Africa Parrot

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the governing African National Congress (ANC) party had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March meaning Pretoria, due to host the Brazil, Russia, India, China […]

South Africa says it has begun evacuating dozens of its citizens trapped in conflict-hit Sudan. “I can confirm that the operation to evacuate South Africans in Sudan and the staff at the South African embassy there is currently under way. They are being taken to a neighbouring country for safety,” foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela […]

The world’s largest rhino conservation farm is going up for auction in South Africa. “I have been expending money on this population of rhinos for thirty years and I have finally run out of money” says its owner John Humes. The future for these rhinos in the north west province (South Africa) depends on the […]

The former prime minister of Burundi, Alain Guillaume, has been arrested, the country’s justice ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Alain Guillaume Bunyoni was prime minister from June 2020 to September 2022, when he was sacked after the president accused unnamed people of planning a coup against him. “Alain Guillaume Bunyoni is currently in […]

South African police have evicted more than 100 asylum seekers camping for over three years outside the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Pretoria. The asylum seekers began living in makeshift tents pitched outside the UNHCR offices as they asked to be relocated to other countries after a spate of xenophobic violence in […]

The United Nations has painted bright orange its two white helicopters providing humanitarian relief in eastern Congo in an effort to protect them from militia attacks by distinguishing them from other aircraft. Insecurity has worsened in east Congo since a rebel group known as the M23 – one of many armed militias active in the […]

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised that the upcoming general elections expected later this year will be free and fair. Mnangagwa made this announcement during his speech to mark the country’s 43rd anniversary of independence from British colonial rule. The President won the country’s disputed 2018 elections that his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, insists were […]

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido has partnered up with Abu Salami Media and 1XBet to launch a model football talent hunt program, called the “Davido Dream Football Show.” According to the Chief Executive Officer of Abu Salami Media, Abu Salami, DDFS is an initiative for advancing youth football, especially at the grassroots level, through a designed […]

Tunisian police have detained opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and raided the headquarters of his Ennahda party, party officials said. Police raided Ghannouchi’s house on Monday evening, carrying out a search before taking him to what party officials called an “unknown destination”. Hours later, they began a raid on Ennahda’s headquarters. Tunisian authorities have detained a […]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and appealed to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to immediately cease hostilities, restore calm and begin a dialog to resolve the crisis. “I urge all those with influence over the situation to use […]

Uganda Ghetto Kids has made a powerful debut on Britain’s Got Talent – leaving an unforgettable impression on the judges and audience alike. Their dance performance was so electrifying that they made history. The golden buzzer, which is to be pressed after the end of the show, was pressed in the middle of the performance […]

Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC) Mousa Faki has received Sunday Egypt’s Permanent Representative at the AU, Ambassador Mohamed Gad, who wanted to follow up on the outcomes of the last summit that took place in February, and prepare for the action plan to be executed in the coming months. Ambassador Gad stipulated Egypt’s […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the Adamawa Governorship election. Binani has become the first female Governor in the history of Nigeria’s democracy. Earlier, results from 10 out of the 20 local government areas had been declared while the exercise was adjourned […]

The international community has condemned the escalation of violence in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Heavy gunfire and blasts were reported following days of tension between the armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting was under way for Khartoum’s airport, military bases, the presidential palace, and the residence of the army chief. Countries were quick […]

A new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been given the green light by Ghanaian authorities for use in that country, a first for the much-hyped vaccine, according to a statement released Thursday. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by Oxford University scientists and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, “has been approved for use […]

The United Nations warned Friday that it would no longer be able to feed 600,000 refugees in Chad within weeks unless it receives urgent international funding. The UN’s World Food Programme said Chad was hosting the biggest refugee population in west and central Africa, with the numbers rising due to unrest in neighbouring Sudan. The […]

Israel Adesanya has recently received a congratulatory note from Ambassador Anderson N. Madubike of the Nigerian High Commission in Australia, recognizing his incredible win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to regain the middleweight title. The Nigerian-born Kiwi showed off the letter by tweeting a picture captioned with an eagle, a Nigerian flag, and gold […]

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia on Tuesday during his visit to the East African country, which is facing the worst drought in decades. During a joint press briefing with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Guterres told reporters he was in Somalia “to ring the alarm” on the country’s need […]