Africa

Ivorian troops detained in Mali charged

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 15, 2022

Ivory Coast’s Minister of defence Tene Birahima Ouattara receives military honors as he arrives to meet with the relatives of the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, in Abidjan on…

Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 15, 2022

Dozens of people have died after a fire broke out at a church in Egypt, many of them crushed during a desperate scramble to escape. Officials say the number of…

Egypt to suspend role in UN force in Mali

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 15, 2022

Egypt has said it will temporarily suspend its participation in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali starting on Monday over concerns about the security of its troops. The move follows…

Mali junta allows UN force to send new troops

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 14, 2022

The military-led government in Mali has agreed to allow the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country to resume its rotations of international troops. These were suspended last month following…

Somaliland: Clashes between protesters, police turn deadly

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 12, 2022

Clashes between security forces and protesters in the Somaliland region over an alleged attempt to delay the presidential elections have turned deadly, according to a regional leader and a senior…

Germany suspends military mission in Mali amid diplomatic tension

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 12, 2022

Germany has suspended most of its operations in Mali after the local military-led government denied flyover rights to a United Nations peacekeeping mission. “The Malian government has once again refused…

More than 150 endangered vultures poisoned in South Africa, Botswana

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 12, 2022

At least 150 critically-endangered vultures were poisoned to death in separate incidents in Botswana and South Africa, conservationists said, warning that the mass killings pushed the birds closer to extinction….

Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown under curfew amid violent anti-government protests

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living, according to people that CNN spoke to.The protests grew…

Chad introduces fines for those who reject marriage proposals

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 11, 2022

Rejecting a marriage proposal isn’t an option any longer for people in Chad. Such an act could attract a fine henceforth. In Mangalmé in north-eastern Chad, people who reject marriage…

Côte d’Ivoire marks National Day

by OmankyeameAfricaNewsAugust 11, 2022

Deepening the cordial relations and cooperation between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire is necessary to ensure sustainable development in the two neighbouring countries, the Ivorian Ambassador to Ghana, Tiemoko Moriko, has…