A UN-backed court on Tuesday announced it had issued an arrest warrant for the Central African Republic’s former president Francois Bozize over possible crimes against humanity committed by the military between 2009 and 2013.The alleged crimes include murder, enforced disappearance, torture, rape and other inhumane acts, according to the Special Criminal Court (CPS), a hybrid jurisdiction located …
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday deployed the military to evacuate everyone living in flood-prone areas after 171 people were killed since March as torrential rains pound the country.Seasonal rains, amplified by the El Nino weather pattern, have devastated the East African nation, with floodwaters engulfing villages and threatening to unleash even more damage in …
Kenya’s Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floodsTue, 30 Apr 2024 16:21:49 GMT Read More »
Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour’s territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.”We argue for territorial integrity on the African continent as well” as in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Macron told a joint press conference with DRC President Felix …
Togo’s legislative election should be considered “free, fair and transparent,” a regional electoral observation mission said on Tuesday, a day after the small West African state voted for new lawmakers and regional deputies.Electoral authorities have yet to release initial results from Monday’s dual vote which came after lawmakers passed a divisive constitutional reform that critics …
Regional observers says Togo legislative vote ‘free, fair’Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:50:13 GMT Read More »
Doors and locks smashed, power equipment stolen, no fuel, no food, water or electricity … welcome to what’s left of a UN base handed over to the Congolese police just weeks ago by peacekeepers in violence-wracked South Kivu province.The first phase of what the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said would be an “ordered, responsible …
Kenyan President William Ruto convened a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to tackle deadly floods that have killed nearly 170 people and displaced 185,000 others since March, his office said.Heavier than usual monsoon rains, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern, have devastated the East African country, engulfing villages and threatening to unleash …
Kenya’s Ruto convenes cabinet meeting over deadly floodsTue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:36 GMT Read More »
The national phase of a months-long “inter-Malian dialogue” is set to begin in six days’ time, with the country’s military junta banking on the conclusions to bolster its increasingly contested legitimacy.Weakened by security and economic crises and criticised for their failure to transfer power back to civilians, Mali’s authorities have cracked down on mounting dissent, …
Mali’s junta unwavering despite dissentTue, 30 Apr 2024 05:49:07 GMT Read More »
Burkina Faso has suspended a swathe of international news organisations in recent days for airing accusations of an army massacre of civilians, a move sparking concern on Monday. Among those named are French newspaper Le Monde, British publication The Guardian, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and French broadcaster TV5 Monde. They were suspended for reporting on a …
Togolese voted in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family’s decades-long grip on power.Polls closed at around 1600 GMT and voting centres began the counting soon after, an AFP correspondent said. The “tendency of initial results” could be released later on Monday, …
Togo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reformMon, 29 Apr 2024 20:00:46 GMT Read More »
At least 46 people including children died when a makeshift dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley in the early hours of Monday, a local official said, as torrential rains and floods battered the country.Scores of people have been killed over the March-May wet season in Kenya as heavier than usual rainfall pounds East …
Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit KenyaMon, 29 Apr 2024 16:53:07 GMT Read More »
