Libya resumes commercial flights to Italy after a 10-year pause
2 Libyan flights will be operated weekly to Rome
Malaria outbreak declared in Ethiopia as 36 deaths reported in 2 months
Malaria outbreak occurs at time when nearly all of Begi district’s 42 existing health facilities in conflict-torn West Wollega zone have been looted or damaged
Burkina elections not a ‘priority’ says military leader
At the age of 34, Traore became the world’s youngest leader upon his inauguration as interim president.
Zimbabwe gold mine collapse leaves 3 dead, 18 missing
The southern African country possesses extensive reserves of platinum, diamonds, gold, coal, and copper
Somalia apprehends senior al-Shabaab weapons smuggler
National Intelligence and Security Agency says Sakaria Kamal responsible for procuring weaponry to terror group
Zimbabwe plane crash kills 6
Local media reported that the plane was a Cessna small aircraft.
Supporters of Burkina Faso’s junta gather to mark coup anniversary
A number of them displayed placards featuring images of the nation’s youthful military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore
Eswatini parliamentary elections commence with voting underway
Candidates for 59 seats contest as independents as political parties are banned in Africa’s last absolute monarchy
At least 7 killed in a suicide bombing in Somalia
The party responsible for the attack remained unclear at the time of reporting
Gabon charges deposed president’s wife of ‘money laundering’
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin was charged by an investigating judge on Thursday
Climate migration crisis will present big problem for Africa, says WMO
Climate migration ‘risk in future is clearly much bigger,’ head of World Meteorological Organization says
Niger militant attack claims lives of at least 12 soldiers
Defense Minister Salifou Mody says military unit ‘violently attacked’ by several hundred terrorists
UN says more than 2,500 migrants died or missing in Mediterranean Sea in 2023
As of September 24, over 2,500 people have been counted as dead or missing in 2023
S.Africa introduces ‘groundbreaking’ vaginal rings to fight HIV
HIV has a long and tragic history in South Africa
Congolese soldier accidentally fires RPG into a stadium, 1 dead
Ndjike clarified that the soldier had discharged the RPG while traveling in a vehicle that encountered a road bump in close proximity to the stadium
Ennahda party leader Ghannouchi to go on hunger strike in Tunisia
Senior party member says Rached Ghannouchi’s open-ended hunger strike in prison will start on Friday
US offers $5 M reward for information on Al-shabaab’s 2nd in command
Rewards for Justice program offered up to $5 million for info on Abukar Ali Adan
Djibouti shaken by magnitude 4.9 earthquake
The government announced the closure of schools and vocational training centers after the quake
Around 50 NGO’s urge UK to return politician’s loot to Nigeria
James Ibori, the former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State in the south, had confessed to 10 counts of fraud and money laundering in a London court in 2012
Aziz Pahad, South African anti-apartheid icon, passes away at age of 82
African National Congress Party calls him a patriot, freedom fighter, and servant of the people
Several security officers sustain injuries in dual car bombing in Somalia
One car exploded on airport road while other targeted security checkpoint in Dhusamareb town, says official
Surge in human rights violations in Uganda blamed on anti-gay law
The Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), which was passed in May, imposes the death penalty for specific same-sex activities
Egypt’s ambassador to Turkey presents credentials after 10 year rift
Following the decision of both countries to upgrade diplomatic relations to the ambassadorial level
Four officers arrested after failed Burkina Faso coup
The four individuals are under suspicion of being involved in a “conspiracy against state security”