here's your latest african news sudan sudan's failed coup is linked to al-bashir's regime
sudanese authorities reported a coup attempt on tuesday by a group of soldiers but say the attempt
failed the country's ruling council and military remain in control the development underscored
the fragility of sudan's path to democracy more than two years after the military's overthrow
of long-time autocrat omar al-bashir amid a public uprising against a three-decade rule
sudan's data on television called in the public to counter the coup attempt but did not provide
further details a military official said an unspecified number of troops from the armoured
corps were behind the attempt and they tried to take over several government institutions but
were stopped in their tracks he said they had aimed to seize the military headquarters and
the state television prime minister abdallah blamed remnants of al-bashir's government for
the crew attempt describing it as an effort to undermine sudan's democratic transition
south africa zuma too sick to appear in courts south africa's former president jacob zuma
has failed to appear at a high court in peter meritsburg for the resumption of his corruption
trial his lawyer has told the judge that mr zuma could not attend for medical reasons he is facing
16 counts of fraud and racketeering related to an arms deal in the 1990s mr zuma denies the charges
insisting they are politically motivated the 79 year old is already serving a 15-month sentence
for failing to testify in a separate corruption inquiry he was recently granted medical parole
and is recovering from surgery his arrest sparked a wave of violence in which more than 300 people
were killed burundi burundi's governments vows to probe deadly terrorist grenade blasts
burundi on tuesday vowed a thorough investigation into a series of deadly terrorist grenade blasts
that hit the economic capital bujumbura the attacks late on monday followed a deadly
grenade explosion in a bar in the capital guitega on sunday and a series of mortar
shells fired on burundi's international airport on saturday night the interior ministry said in
a statement that two people were killed and some injured when still unidentified
terrorists hurled grenades in a bunchambura parking lot in near market on monday nights
the ministry said it condemned the barbarities of blast and pledged a thorough investigation to put
the nameless terrorist out of action there are no claims of responsibility for the grenade attacks
south sudan here are points more mps fulfills peace deal for legislature composition
south sudan's president salvakir at the weekend appointed 28 more mps selected from the other
political parties or vp which was left out during the reconstruction of the national legislature
months ago the selection was in response to the provision of the 2018 peace agreement
that stipulates for the reconstitution of the national legislature from 400 to 550 lawmakers
among those appointed as mp is current minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management
peter mayan who was recently defrocked from its opp chairmanship by collision members
south africa south africa plans the next phase of a new 2 500 megawatt nuclear plants south
africa is forging ahead with plans for a new 2 500 megawatt nuclear power plant and
once to end the procurement process by 2024 the deputy energy minister said on tuesday
in an address to the international atomic energy agency nobody pamela state the government planned
to start the next phase of a tender process next year and complete the procurement in 2024
namibia namibia protest against germany deal over genocide protest has taken place in the namibian
capital windhoek against an agreement made with germany after it apologized for genocide in the
southern african country in the early 20th century various political parties and traditional chiefs
have dismissed germany's offer to pay 1 billion in development aid and say the deal was made without
properly consulting the victims some of the demonstrators stormed the parliamentary building
various political parties and traditional chiefs say the deal was made without properly consulting
the victims between 1904 and 1908 german colonizers killed tens of thousands of herrero and
nama people as a punishment for taking part in an uprising in may the german government acknowledged
that the killings amounted to genocide and pledged one billion dollars in development the agreement
was widely criticized in namibia for failing to include reparations for the affected communities
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