Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga denounced on Friday an alleged assassination attempt on him during Thursday’s anti-government demonstrations in Nairobi. Odinga said his car was shot at multiple times while he was driving around the capital, rallying protesters. He showed journalists dents on his armoured vehicle which he said were left by bullets. “There is no mistaking, for that the intention… Read More

It’s a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation. What might sound like the plot of the latest flick by Quentin Tarantino or another Hollywood auteur is actually the fruit of a partnership between streaming giant Netflix and the… Read More

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday reiterated her call for a “rapid finalization” of Zambia’s massive debt restructuring, during a visit to the southern African country, the last stop on a continental tour. The U.S. has been pushing for creditors, including China, to ease the country’s estimated $17.3 billion foreign debt. Zambia defaulted in 2020 amid the Covid pandemic.… Read More

Demonstrators marched in South Africa’s Cape Town this Friday against Uganda’s draconian anti-gay law put in place last week. The proposed law, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, is ready to be sent to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who is facing calls from the United Nations and the United States to reject it. “Colonisation was enough, apartheid was enough, we… Read More

“They are going to arrest us because I cannot pretend to be what I am not,” said Alex, a gay man in Uganda, where MPs last week passed what has been criticised as among the world’s harshest anti-gay legislation. The proposed law, known as the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, is ready to be sent to President Yoweri Museveni, who is facing… Read More