Arson attack on minister's property politically motivated, Botswana govt claims amid Masisi-Khama fallout

The government of Botswana has described the burning of a vehicle and house belonging to the country's minister of local government and rural development as being politically motivated.
#botswana #masisikhama

Software giant SAP Zimbabwe tender declared illegal by Harare High Court

Software giant, SAP South Africa suffered a setback in Zimbabwe when a tender awarded to its Harare partner, Tano Digital Solutions, by the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) was declared illegal by the Harare High Court.
#sap #zimbabwe #southafrica

Huge Fire Destroys Commercial Hub in Breakaway Somali Region

A huge fire engulfed the main market in the city of Hargeisa in northern Somalia Saturday, injuring at least 28 people and destroying hundreds of businesses, city authorities and witnesses said.
#fire #somaliregion

Uganda deports leading Rwandan opposition figure

Uganda said Saturday it had deported a leading figure in a banned Rwandan opposition group, in a further sign of warming ties between Kampala and Kigali after years of tensions. The expulsion of Robert Mukombozi of the exiled Rwandan National Congress (RNC) follows a pledge by the powerful son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to crack down on what Kigali considers a terrorist outfit.
#uganda #yowerimuseveni #kigali

20 killed in attack on Burkina Faso gold mine - locals

About 20 civilians were killed in a night attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso's restive north, local sources said Saturday. "Dozens of armed men travelling on motorcycles attacked the gold mine in Kougdiguin," on the night of Thursday to Friday in the Namentenga province, a local said.
#burkinafaso #goldmine

Mozambique gas bonanza in limbo as Islamist insurgency simmers

Southern African nations are considering extending the deployment of troops fighting an Islamic State-linked insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province that prompted TotalEnergies to stall a $20 billion (about R292 billion) natural gas project.
#mozambique #gas #islamistinsurgency

US Senate passes the Ethiopia Peace and Stabilisation Act

The mini truce in Ethiopia has been welcomed by the international community, but it was not enough to stop the United States Senate from passing the Ethiopia Peace and Stabilisation Act of 2022.
#us #senate #ethiopiapeace

Ambush on militia in Ethiopia's Oromiya region kills 26

Gunmen suspected to be from Ethiopia's Amhara region killed 26 people and injured 15 in an ambush on a vehicle carrying militia in neighbouring Oromiya, local officials said on Thursday.
#gunmen #ethiopia #amhararegion #oromiya

Rate of school dropouts tripled in South Africa due to Covid-19 - Unicef report

The number of out-of-school children in South Africa tripled from 250 000 to 750 000 between March 2020 and July 2021, a new Unicef report says.
#southafrica #schooldropout #unicef

A knight's tale: How chess is keeping children off the streets in Nigeria

In a country where boys who escape poverty mostly do it through football, with names such as Odion Ighalo, Anthony Nwakaeme, and Emmanuel Emenike, to name a few, Tunde took a unique route. Since September 2018, he has been helping kids, in situations similar to his, in the best way he knew - the chess board. "Tunde imagined a world where children have the opportunity to reach their full potential and they don't have to drop out of school to continue the cycle of poverty. The idea of Chess in Slums Africa was conceived," said Awobajo.
#chessinslumafrica #nigeria #tunde