Roman “underwater ruins” discovered in Tunisia
Twenty hectares of the remains of Roman ruins under the sea have been discovered in Nabeul, Tunisia by a joint team of experts from the National Heritage Institute of Tunisia…
Over 50% of schools in Nigeria’s Borno state still closed, UNICEF worried
Over 50% of schools have still not re-opened in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State, a region plagued by the Boko Haram insurgents, a Nigerian jihadist group whose name means “Western education……
2017 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon [The Morning Call]
The 2017 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations is currently ongoing in Gabon. The top four teams will qualify for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup in India in October which gives…
Japan’s Abe welcomes ‘iconic’ Mugabe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has hailed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the latter toured the Asian country. Abe called Mugabe an “iconic” leader of Africa during discussions to… source
Protesting university students in Nairobi call for MP’s release, police fire tear gas [no comment]
Hundreds of University of Nairobi students fought running battles with police around their campus on Thursday (September 28), as they protested against the detention of an opposition legislator… source
African diaspora embracing their African roots [Culture on The Morning Call]
The African diaspora is spread out all over the world. For example in the United States, where we find the African-Americans, from the Caribbean (Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and Dominica), and…
Niger Delta Avengers call for ceasefire [The Morning Call]
The Niger Delta Avengers in Nigeria have agreed to a ceasefire, expected to bring an end to the multiple invasions and sabotaging of oil fields in the oil rich south…
Series of grenade attacks rock homes of Ugandan MPs, no injuries reported
Ugandan police are investigating a series of hand grenade attacks on homes of opposition members of parliament with the latest perpetrated on Tuesday morning in the capital Kampala. Explosions… source
Anti-government chants at annual Ethiopian festival, a year after deadly stampede
Hundreds of people chanting anti-government slogans marched in the central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on Sunday at a religious festival where a stampede triggered by a police move to quell……
Fistfights erupt in Uganda’s parliament amid move to extend [no comment]
Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday (September 26) ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri Museveni another term in office.…… source