The Africa we want

16/09/2025

A Zambian court has sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour on charges of attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema.

Read more: https://www.trtafrika.com/english/article/cbb5f2fb4dde

16/09/2025

The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has held talks with the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, in Ouagadougou. Maada Bio, who is also the chairperson of the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, says he had a "highly productive engagement" with Traoré on Tuesday as the ECOWAS pushes for the return of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali into the bloc, which they left last year.

"Our regional bloc has consistently championed peace, unity, and shared prosperity for all our citizens. As chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, I had a highly productive engagement with His Excellency Ibrahim Traoré, President of the Transition of Burkina Faso.

We are steadfast in our commitment to maintain an ongoing dialogue as we decisively work to strengthen our West African region for the prosperity of our people," Bio said in a statement on social media.

"As Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, I am committed to collaborating with my colleagues to ensure that we work with Burkina Faso as we promote economic prosperity in our regional ECOWAS bloc," he added.

16/09/2025

Millions of voters in Malawi are heading to the polls for presidential elections on Tuesday, with incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, who came to power in 2020, facing a challenge from over a dozen candidates, including his predecessor Peter Mutharika.

Here are some of the prominent candidates.

03/09/2025

This is a big warning to Sierra Leone’s tribal and regional politicians.

Can you imagine, the same Kenema people who once campaigned for the immediate removal of one of Sierra Leone’s finest Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIG Karrow Kamara, are now beginning to miss his leadership, because the fake politicians who pushed him out cannot protect them from the surge of armed robbery in Kenema...

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23/05/2024

Over 350 women and children, held captive for months, have been finally freed in a successful military operation ni Nigeria. Read more:

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, held by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued

20/05/2024

At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria's Kano state after a man attacked the mosque where they were praying early Wednesday morning, resulting in an explosion, the police said. Read more:

At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria's Kano state after a man

30/04/2024

The flooding has affected many parts of Kenya, causing widespread damage and displacement.

At least 71 people have died, and 110 are in hospital after floods hit near Mai Mahiu in Kenya's Nakuru county, according to Nakuru governor Susan Kihika.

29/04/2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/africa/kenya-floods-mai-mahiu-intl-hnk/index.html

At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst in southern Kenya, sweeping away homes and vehicles as the country grapples with weeks of heavy rains and devastating flash floods.

25/04/2024

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