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Africa

One of last Rwanda genocide fugitives 'died in 2002'

By AFP

Munyarugarama, a local army commander, "died of natural causes" and was buried in Kankwala, in the eastern DRC, the Mechanism for International Criminal...

  • FILE: Ivory stockpile. Picture: AFP

    Zimbabwe threatens to withdraw from Cites over ivory trade ban

    The country said it has more than 130 tonnes of ivory stored up in high-security vaults in Harare, which could help to fund wildlife conservation.

    5 hours ago
  • Tourists shop around in the old city of Morocco's Marrakesh on 12 May 2022. Picture: FADEL SENNA/AFP

    Morocco 'breathing again' as tourists back after COVID shutdown

    Tourism - which accounts for some seven percent of Morocco's economy and creates hundreds of thousands of formal and informal jobs - was battered by Morocco's tight restrictions during the pandemic.

    10 hours ago
  • Men look on at an art installation by Senegalese Artist, Yakhya Ba, along Dakar’s sea promenade on May 11, 2022.  Picture: JOHN WESSELS / AFP

    Festival brings African contemporary art to Senegal's streets

    The enormous exhibits are part of the much-anticipated Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, which opens on Thursday and promises to "break down" gallery walls by bringing modern art to the streets of Senegal.

    one day ago
  •  Parliament-backed Prime Minister of Libya Fathi Bashagha. Picture: Mahmud Turkia/AFP

    Rival Libya government enters capital, prompting clashes

    Clashes broke out between rival armed groups shortly after the prime minister of the Libyan government, Fathi Bashagha, entered the western city, an AFP journalist reported.

    one day ago
  • The flag of Togo. Picture: pixabay.com

    Togo reopens its borders after two years

    The country recorded only 32 cases so far this month, with zero deaths.

    one day ago
  • FILE: Senegalese President Macky Sall delivers a speech during his coalition's election campaign meeting at Lamine Gueye stadium in Kaolack, Senegal on 12 February 2019. Picture: AFP

    ISS analyst questions viability of Pan-African ratings agency

    This week, Senegal’s president and current chairperson of the African Union Macky Sall called for the establishment of the rating agency due to what he explained was the problematic nature of the system of assessment by international organisations.

    one day ago
  • FILE: Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Picture: Picture: Ludovic MARIN/AFP.

    Guinea-Bissau president dissolves parliament

    Tension between parliament and the presidency has gripped the West African state for months.

    2 days ago
  • FILE: The outflow of nursing staff is stripping the country of desperately-needed skills. Picture: EWN.

    Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus

    Zimbabwe's healthcare facilities have been crumbling for more than a decade, tracking the downward spiral of the economy.

    2 days ago
  • FILE: The group's heads of states were supposed to assemble in Bamako in February to see Mali assume the G5 presidency, but nearly four months later, this meeting "has still not taken place", the junta said. Picture: AFP

    Mali withdraws from West African anti-jihadist force

    The country's departure from the G5 Sahel security force deepens its isolation after its neighbours hit it with sanctions in January over perceived foot-dragging in restoring civilian rule.

    3 days ago
  • Mohamud, who was previously president from 2012-2017, was sworn in shortly after the votes were counted and struck a conciliatory tone as he addressed the country. Picture: @MOFASomalia/Twitter

    Hassan Sheik Mohamud elected president of Somalia for a second time

    After a marathon poll involving 36 candidates that was broadcast live on state TV, parliamentary officials counted 214 votes in favour of former president Mohamud, far more than the number required to defeat the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known as Farmajo.

    3 days ago
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    Debt distress in Africa: biggest problems, and ways forward

    Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress, meaning African governments are struggling to pay the debts they incurred on behalf of their states.

    3 days ago
  • FILE: A man rides a motorbike in front of the jail of Bangui, "Maison Centrale de Ngaragba", whose walls are painted with the colors of the flag of Central African Republic. Picture: AFP

    Central African Republic bans documentary for 'inciting revolt'

    The Central African Republic has banned a documentary portraying student life that was selected for this year's Berlinale over allegedly "inciting revolt against the authorities", the culture ministry said Friday.

    5 days ago
  • A view of a refugee camp in Rwanda. Picture: UNHCR/Anouck Bronee

    Netherlands detains former Rwanda officer over genocide

    The Netherlands has arrested a former Rwandan paramilitary police officer over his alleged participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the prosecutor's office said on Friday.

    5 days ago
  • FILE: Police arrested two suspects in connection with the killing while a manhunt was ordered for others. Picture: Sodiq Adelakun/AFP

    Nigeria religious leaders demand justice following blasphemy killing

    An angry mob of students stoned Deborah Samuel and burned her body on Thursday in the northwest city of Sokoto after she made a post on social media they deemed offensive towards the Prophet.

    5 days ago
  • FILE: Zimbabwean flag. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    14 children killed in measles outbreak in Zimbabwe’s Maniculand province

    So far, 72 children have been infected but the outbreak has been confined to Mutasa district.

    a week ago
  • The Cameroon flag. Picture: AFP

    Plane with 11 aboard crashes in Cameroon: ministry

    Air traffic controllers "lost radio contact with the aircraft" which was later "located in the forest" near Nanga Eboko, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast of the capital Yaounde, the ministry said in a statement.

    a week ago
  • Guinea junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, raises his hand at his swearing-in ceremony as president of country transition on 1 October 2021 in Conakry. The head of the junta in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, was sworn in on Friday as president of this West African country for a period of transition of still unknown duration and content. Picture: Cellou Binani/AFP

    Guinea announces three-year transition to civilian rule

    The 36-month transition, decided at a legislative plenary meeting on Wednesday, is slightly shorter than the 39 months which military junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya had announced.

    a week ago
  • Picture: Darwin Laganzon on Pixabay

    Africa grapples with way forward on cyber crime

    Cyber experts are urging Africa to up its game in the face of criminals targeting the continent's fast-growing internet economy with scams and theft.

    a week ago
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