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An investigation has been opened into the Central African Republic’s former president François Bozizé, accusing him of acts of rebellion during the presidential election on December 27, prosecutors said on Monday. Bozizé was last month accused by the government of staging an attempted coup after a coalition of rebels marched on the capital, Bangui, before the vote. Bozizé denied the… Read More

Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has promised to protest ‘any illegalities and any irregularities’ relating to the election on January 14th “This is going to be more or less a protest vote in my view, you know. And protesting comes in voting and protesting comes also in demonstration for as long as it is within the acceptable legal… Read More

Some Kenyan students in Kisumu county, close to the overflowing Lake Victoria, are forced to take a boat to school, only to find waterlogged classrooms and no teachers on site. Public schools have reopened in Kenya following a closure ordered by the government in March 2020 to curb the spread of Covid-19. The flooding has made parents to spend more… Read More

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra has been reelected in the first round of the presidential vote on December 27 by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission on Monday. He won an “absolute majority” with 53.92% of votes, Mathias Morouba, president of the National Election Authority… Read More

The former head of a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested on charges of “complicity in crimes against humanity”, French anti-terror prosecutors said on Monday. Roger Lumbala is a former opposition lawmaker who led the RCD-N party, an armed group suspected by UN investigators of carrying out extrajudicial killings, rapes and cannibalism during the country’s… Read More

Three members of a self-defense group were shot dead on Monday by suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the north of Cameroon. Local authorities reported that the casualties were members of the Kaliari Vigilant committee. These self-defense groups are usually composed of civilians and are responsible for providing information or serve as scouts to soldiers. The deaths… Read More

As many as 15 million students are expected to flock back to classrooms this week as schools across Kenya reopened on Monday after a 10-month break imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Hand washing, the wearing of face masks and temperature checks are mandatory for those returning to school. Parents accompanying their children were happy and concerned at the same time.… Read More

A Plant vs the Manatees and Fishermen The giant Salvinia plant has invaded Lake Ossa in Cameroon threatening both the aquatic wildlife and livelihoods of local fishermen. Lake Ossa, in Cameroon, is a wildlife reserve known in particular for its large population of lamentins. Today, however, a plague is threatening this ecosystem. An invasive plant, the giant Salvinia is destroying… Read More

Egyptians Will Soon Receive Vaccine Injections Only four and not seven in-patients passed away from the new strain of covid-19 at Huseyni Pandemic Hospital in Sharjah — according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health which also refuted allegations that the cause of death was due to negligence resulting in insufficient oxygen in cylinders connected to the… Read More

Morocco’s men’s handball team is preparing for 2021 when it will compete in the Handball World Championship in Egypt, which starts on January 13. The World Cup draw in Cairo put Morocco in the sixth group comprising the high-quality teams of Iceland, Algeria and Portugal. Portugal eliminated the French team in the European Nations Championship last year, Iceland has never… Read More