African News

In a tragic incident, suspected jihadists have brutally attacked and killed 29 soldiers in Niger. The country’s junta has announced a three-day period of national mourning to honor the fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The news sent shockwaves across the country, prompting the junta to respond with a declaration of a three-day mourning period. ...

Former prime minister of Burundi Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni went on trial on Thursday charged with undermining national security and insulting the president, a judicial source and witnesses said. Bunyoni was prime minister from mid-2020 but was fired in a high-level political purge in September 2022. This was days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye had warned of a “coup” plot against him. A ...

The military junta rulers in Niger have strongly criticized UN Secretary-General António Guterres for what they perceive as obstructing the country’s representation at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to reports, the junta rulers accused Guterres of hindering Niger’s participation in the UNGA. Their disappointment stems from the fact that Guterres did not invite the newly established junta government ...

Suspected serial killer Denis Kazungu was on Thursday, September 21, arraigned before Kicukiro Primary Court in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. He was arrested early September after authorities found dead bodies in his kitchen where he was renting in Kigali.Kazungu is charged with 10 counts including murder, rape, forgery, and desecration of human corpses. The number of people he killed hasn’t been ...

In a significant development, Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has issued a warning to the United Nations regarding the potential spillover of the ongoing conflict in the region he said, “ Regional and International interference to support these groups is crystal clear by now. This means that this is the first spark that will burn the region and ...