Tag: suspended
Somali Prime Minister’s powers suspended
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed suspended the Prime Minister's power to hire and fire officials, he said in a statement, escalating a destabilising row...
Ethiopian news site suspended
Ethiopia’s media regulator suspended the news website of The Addis Standard and accused it of advancing the agenda of a terrorist group.
The publisher of...
Business suspended for 40 foreign firms in Libya
Libya’s internationally recognised government suspended operations of 40 foreign firms including French oil firm Total, a government official said.
The ministry said the firms’ licences...
Mining suspended in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
Nigeria suspended mining in the restive north-western state Zamfara, a presidential aide and the police chief said, amid concerns illegal miners are connected to...
Burundi suspends NGOs for violating new laws
Burundi suspended some local and international non-governmental organisations for three months for violating a new law, a senior government official said.
The move...
Burundi bans BBC, VOA
Burundi suspended operations by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Voice of America, two weeks before a referendum that could extend the president's...
Save the Children suspends migrant rescues
International humanitarian group Save the Children has suspended migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea as departures from Libya slow and security conditions...
Egyptian court suspends food inspection system
An Egyptian court suspended a food inspection system intended to reform trade in agricultural commodities, lawyers on the case said, sowing uncertainty...
Zambian MPs suspended for snubbing presidential speech
Zambia's parliament suspended 48 opposition lawmakers for boycotting a speech by the president, widening a political rift that has alarmed rights groups.
Parliament's...
Three Zambian broadcasters suspended for election conduct
Zambia's broadcasting regulator on Monday suspended the licences of three private broadcasters, saying they had posed a risk to peace and stability...
Attack on convoy sees aid to Borno suspended
The United Nations has temporarily suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno, the former stronghold of jihadists Boko Haram, after...
SAA boss suspended
The acting chief executive of SAA, Vuyisile Kona, has been placed on precautionary suspension.
The suspension comes in the wake of what the...