‘They whip us’: Residents accuse army of abuse in east DRC
Masisi – Forced to flee her home, 62-year-old Agathe fears never to see peace again as she recounts the violence... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Family, activists say leading Algeria opposition figure arrested
Algiers – One of Algeria’s leading opposition figures, Karim Tabbou, remained in custody on Saturday for unknown reasons, his... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
South Africa’s ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what’s at risk
Kevin Winter, University of Cape Town and Kirsty Carden, University of Cape Town The first detailed report on the... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Niger to vaccinate children against malaria
Niamey – Niger has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Pro-govt protesters call for constitutional change in Central African Republic
Bangui – Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in front of the national assembly in Bangui, calling for a... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Guinea forum proposes transition period of up to 52 months
Conakry – Guinea’s army-dominated government announced on Friday that a political forum had proposed a transition period of between 18... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Three killed in latest violence in Sudan’s Darfur, says aid group
Khartoum – Three people were killed on Friday in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, witnesses and an aid group said,... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
West African bloc supplies food to Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – The Economic Community of West African States has shipped 10 000 tonnes of food aid to Burkina... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Moroccan activist sentenced to two years for online posts
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced an activist to two years in jail for criticising government officials on... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Mass arrests after anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – Several hundred people have been arrested following a deadly attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
