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Niger’s army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast doubt over the unverified claim.Since Boko Haram’s insurgency to establish an Islamic caliphate in neighbouring northeast Nigeria began in 2009, the conflict has left 40,000 people dead and forced more than two million …

Doubts over Niger claim that a Boko Haram leader killedFri, 22 Aug 2025 12:22:02 GMT Read More »

Fred Ngusilo stoops to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau forest floor, painful reminders that his Ogiek hunter-gatherer community once quietly flourished in southern Kenya, before they were evicted and their homes destroyed.Ngusilo belongs to the Ogiek group, which is among the last hunter-gatherer …

Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rightsFri, 22 Aug 2025 05:15:12 GMT Read More »

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.Last week the State Department approved the possible sale of $346 million in weapons, including bombs, rockets and munitions, to Nigeria, which is battling jihadist militants …

$346 mn US-Nigeria arms deal sets rights groups on edgeFri, 22 Aug 2025 02:24:18 GMT Read More »

Violence erupted in Kenya’s capital on Thursday, with police deploying teargas, as impeached former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua returned from a political tour in the United States.Gachagua campaigned for President William Ruto during the 2022 election but the two dramatically fell out last year, leading to his impeachment, and he has now become one of …

Chaotic return for Kenya’s former deputy presidentThu, 21 Aug 2025 16:33:47 GMT Read More »

Investigating judges in Paris have ordered the dismissal of a case accusing the widow of Rwanda’s former president of involvement in the 1994 genocide, according to documents seen by AFP Thursday.”There are insufficient charges against Agathe Kanziga (Habyarimana) to show she could have been an accomplice to genocide” or could have participated in “conspiracy to …

French judges order dismissal of genocide case against Rwanda ex-president’s widowThu, 21 Aug 2025 16:18:11 GMT Read More »

The African Nations Championships (CHAN) quarter-finals begin Friday after a bruising group stage, with security controversies and the unexpected successes of the host nations dominating discussion.The month-long championship, co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, has brought a football revival to a region that has rarely hosted, or shone in, continental competitions.The three hosts all topped …

East African trio score unexpected hat-trick as CHAN hostsThu, 21 Aug 2025 15:17:06 GMT Read More »

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has been taken into custody in Accra as part of a US investigation into his purchase of a Lamborghini, prompting hundreds of fans to protest for his release.Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, was interrogated Wednesday in connection with a 2019 Lamborghini Urus that US authorities suspect was purchased …

Ghana singer Shatta Wale held in US fraud probe over Lamborghini purchaseThu, 21 Aug 2025 14:50:16 GMT Read More »

Investigating judges in Paris ordered the dismissal of a case alleging the widow of Rwanda’s former president played a role in the country’s 1994 genocide, according to court documents seen by AFP Thursday.Agathe Habyarimana, 82, who has been living in France since 1998 and whose extradition has been repeatedly requested by Kigali, now appears highly …

French judges order genocide case against widow of Rwanda ex-president dismissedThu, 21 Aug 2025 12:26:02 GMT Read More »

Moroccan international Amine Adli was hailed as a “proven winner” after he signed for Premier League side Bournemouth from German outfit Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday.The 25-year-old, who was a key player in Leverkusen’s unbeaten campaign as they achieved the domestic double in the 2023/24 season, signed a five year contract for a reported fee of …

Bournemouth sign ‘proven winner’ Adli from LeverkusenThu, 21 Aug 2025 10:34:18 GMT Read More »

When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was thrown in jail and targeted by an online smear campaign.Njeri is the latest victim of a sophisticated online apparatus that targets and harasses government critics in Kenya, where rights groups warn of an escalating crackdown …

Weaponising the feed: Inside Kenya’s online war against activistsThu, 21 Aug 2025 05:22:16 GMT Read More »