France’s African retired soldiers win last battle over pensions

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Some of the last survivors in France from a colonial-era infantry corps that recruited tens of thousands of African soldiers to fight in French...

Uganda: At least 9 killed in mall stampede

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At least nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in...

Ugandan music promoter charged over deadly stampede

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A Ugandan music promoter has been charged with nine counts of negligence over the death of 10 people in a New Year's Eve stampede...

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival back 2 years after a Covid-induced break

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Music is back on the streets of Cape Town. The annual Cape Town Minstrel carnival, also known as "Tweede Nuwe Jaar" or ("Second New...

Edwin Clark endorses Peter Obi, says his presidency will unit Nigeria

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South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Tuesday, January 03, 2022, has said a Peter Obi Presidency will unit Nigeria. Clark, a former Commissioner for Information,...
Food importation raises to 71% Tvafrinet

Household Food Imports Rise By 71% In Four Years

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Food and beverage imports for households rose by 71.12 per cent between the third quarter of 2018 and the corresponding quarter of 2022 despite...

Cholera deaths surge in Malawi, keeping schools closed

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Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country's two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said...

Dakar residents protest mismanagement of anti-Covid funds

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Hundreds of Senegalese civilians demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday by banging pots and pans during president Macky Sall’s end of year speech. Both the demonstration...

Joint DRC-Uganda operation frees 100 hostages held by ADF rebel group

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Around a hundred civilians who were abducted by a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been rescued in a combined DR...

ECOWAS won’t sanction Mali over detained Ivorian soldiers

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had given Mali until January 1st to release 46 Ivorian soldiers it claims are mercenaries. However, the...