Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill/in /by
Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed an amended version of an anti-LGBT+ law that had sparked outrage from many NGOs and Western governments in which it maintained harsh penalties for same-sex relationships and the "promotion" of homosexuality.
Mayotte: operation ‘Wuambushu’ enters second week/in /by
Arrests have continued in the French overseas territory of Mayotte as part of Operation "Wuambushu" that has entered its second week
Anxious evacuees wait for flights out of Sudan/in /by
People from different nationalities gathered in Port Sudan on Monday to board British military planes travelling to Larnaca, Cyprus.
Burkina: release of a whistleblower after 4 days in police custody/in /by
A famous whistleblower in Burkina Faso, Wendpouire Charles Sawadogo, arrested and suspected of "foreign intelligence", was released on Monday after four days in police custody, AFP learned from his relatives.
“Pastor” Mackenzie appears in court/in /by
Former taxi driver turned "pastor", Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, is being tried for his role in the "Shakahola Forest Massacre"
In war-torn Sudan, the sad search for the missing/in /by
When Khartoum residents Ayman Abu Arki and his uncle Hossam stopped answering their phones, their family turned to Facebook. There, a user sent them a photo of a car riddled with bullets, with two bodies inside.
Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard/in /by
A bodyguard shot and killed a government minister in Uganda early Tuesday in an apparent private dispute, according to the army and local media.
Moroccans rally against soaring food prices/in /by
Moroccan unions are demanding a ceiling on fuel prices, a reduction in taxes on basic products and a reduction in income tax to support purchasing power
Senegalese opposition leader calls for civil disobedience against judiciary/in /by
Senegalese main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called for national civil disobedience against the judiciary and further rejected any dialogue against President Macky Sall.
Japan and Ghana aligned in the pursuit of reforms at the UN Security Council/in /by
The Japanese PM, Kishida Fumio, met Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday and both vowed to continue to pursue reforms at the UN Security Council