Cameroon: Ghost towns as separatists impose lockdown in restive regions/in /by
For the the last two weeks, the city of Buea in southwest Cameroon has seen virtually no activity as separatist rebels announced a hard lockdown
Plundered nation: billions stolen while South Sudan faces crisis/in /by
The United Nations revealed on Tuesday that billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption, while the vast majority of the country suffers from a lack of food.
Inmates riot at San Pedro prison in Bolivia over food allowances/in /by
Inmates at San Pedro prison in La Paz staged a riot on Tuesday, seizing control of the facility for several hours to demand higher daily food allowances.
South Africa: court denies Lungu family appeal, orders burial in Zambia/in /by
Pretoria's High Court has denied an appeal by the family of late Zambian president Edgar Lungu, who wanted him to be buried in South Africa. According to the court, Lungu should however be buried in his home country.
Protesters clash with police in Quito over fuel subsidy cuts/in /by
Protesters clashed with security forces in Quito on Tuesday as demonstrations erupted over rising diesel prices following the government’s decision to end fuel subsidies.
Protesters gather outside Windsor Castle ahead of Trump state visit/in /by
Protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom.
Kenyan court orders arrest of British national on charges of murdering a local woman/in /by
A Kenyan high court has ordered the arrest of a British national on charges of murdering a local woman near a British army training ground in central Kenya 13 years ago, court officials said Tuesday.
Malawi counts votes after tightly contested presidential election/in /by
Voters faced a choice between giving President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, a second term or selecting another leader to solve the southern African nation’s soaring inflation, cost-of-living crisis and critical fuel shortages
Kenya’s Kipyegon makes more history with fourth 1,500m title/in /by
Faith Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds for a nearly three-second win over another Kenyan, Dorcus Ewoi. Kipyegon joins the great Moroccan, Hicham El Guerrouj, as only the second runner to win four world titles at 1,500 meters.
Rwanda-backed M23 shows off new recruits as talks with DRC drag/in /by
The M23 said the recruits included Congolese soldiers who surrendered when fighting escalated this year and the local militia members who fought with them, but rights groups fear that prisoners of war and children are being enlisted against their will.