Tunisia: 1 Beninese stabbed to death in attack targeting Sub-Saharan migrants/in /by
Three Tunisians aged 17, 23 and 26 were arrested and a judicial inquiry opened. 23 non-governmental organizations denounced "hate speech and intimidation against migrants (from sub-Saharan Africa) [...]" Earlier this year the president linked African migrants to "violence and crimes."
South African president appoints judge to oversee weapons-for-Russia inquiry/in /by
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied arms to Russia on a ship that docked secretly at a naval base in December.
Guinea: 2009 massacre trial suspended by lawyers’ boycott/in /by
The historic trial of the 28 September 2009 massacre in Guinea has been suspended since Monday as lawyers boycotted the hearings in a bid to get paid after eight months, an AFP correspondent found.
Sudan: Makeshift clinics call for volunteers, resources as fighting rages on/in /by
"(We urge) Anyone who has extra medicine at home to bring it to us or to any emergency room (clinic) in their neighbourhood, as most neighbourhoods have operational emergency rooms (clinics). We are in need of all kinds of medicine, doctors and any volunteers who can help our clinic in the al-Rashid
Senegalese colonial-era soldier savours homecoming/in /by
Elegantly clad in an immaculate white gown and matching cap, Yoro Diao, 95, is wreathed in smiles after officiating at the baptism of his brand-new great-grandson. One of a dwindling band of Senegalese soldiers who fought in France's colonial-era wars, Diao is delighted to be back home.
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases/in /by
Uganda's president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s new president/in /by
The former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, Tinubu, 71, was sworn in as Nigeria’s president in Abuja, the capital city, in the presence of thousands of Nigerians and several heads of governments.
Mogadishu residents welcome introduction of direct vote/in /by
Since 1991, elections have been held through a complex indirect process where major clans and sub-clans use their numerical strength and influence to win key leadership positions
IMF bailout won’t end economic woes – Akufo Addo/in /by
He believes the program will however help to restore confidence and reopen avenues that have been closed to the country in recent years.
Prolonged fighting in Nigeria between farmers and herdsmen becoming more deadly/in /by
The decades-long violence between nomadic cattle herders and farming communities is becoming more deadly. At least 2,600 people were killed in 2021, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.