Protests against the coup have been going on… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s military commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, has supported General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s move to take over power. Hemeti, who was the deputy leader in the now-dissolved Sovereign Council, said Gen Burhan “came to correct the course of the people’s … Read more
Fuel tanker explosion rocks Sierra Leone kills at least 98 Authorities have taken injured individuals to hospitals and retrieved the remains EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to authorities in Sierra Leone, at least 98 people were killed on Friday when a petrol tanker exploded in a suburb of the capital, Freetown. Several persons were … Read more
Sudan Army Chief Agrees with US to Speed up Transition Process The United Nations has been attempting to negotiate a resolution to the political crisis that has ensued since the coup. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s military chief agreed with the US on the need to expedite the creation of a new government after … Read more
Tunisia issues international arrest warrant against former president Moncef Saied has faced rising international condemnation since assuming executive authority in July EKO HOT BLOG Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Moncef Marzouki, according to official news agency TAP, a month after he called on France to stop its support for the … Read more
The wife’s left hand lay beside her and the other one had been chopped into pieces. They took Auma to the county hospital that is 15 kilometres away from their home in Burinda village in Butula Constituency. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Kenyan police are hunting for a man who allegedly battered his 22-year-old wife and chopped … Read more
Global condemnation of the coup was swift with the US and World Bank cutting aid to pressure the military into releasing Hamdok… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s army and politicians are nearing a new power-sharing deal as international efforts intensify to reverse last week’s coup, according to sources following the talks who made the … Read more
…Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has been under effective house arrest, the capital has been rocked by days of unrest… EKO HOT BLOG reports that security forces have clashed with protesters furious over a military coup that derailed a fragile transition to democracy and sparked an international outcry, with the United States and United Nations piling … Read more
The United States also suspended aid to the country EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Bank, on Wednesday, said it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and I fear the dramatic impact this can have on the … Read more
Western powers have also called for an urgent meeting with Hamdok, saying they still recognise the prime minister and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of Sudan EKO HOT BLOG reports that the African Union (AU) on Wednesday announced the suspension of Sudan until civilian rule is restored in the country, saying it rejected the … Read more
…civilian leader remains under ‘heavy security’ as state oil workers join anti-coup civil disobedience campaign. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ousted Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok has been allowed to return home, according to his office, a day after the country’s military detained him after seizing power in a coup. The release of Hamdok … Read more
The coupists had dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency claiming that political groups had been inciting civilians against the military EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed … Read more
In this report culled from the BBC, journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani speaks to a woman about her time living with Islamist Boko Haram militants in their forest hideout in north-eastern Nigeria. In 2017, Aisha Yerima shocked her family when she willingly returned to Boko Haram captivity after she had been freed by the … Read more
Similar coups have taken place in Mali and Guinea this year, fuelling fears more might break out on the continent EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has condemned the military coup that took place in Sudan in the early hours of Monday. Sudan’s most senior military officer, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced that the dissolution … Read more
Internet services were cut across the country around dawn and the main roads and bridges into Khartoum shut… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s senior military officer declared a state of emergency, dissolved the authorities leading country’s democratic transition, and announced the formation of a new government after soldiers detained civilian leaders Monday in what … Read more
It remains unclear who was behind the pre-dawn arrests EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. The army has not commented, … Read more
48-Year-Old Man Arraigned For Allegedly Molesting His Friend’s Three Daughters In South Africa The defendant is accused of assaulting three sisters, ages 15, 11, and 6. Ekohotblog reports that on Thursday morning, October 21, a 48-year-old man named Nazeem Africa made his initial appearance in the Mitchells Plain Court in Cape Town, South Africa, accused … Read more
Detectives who visited the scene after the incident, recovered planks of wood suspected to have been used to assault the suspect EKO HOT BLOG reports that a seventeen-year-old male student of Gathiruini Boys secondary School in Kiambu county of Kenya has been beaten to death after he sneaked into a female hostel in a nearby … Read more
After a heated debate in parliament, the amendment finally passed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that lawmakers in the Republic of Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under restricted conditions. Under the new law passed late on Wednesday women can terminate a pregnancy within the first … Read more
Some experts assert that this coincidental turn of events underscores the health sector brain drain from Africa. Two of Africa’s COVID experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles offered to them overseas. John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
According to Statista, the Jumia website in Nigeria receives the largest website traffic for an e-commerce platform in Africa… EKO HOT BLOG reports that majority of the leading e-commerce companies in Africa are located in some of the continent’s major economies – South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. e-Commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed considerable growth … Read more