AFRICA

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday declared a state of emergency across the country, and dissolved the transitional sovereign council and the government. The decision was made hours after acting Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council’s civilian …

A look at Binance’s efforts towards User Protection and Cyber Security in Africa to ensure a secure and sustainable growth of the global crypto ecosystem Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the current increase in the adoption of financial technology in the world, unsuspecting people continue to fall prey …

  Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is under house arrest by military forces reportedly attempting a coup on the transition government in the capital Khartoum. Hamdok has reportedly called on the people to “occupy the streets to defend their revolution.” Other reports indicate civilians …

  Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security is holding 58 Congolese fishermen in Uganda for alleged violation of the borders at Lake Edward. According to Josué Mukura, the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Individual Fishermen of Lake Edward (FECOPEILE) in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), …

Dar, Tanzania | Xinhua |  Tanzanian police force said Saturday drugs, firearms, minerals, stolen cars, game meat and timber were among items seized in a joint crackdown with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) conducted simultaneously in six southern African countries. The Tanzania police force said in a statement that …

Khartoum, Sudan |  Xinhua | Sudan’s Forces of Freedom and Change alliance (FFC) on Saturday stressed its adherence to handing over the presidency of the Sovereign Council to civilians, restructuring of the regular forces, and handing over the wanted figures of the former regime to the International Criminal Court (ICC). …

Windhoek, Namibia | Xinhua |  Namibia’s Health Ministry said Saturday it has discontinued the use of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in national vaccination program with immediate effect following safety concerns by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). According to Ben Nangombe, the executive director of the Namibian Ministry …

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | More than 100,000 people have fled from a local town in Galmudug state in central Somalia due to high tensions and potential conflict between local government and a paramilitary group, the United Nations said Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) …

San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Boeing forecast on Thursday that Africa’s airlines will require 1,030 new airplanes by 2040 valued at 160 billion U.S. dollars and aftermarket services such as manufacturing and repair worth 235 billion dollars. The company shared the projection as part of the 2021 Commercial Market Outlook …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the demonstrations, which took place in several cities of the country on Thursday, reaffirmed the Sudanese people’s adherence to the civil state. Sudanese cities on Thursday witnessed mass demonstrations in support of the civilian rule and the civilian coalition which …