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South Africa: Pistorius’ parole, even if granted, could take time (lawyer)/in /by
Former South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp ten years ago, is unlikely to be released immediately even if he is granted parole on Friday, a lawyer for the victim's family said.
Congo: national mourning after 31 deaths in a stampede/in /by
A day of national mourning decreed by the Congolese authorities is observed Wednesday in the Republic of Congo, in memory of 31 young people who died in a stampede Monday evening in Brazzaville during an army recruitment operation.
DRC: Army promises to arrest “any soldier” in connection with the FDLR/in /by
The group has been under sanction by the United Nations Security Council since 2012. Its fighters are accused of numerous murders, mutilations, rapes, forced population displacements, and recruitment of children.
Somalia leader backs Army to take over from African Union/in /by
The Somali army will be able to take over from the African Union forces expected to leave the country at the end of 2024, assured Tuesday Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who considered the results obtained in the offensive, currently on pause, " encouraging ". against the radical Islamists
As BRICS leaders meet, Ramaphosa denounces “collective punishment of Palestinian civilians”/in /by
President Ramaphosa chaired Tuesday a virtual extraordinary meeting on the sitution in the Mideast.The bloc urged Israel and Hamas to "exercise maximum restraint" and 'reaffirmed that a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could only be achieved by peaceful means".
Suspect in rapper Tupac Shakur killing denies murder/in /by
Tupac Shakur, a renowned hip-hop artist, was killed on September 7, 1996, at the age of 25. He was associated with Death Row Records, linked to the Los Angeles street gang Mob Piru, which had a feud with the South Side Compton Crips.
Madagascar: voters demand compensation after disputed election/in /by
Dozens of supporters of Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina queued to collect their party cards on Tuesday, believing it entitled them to cash days after a presidential election boycotted by most opposition candidates.
DR Congo: UN mission to withdraw peacekeepers/in /by
After nearly two decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations stabilisation mission in Congo (MONUSCO) has signed a deal to withdraw its 15,000 peacekeepers.
Comoros upsets Ghana 1-0 in World Cup qualifying. Senegal settles for draw in Togo/in /by
France-born Myziane Maolida scored just before halftime in the archipelago nation's capital of Moroni and Comoros held on to record its latest upset of the Black Stars. Comoros now leads African qualifying Group I.
Ethiopia: new government-OLA talks end without agreement, armed Oromo group/in /by
A second round of negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) aimed at ending a five-year insurgency in Oromia, Ethiopia's largest and most populous regional state, has ended without agreement, the two parties announced separately on Tuesday.