Ethiopian troops pull out of key Somali military base

Ethiopian troops have reportedly pulled out of a key Somali base in the town of El-Ali, an influential journalist who works for the VOA in the region, Harun Maruf reports.

Ethiopia must allow protests, police must be measured – Angela Merkel

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has asked the Ethiopian government to allow protests and that police response to these protests should be proportionate.

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has renewed its request to the Ethiopian government seeking access to the country to conduct an independent assessment of continuing protests.

Ethiopia's PM admits persons killed in protests could exceed 500

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Desalegn Hailemariam has for the first time admitted that the number of deaths from anti-government protests in the country could be more than 500.

'Anger boiling over in Ethiopia' – Human Rights Watch warns

The announcement of a 6-month state of emergency is not the way to quell anti-government protests in the Oromia region of Ethiopia according to international rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW).

ETHIOPIA: Government Declares State Of Emergency

The Ethiopian government has declared a six months state of emergency in the country.

Pope Francis names New Cardinals including Archbishop Nzapalainga

Pope Francis has announced 17 new cardinals, including Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui.

KENYA: Thousands Attend Annual Prayer Day at Subukia Marian Shrine

Over 20,000 Catholic faithful from all over the Country attended the National annual Prayer Day at the Marian Shrine, Subukia in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru October 8.

Country to Hold Regional Meeting on Migration in Africa

A regional meeting on intra and inter-regional migration in Africa is set to be held in Dakar on October 3 and 4.

75,000 Children Face Starvation, UNICEF Warns

United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF has said that famine-like conditions in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid.

MADAGASCAR: Over One Million People Face Starvation, Food Agency Warns

At least one million people need food and cash aid in drought-hit southern Madagascar, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.

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Humanitarian situation in Congo's Pool

Congolese Prime minister, Clement
Mouamba has chaired a humanitarian
needs assessment meeting of
government agencies focused on the
renewed tensions in the Pool region in
the south of the Republic of Congo.

Libya rejects EU-proposed migrant camp on its soil

Libya has rejected a European Union proposal to
build a migrant camp on its soil to control
migration through the Mediterranean.

Zimbabwe court upholds Harare protest ban despite 'right to protest'

A High Court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday upheld a
month-long police ban on protests in the capital,
Harare.

religious leaders call for calm, more attacks on businesses

Leaders from the Inter-religious Council of
Ethiopia have appealed for calm and a national
dialogue as the country amidst continuing
protests and targeting of businesses in the
country.

Dangote's factory attacked by protesters in Ethiopia's restive region

Trucks and machinery belonging to the Dangote
group was attacked by protesters in Ethiopia’s
Oromia region. The attacks followed a deadly
stampede at a festival over the weekend.

AU dismisses cartoon warning of insecurity in the US

The African Union (AU) has responded to a
cartoon alleging that as a result of rising
insecurity in the United States of America,
Africans were advised to avoid travelling to the
country.

Charly Boy Releases Weird Photos with His ‘Virgin Girls’, Leans on One’s Bum

Former PMAN President, Charles Oputa
popularly know as Charly Boy has
released weird photos with some few
ladies which he tagged his ‘virgins’.

FIFA boss in Egypt for CAF's Extraordinary General Assembly

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in
the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for the
Confederation of African Football’s
(CAF) Extraordinary General Assembly
scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, 29
September 2016.

Two Muslim Brotherhood officials killed in 'shootout' with Egyptian security

Two Islamist Muslim Brotherhood officials have
been killed by Egyptian security forces on
Monday.

The release of Morsi will restore Egypt-Turkey ties - Erdogan stipulates

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set
out conditions including the release of former
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi before his
country will normalise ties with Egypt.

Mauritian economy ranked 'most competitive' in sub Saharan African

Mauritius is sub Saharan Africa’s most
competitive economy according to the
latest ranking of ‘The Global
Competitiveness Index,’ by the World
Economic Forum (WEF).

Angelique Kidjo blossoms at inauguration of African American museum [Culture]

In this week’s Culture segment on the

Morning Call, Linnete Bahati talks

about the recently opened Smithsonian

National Museum of African American

history and culture in the United

States.

The Africa in Obama: analysis

“Since Barack Obama’s rise to national
and global stardom, much has been
written about him from several
standpoints: politics, leadership,
communication, race and social media
use,”

Infographics: Catch up on findings of 2015 Ibrahim Index of African Governance

The 2016 Ibrahim Index of African
Governance (IIAG) will be released on
Monday, October 3,

Gabon's 40-member 'inclusive' cabinet named, main opposition absent

Gabonese Prime Minister, Emmanuel
Issoze Ngondet, named a 40-member
government as scheduled on Sunday
which included few opposition
members.

Ethiopia observes 3-day mourning, government insists 52 died in Oromia

The Ethiopian government has called
for three days of national mourning

Nigeria Celebrates 56 Years Of Independence

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will
begin his independence day address to
Nigerians at 7am as the country marks her
56th independence anniversary.

Woman “Pees” ( Urinates ) on Actress for Allegedly Snatching Her Husband

An “ upcoming” actress whose identity is yet to
be made known may have had her budding
career already in shambles as she has taken
up a role in a script which is definitely too big
for her to handle .

Man Stuck In Friend’s Wife While Committing Adultery

According to an eyewitness , the sordid
incident happened in a community in the
Ibiono Ibom Local Government of Akwa Ibom
State when the culprit ,