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Nov
25
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Cameroonian opposition leader seeks asylum in Gambia following deadly post-election violence

Cameroonian opposition leader seeks asylum in Gambia following deadly post-election violence

NEWS
GAMBIA has granted temporary asylum to Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds, officials have announced, following a disputed presidential election that triggered deadly protests in Cameroon last month. The case highlights a recurring pattern across East and West Africa where opposition politicians challenging incumbent presidents face state-sponsored harassment, including detention, violence, and disruption of political activities, often forcing them to flee their countries. Tchiroma's whereabouts had been unknown for weeks after he rejected the results of Cameroon's presidential election. Paul Biya, 92, the world's oldest head of state and president since 1982, was declared the winner with…
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Nov
23
2025
By JOVIAL RANTAO
When the rain falls: Africa’s G20 declaration and the new world order

When the rain falls: Africa’s G20 declaration and the new world order

NEWS
THE rain fell on Nasrec on Saturday afternoon, as it often does during Johannesburg's summer storms — sudden, powerful, unapologetic. Inside the Nasrec Expo Centre, another kind of storm was breaking: the world's major economies, gathered on African soil for the first time in G20 history, were doing something extraordinary. They were moving forward. Without America. By late afternoon, as lightning crackled across the Gauteng sky, the G20 leaders had adopted their declaration. The document  - addressing climate change, debt sustainability, energy transitions, and the development priorities of the Global South - represented not just policy consensus but a seismic…
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Nov
22
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Tanzania Police fatally shot protesters after disputed election, CNN investigation reveals

Tanzania Police fatally shot protesters after disputed election, CNN investigation reveals

NEWS
TANZANIAN Police and armed men fatally shot protesters - many of whom appeared unarmed or carried only rocks and sticks - in the chaotic aftermath of the country's disputed presidential election last month, according to a CNN investigation. CNN reports that geolocated videos, audio forensic analysis, and first-hand witness accounts document the brutality unleashed on young demonstrators following President Samia Suluhu Hassan's re-election. Hassan claimed victory with 98% of the vote on October 29 after barring her chief rivals from the presidential race. Videos verified by CNN show morgues overflowing with scores of bodies, supporting witness reports about the deadly…
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Nov
24
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Pope calls for release of hundreds kidnapped in Nigeria and Cameroon

Pope calls for release of hundreds kidnapped in Nigeria and Cameroon

NEWS
POPE Leo XIV on Sunday demanded the immediate release of more than 300 students and teachers kidnapped in Nigeria, along with six Catholic priests abducted in Cameroon, as mass kidnappings continue to plague the region. Some 315 students and teachers were seized on Friday from St Mary High School in Nigeria's Niger state in the latest attack by armed groups targeting civilians. Separately, six Catholic priests were kidnapped from the Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon, along with a Baptist pastor in the same area. Speaking to crowds gathered in St Peter's Square, the pontiff said he had "learned with immense…
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Nov
22
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Armed men abduct dozens from Nigerian Catholic School in third attack this week

Armed men abduct dozens from Nigerian Catholic School in third attack this week

NEWS
ARMED men stormed St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, before dawn Friday, abducting dozens of students and staff in the third major kidnapping incident to strike Nigeria within a week, intensifying a security crisis that has placed President Bola Tinubu's government under mounting domestic and international pressure. Local broadcaster Arise TV reports that 52 schoolchildren were kidnapped in the pre-dawn raid, though authorities have not confirmed the exact number taken. Military and security units have been deployed to track the attackers, police confirmed. The attack comes just four days after gunmen stormed a church in central Nigeria, killing…
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Nov
24
2025
By STAFF REPORTER
Zuma family civil war: daughter accuses daughter of human trafficking

Zuma family civil war: daughter accuses daughter of human trafficking

NEWS
THE crisis of South African citizens trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war has detonated a spectacular family civil war at the apex of South African politics, with former President Jacob Zuma's eldest daughter filing criminal charges against her younger sister - a sitting member of Parliament - accusing her of human trafficking, fraud, and illegally recruiting South African men, including their own family members, to fight as mercenaries in Ukraine. In a devastating statement, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube announced she had opened a criminal case at Sandton Police Station on November 22, 2025, naming three individuals she believes orchestrated the recruitment scheme:…
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Nov
22
2025
By Ahmed Gouja
Women and girls fleeing El Fasher describe widespread RSF sexual violence

Women and girls fleeing El Fasher describe widespread RSF sexual violence

NEWS
WOMEN and girls who escaped the Darfur city of El Fasher after it was seized by the Rapid Support Forces last month have described brutal sexual violence by its fighters in interviews by reporters on the ground for The New Humanitarian. Five survivors said they were gang-raped by RSF and affiliated fighters, and two described other sexual assaults. They said the abuse lasted for hours or even days, sometimes occurring in the presence of family members they were fleeing with. This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Ahmed Gouja, A journalist in Tawila, and A human rights monitor…
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Nov
21
2025
By STAFF REPORTERS
U.S. reverses total G20 boycott as world leaders arrive for historic Africa summit

U.S. reverses total G20 boycott as world leaders arrive for historic Africa summit

NEWS
THE United States has made a dramatic 11th-hour reversal on its boycott of Africa's first G20 summit, with President Cyril Ramaphosa confirming Thursday that Washington is now discussing "one shape or form or other" of participation in the gathering of the world's leading economies. The surprise development came as heads of state began arriving in South Africa for the November 22-23 summit, marking the start in earnest of the historic first G20 Leaders' Summit on African soil - though the extent and nature of American participation remains unclear just days before the main sessions begin. "We have received notice from…
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Nov
21
2025
By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
“Made in Africa” products like you’ve never seen

“Made in Africa” products like you’ve never seen

NEWS
ACCREDITATION was the buzzword during three days of robust discussions on upgrading and ensuring the quality of “Made in Africa” goods at the first International Accreditation Conference in Mombasa this month. Representatives from Kenya, Mauritius, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Botswana, the US, Bahrain, Germany and other countries attended the event. Experts at the forum agreed that accreditation, often framed as a technical concept in commercial value chains, produces trust between the supplier and the buyer. This process to confirm that a test, product, or certificate meets local or global standards is key to boosting the competitiveness of…
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Nov
21
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
African rights body urged to act on Egypt human rights crisis

African rights body urged to act on Egypt human rights crisis

NEWS
TWENTY-TWO human rights organisations are calling on the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights to take decisive action against Egypt's deteriorating human rights situation, following a review that they say whitewashed systematic abuses. The appeal comes after the Commission's 85th session in October 2025, where Egypt presented a report covering 2019 to 2024 that rights groups say contained false depictions and blanket denials of well-documented violations. "The Egyptian government painted a rosy picture of the dire human rights crisis in Egypt, while the African Commission's country rapporteur adopted some of its narratives without scrutiny, dangerously amplifying them," said Mohamed…
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