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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.
Togo extends state of security emergency in north/in /by
The extension took effect from March 13 as the first extension of six months ended on March 12. A state of security emergency grants security forces and local authorities more flexibility to take urgent measures to fight threats from militant groups.
Gabon calls off search mission for missing ferry passengers/in /by
The privately-owned Esther Miracle was carrying 161 passengers and crew from the capital Libreville to Port-Gentil when it sank in the middle of the night on March 9. Seven people are still unaccounted for.
South Sudan marks international mine awareness day/in /by
“When we were fighting in the bush, I saw vehicles that had been hit by landmines, people that had been hit by landmines, and it would affect [us]. We were even our own enemies. We could do something that would affect us afterwards. We could do something, ..Jurkuch Barach Jurkuch
Gabon: Presidential term reduced from seven to five years/in /by
On Thursday, the National Assembly and the Gabonese Senate met in Congress to revise the country's constitution, reducing the term of office of the President of the Republic from seven to five years, and the election from two to one round. A change denounced by part of the opposition.
DRC: UN says more than 30 killed in new ADF attacks/in /by
The United Nations said on Thursday that more than 30 people had been killed in new killings attributed to the ADF, a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State group, in Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on April 2 and 3.