King Charles III says there “can be no excuse” for colonial abuses in Kenya/in /by
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Sunday called on "the King, on behalf of the British government, to make an unconditional and unequivocal public apology (...) for the brutal and inhumane treatment inflicted on Kenyan citizens throughout the colonial period" between 1895 and 1963
Facebook’s algorithms ‘supercharged’ hate speech in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict/in /by
Facebook has come under scrutiny from rights group Amnesty International for allegedly exacerbating violence during the harrowing two-year conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
Pics of the day: October 31, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Thousands greet world champions South Africa/in /by
Thousands of Springboks supporters braved the cold and wet weather to gather at O.R. Tambo International Airport to welcome home the squad, as South Africa became first nation to lift the Rugby World Cup on four occasions
Five men involved in “terrorist” attacks escape from prison in Tunisia/in /by
"The administration of Mornaguia prison (near Tunis) has reported that five dangerous individuals, liable to prison sentences linked to terrorist cases, escaped from the prison at dawn," said the ministry, which released their identities and photos.
Black rhinos thrive in Kenyan sanctuary/in /by
Kenya is home to about a third of the world's black rhino population, which is critically endangered. Sanctuaries face the constant threat of poaching, but also overpopulation, which limits their ability to reproduce
Dispute over a rare African mask at the Alès court/in /by
Lawyers for the Gabonese authorities requested on Tuesday a stay of proceedings at the opening of a legal action brought in Alès (Gard) by a couple who had sold a Fang mask for 150 euros, then resold it for 4.2 million euros.
Kenyan elite police unit on trial for killing Pakistani journalist in 2022/in /by
An elite Kenyan police unit went on trial Tuesday on charges of wrongful death in the killing of an outspoken Pakistani journalist in Nairobi a year ago. The case was jointly filed by the journalist's widow and two Kenyan journalists' unions.
Congo strugles to care for stroke victims/in /by
Expensive treatments are exacerbating stroke mortality in a country where the disease is one of the leading causes of death, due to inadequate health infrastructure and human resources
UN peacekeepers leave Mali in a hurry and under fire/in /by
MINUSMA is leaving its camp in Kidal. A convoy of more than 100 vehicles from the United Nations Mission in Mali left the northern town on Tuesday morning and is on its way to Gao.