France: trial of a former Rwandan gendarme for “genocide”/in /by
The trial of Philippe Hategekimana, naturalized French in 2005 under the name of Philippe Manier, opened Wednesday in Paris for "genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in an agreement" for the preparation of these crimes.
Niger: more than 13,000 women and children have fled “exactions”/in /by
More than 13,000 women and children have fled the islands of the Niger River, after "exactions" by armed men in these territories of the Tillabéri region (west), where clashes between communities have left several dead, said Tuesday the Nigerien public radio station Voix du Sahel.
DRC: around Goma, “48 victims of sexual violence per day”/in /by
During the last two weeks of April, "more than 670 victims of sexual violence were taken care of" in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, alerted the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Tuesday evening.
Sudan: strong explosions in Khartoum on the 26th day of the war/in /by
"We were awakened by explosions and heavy artillery fire," a resident of Omdurman, a city on the outskirts of Khartoum, told AFP
Nigeria: Gunmen storm Sunday church service, abduct 25 in Kaduna/in /by
"At the sound of the gunshots, everybody scampered to safety. We forgot that they were even lying down there because the gunshots were everywhere. You can't know where to run to. So that was how they came, met them and they shot them. " Rikichi David, Chikun resident
Senegal opposition calls for protests over alleged threat to bar Sonko from vote/in /by
"We call on the Senegalese people and the nation's active forces to mobilise so that, beyond the F24 march on the 12th (May 2024, ed.), the 19th will be a great demonstration to thwart all these prospects of obstructing President Ousmane Sonko's candidacy throughout the country and in the diaspora."
Protesters rally in support of army in Port Sudan as conflict displaces over 700 000/in /by
Tuesday's demonstration served as a show of support by hundreds of Beja tribesmen demanding weapons to fight alongside the army in a conflict that has already left more than 750 people dead and 5,000 injured.
Lionel Messi’s father denies move to Saudi Arabia’s side Al Hilal/in /by
Jorge Messi denied any agreement has been reached with Al Hilal over the future of his son
Malawi court orders schools to allow dreadlocks/in /by
A High Court in Malawi has directed the Ministry of Education to allow students with dreadlocks to be enrolled in public schools in the country.
Worshippers attend annual Jewish pilgrimage at Tunisia’s Ghriba synagogue/in /by
Tunisia hopes to welcome at least 7,000 pilgrims this year, given that 4,000 were in attendance in 2022.