At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in northern Nigeria, police say. The attack happened in the town of Mubi in Adamawa State as worshipers were gathering for the “fajr” dawn prayer around 5:20 a.m. local time.Othman Abubakar, a police spokesman said. The bomber was about […]
Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, whose sacking led to last week’s army takeover, has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Emmerson Mnangagwa said he fled abroad two weeks ago when he learned of a plot to kill him, and he would not return until he was sure of his security. Speaking from an undisclosed location on […]
Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s controversial presidential elections re-run, clearing the way for the 55-year-old leader to be sworn in for a second and final term next week. Chief Justice Davi Maraga threw out the cases by three petitioners that sought to invalidate the results of […]
After Zanu-PF vowed to impeach President Mugabe and replace him with ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired two weeks ago, President Mugabe in his rambling televised speech to Zimbabwe on Sunday refused to resign as president. The 93-year-old said he had met with the nation’s security force command before speaking to the nation, but […]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country, as sources suggested the veteran leader was “buying time” to negotiate his exit. The talks in Harare on Thursday come after soldiers this week put Mugabe under house arrest, took over state TV and blockaded main roads in […]
Renowned journalist and political commentator, Andrew Mwenda, has come out to bash Ugandans, who think the army in Uganda can do something similar to what is happening in Zimbabwe. RELATED: Mugabe held at his home, says South African president The army has this week, in what appears a s a coup, detained President Robert Mugabe at […]
This week the Zimbabwean army put the country on lock down, putting the country’s president Robert Mugabe under house arrest in what many have called a coup. ALSO READ: Mugabe held at his home, says South African president A section of Ugandan members of parliaments have come out to analyze the situation in Harare. The minister […]
Robert Mugabe is being confined to his home, but is in good health, according to Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, who said he has spoken to his Zimbabwean counterpart. Zuma, in his capacity as chair of the Southern African Development Community, said he was sending special envoys to Zimbabwe to meet Mugabe and the Zimbabwean Defence Force, which […]
There is a heavy presence of military and no sign of police on roads leading to the central business district of Harare on Wednesday‚ after the Zimbabwe National Army announced taking over the country just after midnight. Students writing exams at the University of Zimbabwe were turned away and the campus cleared. “We were meant […]
President Yoweri Museveni and his visiting Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan Al-Bashir have reiterated their commitment to strengthen and enhance trade and investment between their two countries, Uganda and Sudan. The two leaders reiterated this while addressing a Business Forum yesterday at State House, Entebbe where the two leaders held talks at the start of President […]