Covid patients infected with the new strain started appearing around November 18, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, told the BBC on Sunday. The first such patient, a man in his 30s, told her he was “extremely tired” for several days, and also referenced body aches …
Read More »Russian Navy destroyer chases off PIRATES who attacked container ship off African coast
MSC Lucia, flying the flag of Panama and bound for Togo, sent out a distress call around 1 pm local time on Monday, when it was boarded by armed men approximately 86 nautical miles south-west of the Agbami Terminal on the Nigerian coast. The signal was picked up by the …
Read More »‘Blow-dart it into them!’ Outrage as FDA employee caught saying African-Americans should be vaccinated against their will
FDA economist Taylor Lee told an undercover reporter with Project Veritas that the federal government could learn a thing or two from the Nazis when it comes to getting the population vaccinated, according to a video published by the conservative group – famous for its hidden camera sting operations – …
Read More »France moves to dissolve ‘racist’ Black African Defense League following weekend violence
On Monday, French interior minister Gérald Darmanin posted a statement on Twitter that the Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine (LDNA) would be banned in France following a weekend in which the group was allegedly involved in violence. “I have decided to launch the procedure initiating the dissolution of the Black …
Read More »Former South African president Zuma surrenders to police & heads to jail after tense standoff over 15mo prison term
Zuma was in police custody late on Wednesday evening, police spokesperson Lirandzu Themba told reporters. The JG Zuma Foundation confirmed this in a tweet shortly before midnight local time, saying Zuma “has decided to comply with the incarceration order” and was on his way to a prison in KwaZulu-Natal. On …
Read More »Indictment of French execs for supporting African dictatorships exposes Paris’ hypocrisy & double-dealing
On June 22, it was announced that four executives at French companies had been charged with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they’d helped North African authorities spy on opposition figures who were subsequently detained and tortured. Philippe Vannier, former chief of defence firm Amesys, and Olivier Bohbot, current …
Read More »‘True African icon’: Zambian founding father Kenneth Kaunda, independence hero who helped lead fight against HIV/AIDS, dies at 97
The former president’s son, Kambarage Kaunda, confirmed his passing on Thursday. “I’m sad to inform, we’ve lost Mzee (elder),” the younger Kaunda said on his father’s Facebook page. “Let’s pray for him.” Zambia’s current president, Edgar Lungu, praised the founding father as a “true African icon” and said he had …
Read More »Based Nigeria: African country teaches US lesson in how to handle Big Tech tyranny
The government in Abuja announced on Friday it had “indefinitely suspended” the US-based platform, following Twitter’s censorship of Buhari. The move was made because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence,” said Information Minister Lai Mohammed. Nigeria’s TV and press …
Read More »RT reports from the thick of war in Central African Republic as Russian instructors aim to help local troops bring lasting peace
A bloody civil war has been raging in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2012. The country, which gained independence from France in 1960, has had a tumultuous history of various factions seeking to usurp power, and the violence in the resource-rich nation has dragged on well into the 21st …
Read More »UN, African Union call for ‘immediate & unconditional’ release of Mali’s president and key officials detained by military
Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defense Minister Souleymane Doucoure were detained on Monday, according to multiple media reports citing diplomatic and government sources. While the Malian military has been silent on the arrests, the apparent new coup has already garnered widespread international condemnation. The AU’s incumbent chairman, Democratic Republic …
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