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President Faure Gnassingbé has been president since 2005, succeeding his father who became president in 1967. — courtesy Getty Images
Togo constitution: Opposition says changes are presidential ‘power grab’
LOME — The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab, intended to extend the reign of President Faure Gnassingbé.The reforms would see the West African country move from a presidential to a parliamentary system. But the opposition said they are a ruse to keep Gnassingbé — already in his fourth term — in power.The president’s supporters say the changes would reduce the powers of the head of state by transforming the presidency into a ceremonial role. Human Rights Minister Yawa Djigbodi Tségan said they will “improve democracy in the country”.But the opposition said the reforms would allow him to remain president until 2031 and then be appointed to the new position of “president of the council of ministers” — in effect prime minister...
April 16, 2024

Togo constitution: Opposition says changes are presidential ‘power grab’

Supporters of Niger's National Council for Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) hold up Niger's national flag and the national flag of Russia at the General Seyni Kountche stadium in Niamey on Agust 26, 2023
Russian weapons and trainers arrive in Niger weeks after US military agreement ends
NIAMEY — Russia has delivered military equipment to Niger that will provide the African country with the “latest generation of anti-aircraft defense systems,” Nigerien state broadcaster RTN said Thursday.The equipment arrived in Niamey on Wednesday along with 100 Russian military instructors who will install the system and train Nigerien soldiers to use it, RTN added.Russian state media RIA Novosti said early Friday that Russian military instructors arrived in Niger “to train local forces in the fight against terrorism.”“This means that Russia is returning to Africa,” an RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the scene, adding that NATO troops have also been arriving in Niamey to further catch a transfer flight to Agadez where “right now about 1,100 American soldiers are...
April 12, 2024

Russian weapons and trainers arrive in Niger weeks after US military agreement ends

Defender Luke Fleurs joined Kaizer Chiefs last October
Six arrested over killing of South African Kaizer Chiefs star
JOHANNESBURG — Six men have been arrested in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs.The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was shot dead in a car-jacking at a petrol station in Johannesburg last week.In a statement, police said that the six suspects were arrested in Soweto on Wednesday morning.The police say they believe the "suspects are part of a syndicate that is responsible for car hijackings" in the Gauteng province.Investigators are still actively searching for more suspects.Officers said they had recovered the footballer's car — which had been stripped — on Monday.Fleurs was waiting to be attended to at the petrol station when he was approached by unknown gunmen, who ordered him to get out of the vehicle, authorities say.The police said...
April 11, 2024

Six arrested over killing of South African Kaizer Chiefs star

The Golden Top Support Service employees in Lusaka, Zambia. — courtesy Drug Enforcement Commission
Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate
LUSAKA — A "sophisticated Internet fraud syndicate" has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals.It was a "significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime", the authorities said after a multi-agency raid on a Chinese-run company.The firm employed Zambians who believed they were to be call-center agents.Among equipment seized were devices allowing callers to disguise their location and thousands of Sim cards.Golden Top Support Services, the company at the center of the raid, has not commented on the allegations.The swoop on its premises, located in Roma, an upmarket suburb of the capital, Lusaka, was led by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and also involved the police, the immigration department and...
April 10, 2024

Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate

Jacob Zuma was president of South Africa between 2009 and 2018.
Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa's election
PRETORIA — South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May's general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy.Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction.It argued the constitution prevented people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and sentenced to more than 12 months in prison.Zuma, 81, has been campaigning for the new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party.A former stalwart of the governing African National Congress (ANC), he is a controversial figure and served as president from 2009 until 2018, when he had to step down because of corruption allegations.He was sentenced to 15 months in jail in 2021 for failing to testify in a corruption investigation, though he only served three months on...
April 09, 2024

Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa's election

Betta Edu attends an event in Johannesburg, South Africa – 2018. — courtesy Getty Images
Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister investigation — EFCC
ABUJA — The 37-year-old poverty alleviation minister denied any wrongdoing when she was suspended in JanuaryNigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says.The funds were traced to more than 50 bank accounts, it said.Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was initially suspended in January over the alleged diversion of $640,000 of public money into a personal bank account.President Bola Tinubu then ordered an investigation into her Ministry.At the time Dr. Edu, 37, denied any wrongdoing. Her office said she had approved the transfer into a personal account, which was not in her name, but said it was for the “implementation of grants to vulnerable groups”.The Economic...
April 09, 2024

Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister investigation — EFCC

A foreign soldier stationed in DR Congo (File). — courtesy AFP
Tanzanian soldiers killed in DR Congo missile attack
KIGALI — A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force.All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt."Hostile" missile fire "fell near the camp where they were staying," said the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday.None of the soldiers has been named, nor have further details been given on where or when the attack took place.SADC has also not said who was responsible for the attack on its soldiers.The Southern African regional force was invited in by the Congolese government last year to halt worsening insecurity linked to numerous rebel groups vying for control of territory and eastern DR Congo's rich mineral resources.Chief among them is the...
April 08, 2024

Tanzanian soldiers killed in DR Congo missile attack

The jailed opposition politicians are reportedly being held in Lomé prison. — courtesy Matteo Fraschini Koffi
Togo concern for critically ill arrested politician, 74
LOMÉ — A 74-year-old politician with "critical" health issues is in jail as Togolese authorities crackdown on dissent, an spokesperson for the nation's opposition coalition says.Tensions heightened after Togo's parliament passed a bill proposing huge changes to the political system.Elections scheduled for April 20 were later postponed.Five opposition activists were arrested for campaigning against the reforms, a DMK coalition spokesperson said.Under the bill passed on March 25, the president of the West African nation would become a symbolic position selected by parliament, rather than being directly elected.Executive power would instead go to a prime minister.Opposition parties have rejected the reform, arguing that it could allow President Faure Gnassingbé to stay...
April 08, 2024

Togo concern for critically ill arrested politician, 74

Fishermen on Mozambique Island (file photo)
Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90
MAPUTO — More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say.Officials in Nampula province said five people had been rescued of the around 130 believed to have been on board.They were fleeing a cholera outbreak, Nampula Secretary of State Jaime Neto said. Many children were among the dead, he added."Because the boat was overcrowded and unsuited to carry passengers it ended up sinking," said Mr Neto.Unverified video posted on social media purported to show dozens of bodies lying on a beach.The boat was apparently travelling from Lunga to Mozambique Island, off the coast of Nampula, Portuguese broadcaster RTP reported.Nampula province has been one of the worst-affected by the cholera outbreak which has spread over several...
April 08, 2024

Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90

World failed us in 1994, Rwanda President Kagame says
KIGALI — Rwanda’s president said the international community “failed all of us”, as he marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people.President Paul Kagame addressed dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, to commemorate the bloodshed.“Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss,” he said.“And the lessons we learned are engraved in blood.”On this day in 1994, extremists from the Hutu ethnic group launched a 100-day killing spree, in which members of the Tutsi minority and Hutu moderates were slaughtered.The mainly Tutsi forces who took power following the genocide were alleged to have killed thousands of Hutu people in Rwanda in retaliation.On Sunday, Kagame and a group of dignitaries placed...
April 07, 2024

World failed us in 1994, Rwanda President Kagame says

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