A South African court on Wednesday found radical left politician Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for telling his supporters at a 2022 rally that they should “never be scared to kill”.Malema, the firebrand leader of the small opposition and populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, has long been criticised by South Africa’s white minority …
Prominent Kenyan government critic Boniface Mwangi announced Wednesday he would run for president in 2027, just weeks after the east African country’s latest deadly protests.The 42-year-old has fiercely denounced President William Ruto — who has faced wave after wave of rallies condemning his leadership since last year — and argues he was tortured in Tanzanian …
Top Ruto critic announces Kenyan presidential bidWed, 27 Aug 2025 14:39:11 GMT Read More »
Prominent Kenyan activist and staunch government critic Boniface Mwangi announced Wednesday he would run for president in 2027, just weeks after the east African country’s latest protests were bloodily repressed.An outspoken critic of President William Ruto, the 42-year-old made the announcement in the capital Nairobi, where youth-led demonstrations in 2024 sparked waves of rallies across …
France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.The skull, believed to belong to King Toera, was handed over in the first restitution of human remains since France passed a law facilitating their return in 2023, along …
France returns skull of beheaded king to MadagascarWed, 27 Aug 2025 00:21:33 GMT Read More »
Unidentified armed men have killed four villagers in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, while another remains missing following the west African country’s first such deadly attack since 2021, the army said Tuesday.Ivory Coast shares a porous border spanning nearly 600 kilometres (around 370 miles) with Burkina Faso, where jihadist groups are active across much …
Attack kills 4 in Ivory Coast near Burkina borderTue, 26 Aug 2025 15:20:46 GMT Read More »
The United States wants to secure its supply of strategic minerals in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, hoping to challenge China’s near-monopoly on the lucrative sector.While the strategy has been in the works for years, Washington has doubled down on it since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January.- Risky El Dorado -Although …
US bids to trump China in DR Congo mining rushTue, 26 Aug 2025 06:10:23 GMT Read More »
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils’ “first ever” showing in Europe.The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. The find was, at the time, the most complete ever made …
Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in PragueMon, 25 Aug 2025 13:21:04 GMT Read More »
Photography saved her from suicide and now internationally recognised South African visual artist Zanele Muholi, most known for her stark portraits of black LGBTQ communities, is using her success to empower others.Muholi’s growing renown keeps her busy: she has been working on a project about water in Panama and collaborating with a London non-profit for …
Zanele Muholi, S.African photographer reclaiming identityMon, 25 Aug 2025 06:47:35 GMT Read More »
The legacy of Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie remains contested in his increasingly polarised country half a century after his death: praised as a moderniser by some, others condemn him as an autocrat who ignored a famine.In one of the last known photos of the king — known as the “negus” in Ethiopia’s Amharic language …
Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of a sprawling Nairobi slum, shouldering a sack of used plastic to exchange for a shower or a safe toilet.For the 31 years she has lived in Kibera, Kenya’s largest informal settlement, water and sanitation have remained …
