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More than 60 people were reportedly killed and nearly 60 others wounded on Saturday, during an armed attack in a village in Sudan's restive Darfur region, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said late Sunday. The...

Protesters and security forces clashed after anti-government protests resumed in Conakry, leading to injuries. They are protesting against the unconstitutional attempts of President Alpha Conde to contest for another election term. The resumption on Monday July 20 follows a three-month...

Police in Zimbabwe have confirmed the arrest of the two men – Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume stating that the arrest was “in connection with allegations of contravening Section 187 (1) (a) as read with Section 37 (1) (a)...

30 Top South African musicians, including Vusi Mahlasela, Amanda Black, Arno Carstens, J’Something, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Karen Zoid, Majozi, Ready D, Khuli Chana, Zolani Mahola and more, under the banner of the Mzansi All-Stars, have joined forces to release a campaign song titled #BecauseWeAre, which aims to encourage...

South Africa’s Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula has defended the decision by the government to permit the aviation and taxi industries to load passengers at 100% capacity despite the massive surge in COVID-19 infections.  During a media briefing Thursday, to give an update...

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed a special envoy by the regional Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS); to help mediate in Mali’s political crisis. Jonathan’s reputation as an elder stateman was cemented by his now commended handling of...

Private Schools in Western Kenya have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and now they are unable to meet the running costs of their schools. According to Standard Tuesday, private schools have been forced to send their teachers and...

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South Africa's ambassador to Denmark and daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Zindzi Mandela died on Sunday night, her family has confirmed.  Zindi Mandela distinguished herself through a speech given on behalf of her father in 1985, challenging the...

African countries have recorded progress in reaffirming their commitments and building their capacity to achieve tax transparency.   This is the main conclusion of the recent report on “Tax Transparency in Africa” of the Africa Initiative, which shows that the five African...