African News

Kenya’s opposition figure, Raila Odinga, along with his party, Azimio leaders, have asked plain-clothed police officers to keep off protests lest they face the wrath of their supporters. The opposition leaders in a statement to the public said they will treat plain-clothed officers as goons. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna accused the cops of using excessive force to disperse peaceful protesters. ...

African leaders yesterday set an ultimatum for the rebel groups in the eastern region of DR Congo to withdraw by the end of March. This came as the latest bid by the seven-nation East African Community to silence the guns in the mineral-rich region. Fierce fighting in the region has pushed huge numbers of Congolese out of their homes and ...

Pope Francis is set to begin his tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan tomorrow. This is one of his religious activities he has been doing since he took over. He will visit the nations with a message of peace and reconciliation, which many hope will bring a much-needed stop to the conflicts in the nation.The ...

Gunmen opened fire on a group of people who appeared to be celebrating a birthday party in South Africa earlier on today. The police said that 8 people instantly died while three others were left wounded.The birthday celebrant is one of the 8 who died instantly in the mass shooting in Gqeberha, the former Port Elizabeth.“The owner of the house ...

Somali government forces have ended a more than five hours long al-Shabaab siege of the compound housing the Mogadishu mayor’s office. The ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said security forces shot dead six al-Shabaab fighters behind Sunday’s attack. Five civilians were killed and four others were injured, the statement added. The government said the al-Shabaab attackers arrived at the ...