Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel involving himself and all government officials. He has also ordered all ministers currently outside the country to return…
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Ethiopia: US to resume food aid deliveries
The United States says it will resume deliveries of food aid across Ethiopia in December, six months after they were suspended over corruption allegations. The US international development agency (USAid)…
Uganda: MPs approve bill ending oil imports through Kenya
Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill allowing the state-owned oil company Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) to source and supply oil to the domestic market. If approved by President…
Nigeria: Woman sets world record for longest handmade wig
A Nigerian woman has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest handmade wig. Helen Williams, from Lagos city, set the record after making the wig stretching more than…
Niger: UN to resume humanitarian flight operations
The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country’s ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions. “The national aviation authorities in…
USA: Washington and Beijing back to direct, open, clear communications
The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. “We’re back to direct, open, clear communications,” he said…
South Sudan: Leader sacks police chief after coup rumours
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the police chief as part of a move against security officials following reports of an attempted coup. Leading security figures downplayed the coup…
Mali: Army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal
Mali’s army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country’s north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Kidal has been a bastion for an…
UK: Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful
The UK’s highest court has ruled the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful. The government had said its plan to deport asylum seekers to east Africa and ban them from returning…
South Africa: World Cup trophy safe after rugby offices burgled
Burglars have broken into South Africa Rugby Union’s headquarters, where CCTV footage shows them touching the World Cup trophy before walking away. The burglary took place on Monday at an…