Hundreds of Moroccans protest to show support for Palestine/in /by
"...... For years, we have been fighting against normalisation, this normalisation that has now become a military alliance, and we say that it is impossible for the Moroccan people to accept that Morocco should forge a military alliance with the occupiers of Palestine, ......" Sion Assidon
Pics of the day: April 07, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Paris: Future memorial to Rwanda genocide victims ‘very important’ – Association/in /by
Rwandans in France marked Friday (Apr.07) the 29th anniversary of the last genocide of the XXth century. A Paris ceremony was attended by members of genocide survivor associations and by French officials.
Rwanda commemorates 29th anniversary of genocide/in /by
As every year, an official ceremony, organized at the Gisozi National Memorial in Kigali, marks the beginning of the 100 days of commemoration.
France to erect memorial to Rwanda genocide victims/in /by
The monument will be built in Paris and the gesture has already been welcomed by survivors of the genocide. The announcement of the monument erection on Friday (Apr. 07) coincides with the beginning of the 29th anniversary of the genocide.
Rwanda commemorates 29th anniversary of genocide/in /by
As every year, an official ceremony, organized at the Gisozi National Memorial in Kigali, marks the beginning of the 100 days of commemoration.
South Africa: Will Pistorius apply again for parole?/in /by
Oscar Pistorius's lawyer argued there was an "obvious mistake" in the process to deny him parole last week. The Olympic runner parole application was rejected on Mar.31 because he hasn't served the minimum amount of jail time required, a parole board said. His lawyer seeks to overturn that decision.
Young Ugandans train as make up artists for film industry/in /by
Uganda has seen several blockbuster films like Last King of Scotland shot in the country. But for a long time, the country had no film makeup artists. Producers would outsource the services from other parts of Africa and Hollywood
At least 21 dead in Somalia’s flash floods – U.N. agency/in /by
The flash floods have hit as the country was going through five seasons of severe drought that left 8.25 million people in need of humanitarian aid and displaced more than 1.4 million people, according to the U.N. agency.
DR Congo jails six for life over Italian envoy’s murder/in /by
The defendants, who were arrested in January 2022, denied any wrongdoing and said their initial confessions were extracted through torture.