The UK on Thursday announced its backing for an expanded UN Security Council, including a permanent spot for Africa, to reflect the current and future state of the world.”We want to see permanent African representation and membership extended to India, Brazil, Germany and Japan,” said Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. “I know this is a bold reform. …

UK backs permanent seat for Africa at UN Security CouncilThu, 29 Jun 2023 12:30:17 GMT Read More »

The UK government said it would challenge a court ruling issued Thursday that blocks its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a set-back to its controversial bid to cut migrant numbers.Three Court of Appeal judges ruled that Rwanda could not be considered a safe third country, after a challenge to the policy by 10 …

UK govt to appeal judges’ block of Rwanda deportation planThu, 29 Jun 2023 12:25:05 GMT Read More »

The Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful as the African nation could not be considered a safe third country.Three judges said that “unless deficiencies” in Rwanda’s asylum system were corrected, “removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda will be unlawful.”They agreed with migrants …

Appeal court rules UK govt’s Rwanda asylum plan unlawfulThu, 29 Jun 2023 09:53:42 GMT Read More »

With the imminent end of the UN’s Mali peacekeeping mission seemingly no longer in doubt, negotiations at the UN are still foundering over the timetable for their departure, which Bamako wants “without delay”, according to diplomatic sources. On June 16, taking everyone by surprise, Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, while denouncing the “failure” of the UN …

UN troops set to leave Mali, but how fast?Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:47:58 GMT Read More »

A Paris court on Wednesday found a former Rwandan military policeman guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 slaughter in his home country and sentenced him to life in prison.The court said it had found Philippe Hategekimana, 66, guilty of nearly all the charges against him.He fled to France after the genocide, …

Rwandan ex-policeman gets life over genocide: Paris courtWed, 28 Jun 2023 22:44:00 GMT Read More »

Nigerians marked the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday with prayers, celebrations and family dinners as many navigated high inflation, a steep currency devaluation and growing transport costs.Africa’s most populous nation is almost equally divided between the predominantly Muslim north and a Christian south, though many southerners are Muslim, including new President Bola Ahmed …

Nigerians mark Eid festivities navigating economic woesWed, 28 Jun 2023 18:30:04 GMT Read More »

The streets of Sierra Leone’s capital were quiet on Wednesday, a day after President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in for a second term following an election his main rival slammed as “not credible.”Western nations, in a joint statement, said they were concerned about “transparency” in the vote tallying, but urged any disputes to be …

Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcomeWed, 28 Jun 2023 17:52:54 GMT Read More »

Kaizer Chiefs, the most popular football club in South Africa despite eight seasons without a trophy, sprang a surprise on Wednesday by appointing local Molefi Ntseki as coach.Ntseki had an unsuccessful spell as national coach, which culminated in failure to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and his dismissal with Belgian Hugo Broos …

Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs make surprise choice as coachWed, 28 Jun 2023 17:46:23 GMT Read More »

Hundreds gathered in the Sudanese capital Khartoum Wednesday to pray for peace on the first day of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, but gunfire shattered the brief respite, residents said.Witnesses in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman late Wednesday reported air strikes and anti-aircraft fire, despite separate unilateral truces announced by the warring generals for …

Gunfire shatters Eid prayer for peace by fed-up SudaneseWed, 28 Jun 2023 16:14:05 GMT Read More »

African painted dogs, a species thought to have become extinct in Uganda four decades ago, have been spotted in the far northeast of the country, the wildlife authority said.The canines are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of endangered species.”African painted dogs (commonly known as wild dogs), which went extinct …

African painted dogs spotted in Uganda after four decadesWed, 28 Jun 2023 15:35:22 GMT Read More »