With the Anti-Homosexuality Act upheld, will Uganda loose more donor funding?/in /by
Activist Frank Mugisha said the Constitutional Court ruling to uphold the controversial anti-homosexuality bill was “wrong and deplorable.” “This ruling should result in further restrictions to donor funding for Uganda — no donor should be funding anti-LGBTQ+ hate and human rights violations,” he sa
Girls in Congo learning how to defend themselves through martial art/in /by
Girls and young women in Pointe-Noire are taking hapkido classes to learn increasingly vital self-defence skills.
Kenya and Central African Republic strengthen ties/in /by
The visit by President William Ruto to the Central African Republic is the first by a Kenyan head of state.
Poll shows Egypt’s March inflation figures expected to edge upwards/in /by
Prices in Egypt are adjusting to a currently devaluation and an interest rate hike in March, linked to an IMF financial support package.
British man running length of Africa nears finish line/in /by
Russ Cook, who calls himself the "Hardest Geezer", began the challenge in April last year, starting out in the southernmost point of the African continent, Cape Agulhas in South Africa
Israel’s war on Gaza: Six months of death and destruction/in /by
More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, around two-thirds of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. In January, in a case brought before it by South Africa, the International Court of Justice said Israel was plausibly committing genocide in Gaza
Kagame blames world’s ‘cowardice’ as Rwanda remembers 1994 genocide/in /by
Kagame lit a flame of remembrance and laid a wreath at a memorial site holding the remains of 250,000 genocide victims. Foreign visitors included the leaders of South Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose country has been accused of committing genocide in Gaza
In a reconciliation village, Rwanda is building a community out of tragedy/in /by
At least 382 people live in Mbyo Reconciliation Village, which some Rwandans cite as an example of how people can peacefully coexist 30 years after the genocide
Iranian commander vows Israel will ‘regret’ bombing Syria consulate/in /by
General Mohammad Bagheri, Iran's joint chief-of-staff, told mourners gathered for the funeral of General Mohammad Reza Zahdi, the highest ranking commander slain in Monday's attack, that Iran would decide the time, type and plan for a revenge "operation"
Nigeria files fresh charges against ex-central bank chief/in /by
On Friday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed new charges against Godwin Emefiele, including alleged fraudulent foreign exchange allocation of $2 billion, local media reported