‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s Belgian lawyer deported from Rwanda
Kigali – The Belgian lawyer of Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, has been deported from... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
Fears for freedom as Tunisian President Kais Saied presses ahead with his purge
Tunis – Concern is mounting over freedoms in Tunisia as President Kais Saied presses ahead with a “purge” that... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
Some bodies to be exhumed and reburied as Mugabe-era massacre victims set to be compensated
Harare – Zimbabwe is to open talks about compensation for victims of a notorious 1980s massacre that took place when... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Ecowas court demands Mali explain detention of ex-leaders
Bamako – The court of justice of the West Africa bloc Ecowas has demanded that Mali justify the alleged detention... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Civilians among dead in DRC army-rebel clashes
Beni – Clashes between units of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and jihadist rebels in the east... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Jihadists behind a wave of attacks in Niger ‘circulate freely’ despite strict controls
Niamey – Jihadists behind a wave of attacks in Niger’s vast Tillaberi region are able to operate freely in spite... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan
Basinga – Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia’s Qemant ethnic group say their only... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Kenyan court rejects disputed bid to change constitution, a new blow to Kenyatta
Nairobi – Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a government bid to make fundamental changes to the constitution,... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Verdict in trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero set for September 20
Kigali – A Rwandan court will deliver next month its delayed verdict in the terrorism trial of Paul Rusesabagina,... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Kenyan court to rule on disputed bid to change constitution
Nairobi – Kenya’s Court of Appeal will give its verdict on Friday on the president’s controversial three-year quest to... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
