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Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, was denied access to the Kigali prison where his client is being held pending the verdict of his trial for terrorism and deported to Belgium. According to Rwandan authorities, Vincent Lurquin was deported and declared persona non grata for violating immigration laws. The Rwanda Bar Association raised a complaint because Lurquin… Read More

Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the illegality of the constitutional review process launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta, which has seen his plans thwarted less than a year before the presidential election. The reform, dubbed the “Building Bridge Initiative” (BBI), aims to amend the 2010 constitution – which established a presidential system – to create, among other things, a… Read More

The United Nations secretary-general said Thursday that humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia are “hellish” as the nine-month Tigray conflict spreads in Africa’s second most populous country. Antonio Guterres told reporters that the spread of the fighting “has ensnared even more people in its horror.” Thousands of people have been killed since November, hundreds of thousands inside Tigray face famine conditions and… Read More

The Ugandan government on Friday ordered the suspension with “immediate effect” of 54 NGOs, including the main civil liberties organization Chapter Four, in a move seen as a move to tighten its grip on civil society. The 54 associations, which operate in the political, societal, religious and environmental fields, are accused of “non-compliance” with the law, the NGO Bureau, which… Read More

Dr. Georges Bwelle, head of visceral surgery at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, is operating in the Nkongsamba prison, 150km north of Douala. Every weekend, he goes with his team from the Ascovime association to remote areas of the country to treat those who cannot afford it. His vocation came about in his early childhood. Born into a modest family in… Read More

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, denounced in a speech “methodical attacks” against his country “by certain countries and organizations known to be hostile”, which he did not name. Morocco, like some Arab Maghreb countries, is facing deliberate and premeditated aggression. Clinging to (….) obsolete considerations, the enemies of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity do not want Morocco to remain the… Read More

In Bujumbura, another fuel shortage is causing havoc. Several gas stations have run dry. Some are turning away their customers. Many Burundians are going around the city in search of a rare commodity. Reluctant to speak openly, they say that this is a double loss. “I am very tired. To get a few liters, I just went through five stations.… Read More

Bérénice Nononga is a young mother. To wash her baby and herself twice a day, she needs a lot of hot water. So she has to make several fires a day using firewood or charcoal – a method she prefers over biogas. “The firewood is faster because the gas only lasts a few days. I am a nurse and I… Read More

Notable names like Lupita Nyongo and Eddie Gathegi already soaring high in Hollywood, Kenyan Film Industry is a powerhouse in the region that rakes in millions of dollars in terms of revenue. Just like in other countries, the industry suffered a major setback when lockdowns and restrictions on public gatherings were put in place by the government as part of… Read More

Hundreds of people in Libya’s capital Tripoli celebrated its complete liberation from the militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar. The residents gathered late Thursday in the city’s Martyr’s Square, holding the Libyan flags and banners of victory. They also chanted slogans like “the blood of the martyrs is not in vain” and other slogans against Haftar. On Thursday, the Libyan army… Read More