One of Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspects arrested in South Africa after 22 years on run/in /by
According to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Fulgence Kayishema was arrested Wednesday in Paarl, a small town in a wine-making region about 30 miles east of Cape Town.
South Africa: four people shot dead, including a Bulgarian criminal/in /by
"At around 08:20, the bodies of two women and two men aged between 40 and 50 were discovered with gunshot wounds," the police said in a statement. "The victims are believed to be of Bulgarian origin.
Hasna Doumi, Morocco’s first women’s football coach, saves her club/in /by
Doumi’s appointment marks another huge leap in women’s engagement in Moroccan football, which remains largely male-dominated.
Chad’s new presidential pardon for protesters and failed coup/in /by
Chad's president on Wednesday pardoned a new wave of 67 people convicted of taking part in a bloody protest on October 20, 2022, and 11 others for a foiled "coup" in December, according to N'Djamena.
South Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Putin/in /by
The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States alleges collected a consignment of weapons for Moscow.
China denies hacking Kenyan government amid debt strain/in /by
According to the Reuters report, the years-long cyber-attacks started in 2019 when the Chinese started closing credit taps to Kenya as debt strains started showing.
60th anniversary of African Union starts in Addis Ababa/in /by
The AU celebrates the Day under the slogan: “Our Africa Our Future” using the hashtag #OurAfricaOurFuture
Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe/in /by
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week.
Released on bail, Nigeria’s Kuti to begin concert tour amid assault trial/in /by
Seun Kuti, who was in court on Wednesday, has concerts scheduled in more than a dozen countries but his departure had been on hold because of the trial, his manager Ayo Moses told The Associated Press.
Tina Turner: an extraordinary legacy/in /by
US-Swiss singer Tina Turner passed away on Wednesday (May 24) after a long illness. The 83-year-old star was known for a core of pop, rock and rhythm and blues favourites. She sold over 150 million records worldwide, won 12 Grammys and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.