Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Uganda kindergarten attacker sentenced to death

A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murder of four young children he stabbed to death at a kindergarten in Uganda's capital

Ugandans slam ‘Sovereignty Bill’ as mimicking Russian ‘foreign agents’ law

A proposed Ugandan law has been fiercely criticised by rights groups, journalists and businesses for replicating the language of "foreign agents" used in a Russian law aimed at silencing dissent.

Displaced Sudanese children catch up on lost schooling years

An estimated 8 million youngsters have not been able to attend classes since the start of Sudan’s civil war in April 2023.

Amnesty urges probe into deaths at Nigerian military-run camp

Human rights organisation Amnesty International on Thursday called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the reported deaths of 150 members of thje Fulani ethnic group in a camp run by the country's military.

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila hit with US sanctions

Washington accuses Kabila of supporting the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance.

Dozens still missing in Uganda river boat accident as search resumes

Police said the vessel was believed to be carrying between 35 and 40 passengers. although it could not confirm the exact amount "due to lack of a passenger manifest".

Slain Malian defence minister’s state funeral broadcast on television

Sadio Camara was killed during last weekend's coordinated attack by jihadist militants and their Tuareg separatist allies on military positions across the country, the largest in over a decade.

Hundreds rally in Chad for release of opposition leader Masra

Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in N'Djamena to demand the release of Chadian opposition leader and former premier Succes Masra, who has been in custody for almost a year

In Mauritania, Malian refugees hope to return home

Some 300,000 Malians have sought refuge in Mauritania's Hodh Chargui region since a security crisis began in 2012, fuelled by violence from jihadists, local criminal gangs and pro-independence groups

Thousands pay tribute to Mali’s slain defence minister under tight security

A ceremony for Sadio Camara was held under tight security in the capital, Bamako, on Thursday.