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Uganda’s Constitutional Court is due to rule Wednesday on a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned as one of the toughest in the world.The legislation was adopted in May last year, triggering outrage among the LGBTQ community, rights campaigners, the United Nations and Western nations.Known as the Anti-Homosexuality Act …

Uganda court to rule on harsh anti-gay lawWed, 03 Apr 2024 06:33:04 GMT Read More »

On a street corner in the Sudanese town of Tamboul, dozens of people tap feverishly on their phones, calling loved ones and moving money through online apps.At the centre of their huddle is a bright white dish that connects to the internet via Starlink, the satellite system owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company.Starlink has …

Smuggled Starlink dishes throw lifeline to some in war-torn SudanWed, 03 Apr 2024 03:19:33 GMT Read More »

Sitting at home in Goma in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rachel Sematumba describes herself as “a child of war”.As the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda approaches, she reflects on how peace remains as elusive now in the city as when she was born.”Since my birth at the time …

Peace still elusive for east DR Congo 30 years after genocide in RwandaWed, 03 Apr 2024 02:36:55 GMT Read More »

His supporters hail Rwandan President Paul Kagame for his role in ending the 1994 genocide and bringing peace to a traumatised nation, but critics accuse him of ruling through fear and repression.Kagame was just 36 when his Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel army routed the Hutu extremists who had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of mainly Tutsis, …

Paul Kagame: Rwanda’s polarising strongmanWed, 03 Apr 2024 02:30:14 GMT Read More »

Rwanda on Sunday begins sombre commemorations for the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, a mass slaughter orchestrated by Hutu extremists against the Tutsi minority over 100 bloody days.More than 800,000 men, women and children, mainly ethnic Tutsis but also moderate Hutus, were killed in the murderous onslaught that saw families and friends turn against …

Rwanda marks 30 years since genocideWed, 03 Apr 2024 02:06:15 GMT Read More »

Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister.Faye, 44, has never previously held an elected office. He swept to a first-round victory on a promise of radical reform just 10 days after being …

Senegal’s youngest president sworn in, names Sonko as PMWed, 03 Apr 2024 02:03:13 GMT Read More »

The Kenyan government on Tuesday urged medics to end a nationwide strike that has now dragged into a third week, paralysing health services at some public hospitals.The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), an umbrella body with more than 7,000 members, went on strike in mid-March over pay and working conditions.Union leaders have …

Kenya govt urges medics to end strikeTue, 02 Apr 2024 19:10:08 GMT Read More »

Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change, greater sovereignty and calm after years of deadly turmoil.The 44-year-old, who has never before held an elected office, swept to a first-round victory on a promise of radical reform just 10 days after being released from prison.Faye took the presidential oath …

Senegal’s youngest president Faye vows systemic change, sovereigntyTue, 02 Apr 2024 19:05:46 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday filed an appeal against a decision by electoral officials barring him from running in elections as tensions mount ahead of the May polls.The electoral commission last week excluded the 81-year-old politician, who is campaigning for a new opposition party, over a 2021 contempt of court conviction. But in court …

S.Africa’s Zuma files appeal against exclusion from May voteTue, 02 Apr 2024 16:42:49 GMT Read More »

Propelled to the presidency from humble roots despite never holding national elected office, Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye defied the odds by promising radical change and being guided by a charismatic mentor.Known as Diomaye, which means “the honourable one” in the Serer language, he was sworn in on Tuesday after winning 54.3 percent in the March …

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, from prison to president of SenegalTue, 02 Apr 2024 14:35:40 GMT Read More »