Survivors of an attack occurred this week in eastern DRC have recounted their ordeal at the hands of the ADF militia.  On Wednesday, ADF militants killed at least forty people in two villages in North Kivu province. Some villagers described how they had welcomed the fighters before the killing started. “They came in a group, like visitors, we thought they… Read More

The 5th United Nations Conference of the least developed countries closed in Doha on Thursday (Mar. 9). It saw nations pledge to donated funds. Among them Germany, announced $200 million for the least developed countries, Saudi Arabia, who is donating $800 million, and Canada offering UNICEF $34 million. Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the UN detailed her country’s contribution. “At the… Read More

A body has been recovered and two more people rescued from the waters, raising the death toll to three and 25 missing in the sinking of a small ferry Thursday off the Gabonese capital Libreville, according to a new government report Friday. At least one child was killed when the Esther Miracle, a mixed passenger and freight vessel that was… Read More

It’s a sacred hill where for centuries Zimbabweans would go to consult their ancestors. Located atop a steep hill immersed in lush vegetation, a short climb is necessary to reach the grave, which is surrounded by imposing rocks rounded by erosion. The stones are covered in light green aniseed and orange lichens that brighten at the slightest touch of the… Read More

Benjamin Mburu and Mike Carlos Otione are getting ready for sports practice. But what could they be playing, all the way up here on a rooftop in Nairobi? The answer is ice hockey. It’s a sport that is mostly associated with colder regions, where temperatures fall below freezing. But here in sub-Saharan Africa, conditions are very different. Kenya only has… Read More