Mali. This resolution was conveyed in a communiqué issued after an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority … Read more
Mali’s interim government proposes shortened delay to elections EKOHOTBLOG report that In view of threatened sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the crisis-torn West African state Mali now wants to hold new elections in four years instead of five as previously planned. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo announced … Read more
ECOWAS: Osinbajo arrived Accra for African Summit on Mali crisis. EKOHOTBLOG report that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The meeting, which will be attended by … Read more
Ekohotblog report that the United Nations said on Saturday it would invite Sudanese military leaders, political parties and other groups to take part in discussions aimed at ending a crisis unleashed by a coup in October. UN mediation in the weeks after the coup succeeded in reinstating Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, but his resignation … Read more
…the police received a tip-off, and the father was arrested as the buyer was reportedly on their way to collect the boy… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police in Liberia have arrested and charged a 29-year-old Sierra Leonean man for allegedly attempting to sell his 10-year-old son. It was apparently a desperate bid to … Read more
The former prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, resigned on Sunday amid a political deadlock… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States, Norway, Britain and the European Union have warned Sudan’s military against appointing their own prime minister, saying it would risk plunging the nation into conflict. The countries said they would not support a prime … Read more
The fire first broke out on Sunday, totally destroying the National Assembly, or lower chamber EKO HOT BLOG reports that a man detained for setting South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on fire was found at the site with explosives, prosecutors have alleged. Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, appeared in a city court on charges under … Read more
Hamdok’s decision to quit leaves the army in full control EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October. Chanting “power … Read more
Footage from the scene showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. A police spokesperson said the 49-year-old man was facing … Read more
Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state in his old cathedral EKO HOT BLOG reports that the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s remains have arrived at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, where he will be laid to rest for two days. On Sunday, December 26, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who helped abolish apartheid in South … Read more
Harmful New Year prophecies attract five-year jail term, Ghana police warn religious leaders EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ghana Police Service have warned religious leaders to desist from New Year prophecies of “harm, danger and death” and others that could “create tension and panic” in the Anglophone West African country in the Year 2022. … Read more
South Africa Begins One Week Mourning Of Anti-Apartheid Giant, Desmond Tutu EKO HOT BLOG reports that South Africa has begun a week of mourning for the late anti-apartheid campaigner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It was reported that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away on Sunday, aged 90. AFP reports that South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, … Read more
Somalia’s President suspends Prime Minister as election row deepens EKO HOT BLOG reports that Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, on Monday, announced the suspension of Prime Minister Hussein Roble, just a day after they both had an outburst on the much-delayed election in the country. “The president decided to suspend Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble … Read more
Six killed by a suicide bomber in Beni east Congo EKO HOT BLOG reports that a suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the city of Beni in east Congo on Saturday, killing at least five people and the bomber. The attack marks the latest violence in a region where Congolese and Ugandan forces have launched … Read more
Ethiopia has dismissed the move as politically motivated… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations Human Rights Council has ordered an international investigation into abuses carried out during the conflict in Ethiopia. The European Union had called for a special sitting of the council in Geneva after rights groups said violations committed during more … Read more
He began medical parole in September, and in the same month the court dismissed his attempt to overturn the sentence EKO HOT BLOG reports that a South African high court has ordered former president Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside a decision to release him on medical parole. The 79-year-old is serving … Read more