Mortar fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three Tanzanian soldiers who were part of a southern Africa force deployed to help government troops battling M23 rebels, officials said.The regional force sent soldiers to North Kivu province in December to help Kinshasa regain ground from the M23 militia in the lawless east.The force …

Mortar fire kills three Tanzanian soldiers in DR CongoMon, 08 Apr 2024 18:08:41 GMT Read More »

Rescuers searched off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ferry boat carrying people fleeing a cholera outbreak capsized, killing at least 97.The converted fishing boat, with about 130 people on board, ran into trouble late on Sunday as it headed for an island off Nampula province, officials said.Most of those on …

Mozambique makeshift ferry disaster kills 97Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:45:31 GMT Read More »

Judges in South Africa will on Tuesday rule on whether former president Jacob Zuma will be allowed to appear on the ballot in May elections.Zuma, who is running for a new opposition party, has appealed a decision by electoral officials to bar him from the vote over a 2021 conviction. On Monday, the 81-year-old was in …

S.African court to decide on Zuma’s vote exclusion TuesdayMon, 08 Apr 2024 15:23:15 GMT Read More »

A makeshift ferry boat has sunk off the north coast of Mozambique killing 96 people, including children, authorities said Monday, raising an earlier death toll.The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble late on Sunday as it was trying to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said.Most of those on board …

Mozambique makeshift ferry disaster kills 96Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:29:13 GMT Read More »

More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday.The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it tried to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said.”Because the boat was overcrowded and unsuited to carry passengers it ended …

More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coastMon, 08 Apr 2024 04:12:34 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Sunday said the international community had “failed” his country during the 1994 genocide, as he paid tribute to victims 30 years after Hutu extremists tore apart the nation.”Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss. And the lessons we learned are engraved in blood,” Kagame said in Kigali …

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocideSun, 07 Apr 2024 19:21:12 GMT Read More »

Russ Cook on Sunday completed a mammoth quest to run the length of Africa having overcome health scares, visa troubles and even an armed robbery.The Briton arrived late in the afternoon at Cape Angela in Tunisia, where a sculpture marks the “northernmost point of the African continent”.The epic endeavour saw him live up to his …

Briton completes epic run the full length of AfricaSun, 07 Apr 2024 18:50:07 GMT Read More »

Thirty years after genocide tore their tiny nation apart, Rwandans gathered in their capital city on Sunday for a candlelight vigil to remember the dead and hope for a better future.Thousands of people congregated at the Kigali arena, holding up candles in memory of those slaughtered, as a choir performed.Like the majority of the young …

‘I am not alone’: Rwandans remember 1994 genocideSun, 07 Apr 2024 18:26:43 GMT Read More »

Rwanda on Sunday marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more than 800,000 men, women and children, mainly Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. Here are some of the notable quotes as the tiny African nation commemorated the mass slaughter orchestrated by Hutu extremists targeting the Tutsi minority over 100 bloody days in 1994.- Rwandan …

‘Never forget’: World remembers 30 years since genocide in RwandaSun, 07 Apr 2024 15:30:54 GMT Read More »

A British man on a quest to run the length of Africa is set to complete his mammoth challenge later Sunday in Tunisia.Russ Cook’s epic endeavour has seen him live up to his “hardest geezer (man)” nickname with health problems, visa issues and even an armed robbery to contend with on his over 16,000 kilometre …

Briton set to complete epic Africa runSun, 07 Apr 2024 12:15:32 GMT Read More »