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Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have celebrated the annual Meskel Festival in the capital, Addis Ababa. The day commemorates the fourth century discovery, by the Roman Empress St Helena, of the so-called ‘True Cross’ on which Jesus was believed to have been crucified. But this year, the usually joyous festivities were overshadowed by the ongoing conflict in the northern Tigray… Read More

The trial of former Guinean dictator, Moussa Dadis Camara, opens this Wednesday in Conakry, 13 years to the day since the massacre that killed more 150 people at a political rally in the capital. On Tuesday, the former dictator and another five defendants were sent to prison by the Appeal Court.  One of the lawyers, Me Salifou Béavogui, denounced the move.… Read More

Former French president, François Hollande, is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country faces a resurgence of violence in the volatile east. On Tuesday, he was at the National Museum in the capital, Kinshasa, where he called for a ‘more effective’ United Nations force to help bring about peace in the region. There has been much criticism recently… Read More

Former Guinean dictator, Moussa Dadis Camara, and several of his co-defendants were sent to prison on Tuesday, after a brief court appearance. Eleven former military and government officials will go on trial from Wednesday morning for their role in a 2009 massacre at a stadium in the capital, Conakry. On 28 September 2009, a group of NGOs and opposition parties… Read More

Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé was the place to be for urban music fans and art lovers. The La Zone festival which is produced by the Douala art Festival (Domaf) was aimed to be a smaller yet intense version of the annual Douala event. The festival was also highly influenced by the Abidjan Market for Performing Arts (MASA) a cultural platform for… Read More

The fertile and lush lands of northern Rwanda are well known to infamous Felicien Kabuga. The 89-year-old whose trial opens in the Hague on Thursday grew up here in Nyange village before making a fortune. He was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly using his wealth to fund the 1994 genocide. An accusation that remains surreal to… Read More

The former South African president Jacob Zuma, forced to resign in 2018 for corruption charges for which he has not finished answering in court, says he is available to “serve” the ANC, the historic party of Nelson Mandela. While the African National Congress (ANC), which has led the country for three decades and the end of apartheid, must decide in… Read More

Across Nigeria, devastating floods continue to ravage farmlands, destroy crops, and force tens of thousands of people to abandon their homes. At least 300 people have died so far this year, and its believed that some 100,000 people have been displaced and are now living in temporary shelters. The flooding has affected an estimated half a million people and destroyed… Read More

Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a lawyer accused of bribing and intimidating witnesses in the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution of President William Ruto, a police officer said Tuesday (September 28). Paul Gicheru was accused by ICC prosecutors of setting up a “blatant and prejudicial” witness tampering scheme that made it impossible to pursue investigations… Read More

Last updated: 16 minutes ago Thousands of Orthodox Christians gathered in Addis Ababa to celebrate the annual festival of Meskel, which marks the historic discovery of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. The final bonfire recalls the efforts of St Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, to find the cross. This year, the faithful prayed for peace and an… Read More