The leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo asked UN member states on Tuesday to recognize a “silent genocide” in his country, as France announced it will host an emergency conference on the conflict there next month. “All the signs of planned extermination are present… This is not just a conflict, it is a silent …
Four years after the military seized power, voters in a Guinea referendum have resoundingly chosen to implement a new constitution, with 89 percent supporting the charter, according to official provisional results announced Tuesday evening.The constitution paves the way for elections in the west African country, but also permits General Mamady Doumbouya, its junta leader, to …
An Ethiopian asylum seeker was jailed for a year on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a teenage girl and a woman, in a case that ignited weeks of UK protests.District Judge Christopher Williams told Hadush Kebatu that “it’s evident to me that your shame and remorse isn’t because of the offences you’ve committed but because of …
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege hopes a new film about his life will achieve what decades of activism have struggled to do: bringing his country’s “forgotten” wars to wide public attention.Mukwege, a world-renowned gynaecologist who specialises in treating rape victims, is the central figure in the Franco-Belgian biopic “Muganga – Celui qui soigne” …
Congo’s Nobel winner Mukwege pins hopes on new filmTue, 23 Sep 2025 16:07:36 GMT Read More »
Ghana has deported at least six west Africans to Togo after they were expelled to Accra as part of an immigration crackdown by US President Donald Trump, their lawyers said Tuesday.Eleven deportees in total had sued the Ghanaian government to stop their further deportation, but one of their lawyers, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, told a judge at …
At least 90 buffaloes died while fleeing lions Tuesday after trampling on each other and falling off a cliff in Namibia’s far east, wildlife officials said. The stampede happened around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) along the Chobe River, in the Zambezi conservation area, a unique wildlife-rich zone of waterfalls, forests and marshes.The lions had chased the …
Nearly 100 buffaloes die in Namibia stampedeTue, 23 Sep 2025 13:35:40 GMT Read More »
Ghana has deported at least six west Africans to Togo after they were expelled to Accra as part of an immigration crackdown by US President Donald Trump, their lawyers said Tuesday.Eleven deportees in total had sued the Ghanaian government to stop their further deportation, but one of their lawyers, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, told a judge at …
Africa’s first ever cycling world championships have been a dream come true for several amateur riders, some of whom have been praying just to be given an opportunity in a sport dominated by wealthy nations.Setting off for her time-trial from a ramp in Kigali’s BK Arena, to the backdrop of the rhythm of traditional Central …
Togolese artists and activists living abroad have responded to intimidation of anti-government protesters in the country by spearheading a digital revolt to keep up pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe to leave power.Young people in the tiny west African country began taking to the streets in June to protest at the arrest of government critics, a …
Influential politician Vital Kamerhe resigned on Monday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s national assembly under the threat of impeachment by the ruling party, state media reported.Kamerhe, 66, took the decision ahead of a possible vote on his impeachment on Monday evening, according to state broadcaster RTNC and the Congolese Press Agency (ACP).Officially, the …
