Mobile telephone networks were shut down in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents said on Monday, after authorities ordered a telecoms blackout to help armed forces tackle armed gangs of kidnappers terrorizing the area. Two residents …
Day: September 6, 2021
Tanzania Suspends Second Newspaper in Less Than a Month
Tanzania suspended on Sunday another newspaper accused of false stories even though President Samia Suluhu Hassan had pledged to uphold media freedoms quashed by her predecessor. Raia Mwema, a leading Swahili-language weekly, was suspended for 30 days…
Militants Armed With Machetes Kill 30 Villagers In East Congo
Militants armed with machetes, sticks and clubs killed at least 30 villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials and a witness said.The fighters – suspected members of the Islamist-inspired Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – raided Makutan…
Cameroon Separatists Allow Schools to Reopen After 3 to 5 Years
The school year in Cameroon starts Monday with hundreds of schools in the troubled western regions reopening their doors for the first time in three to five years. Anglophone separatists previously used threats to keep the schools closed, but some rebe…
Somalia PM Suspends Intelligence Chief, Prompting Rebuke from President
Somalia’s prime minister suspended the intelligence chief on Monday, prompting a public rebuke from the president and highlighting growing divisions at the heart of the political elite.Analysts said the suspension – triggered by a dispute over investig…
Political Analysts Weigh in on Guinean Coup
A Guinean army unit seized control of the country Sunday and announced it had deposed President Alpha Conde. The soldiers expressed frustration over widespread poverty and corruption in Guinea.After Conde’s first win in 2010, citizens hoped he would b…