(2 mins read) Morocco has announced that it has suspended contacts with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara. The country’s foreign affairs ministry cited “deep disagreements concerning crucial issues”, without elaborating. A senior Moroccan diplomat cited Germany’s reaction to the US decision in December to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over…
(4 mins read) More African countries have received their first batches of the coronavirus vaccines under the global Covax scheme. Rwanda has received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses from the UN-backed Covax distribution initiative. The country received 240,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and with a further 102,960 doses of Pfizer vaccine expected…
(4 mins read) Ivory Coast has now recieved thousands of COVID Vaccines from the UN-Based Covax distribution initiative. Injections started on Monday. Ghana has also recieved vaccinations from this programme with it’s President; Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine through this scheme, which he broadcasted on television. President Akufo-Addo…
(2 mins read) Zanibar is a semi-autonimous island in Tanzania.’ and a popular holiday spot for Western tourists. Government officials of Zanzibar are now urging tourists to dress decently and respect the “sensibilities” of the local culture or they will be fined. Tanzania is a predominantly muslim country so modest dressing is something the locals abide…
(5 mins read) The UK Supreme Court has now ruled that the Nigerian oil-polluted communities can sue the Dutch Shell company in the English courts. The decision comes as a victory for the communities after a five-year battle with the company. The Niger Delta communities of more than 40,000 people say decades of pollution have…
(2 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar European Union fund operating in the country that supported local democracy and governance groups. It follows the European bloc’s decision to recommend sanctions against Uganda in light of arrests and a crackdown on political opponents since President Museveni’s contested re-election…
(5 mins read) Scientists have found a chameleon species the size of a seed! Off of the island Madagascar, scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth. This megadiverse country is home to the male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon which has a body of just 13.5mm. This makes it the smallest of about 11,500…
(4 mins read) Several protesters in Lagos, Nigeria were arrested earlier today after they tried to hold a peaceful rally against the reopening of the Lekki tollgate, where security forces shot at protesters in October, which became the epicenter of the #EndSARS movement. Police bundled around 17 protesters into a black truck and some other…
(5 mins read) Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Tanzania‘s government has insisted the country was free from Covid-19 and in light of vaccinations being distributed globally. Tanzanian governments state that they have so no plans for vaccinations. Tanzania currently states that their number of COVID related deaths is 20. Whilst cases of COVID…
(1 min read) Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union The newly elected 46th US President; Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country’s partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use…