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Sixty-two years after the death of anti-colonialist hero Patrice Lumumba, residents of his homeland in the Democratic Republic of Congo await the return of his last remains, one tooth. The gold-capped tooth was handed over to Lumumba’s family from Belgium, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look toward reconciliation. “The father (ed: Lumumba) sacrificed… Read More

The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has met the president he overthrew in a coup this year, for talks to try to “defuse” the political situation. Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the elected president until his ousting in January, was accompanied by another former president Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo (November 1982 – August 1983) during the meeting at the presidential palace. Mr… Read More

A Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children chanting racist slogans in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said Monday. “He was arrested in Chipata, Zambia, after fleeing the country,” Malawi immigration spokesman Pasqually Zulu told AFP. The Chinese man, Lu Ke, is accused of filming children in Malawi villages making racist comments about themselves… Read More

Zimbabwean healthcare workers have embarked on strike to protest their pay conditions in the country’s new financial crisis. The health workers rallied with placards outside the Health Services Council offices in one of the country’s largest hospitals. Riot police were stationed on the hospital grounds, while patients were left unattended. “Health workers are underpaid. They are struggling to make ends… Read More

Midfielder Paul Pogba received a hero’s welcome on Tuesday. The French player landed in Conakry. On the first day of his visit, his words were words of encouragement for Guinea, his parents’ country: “We only want peace, respect and progress. We also want Africa to be like Europe, moving forward because we also have this wealth, we have a lot of… Read More

Large crowds marched Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium, from the Congolese Embassy to Lumumba Square to pay tribute to Patrice Lumuba, the Congolese anti-colonial fighter. “We have the relic of our national hero. On the African level, we can say he is a pan-Africanist. He has been returned to us and today we are accompanying him, participant Kiso Kolo-Vira says in… Read More

A group of Malians demonstrated in the central city of Bankass on Tuesday (June 21) to demand state protection after more than 130 civilians were killed by jihadists in neighbouring villages. Mali suffered one of its worst civilian killings over the weekend, the latest in an ongoing series across the Sahel. According to the government, 132 civilians were killed by… Read More

The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbors Rwanda and Uganda is long-standing. In the Great Lakes region discrimination and control over minerals have resulted in the creation of several militias. The so-called March 23 Movement emerged in 2012 and occupied the main city of North Kivu province. International pressure on Rwanda, which stopped funding the rebel… Read More

The number of young voters registered for Kenya’s August elections has dropped since the last poll five years ago, the election commission announced Monday, pointing to apathy among a youth disenchanted by economic hardship and widespread corruption. This is despite the total number of people who have signed up to cast their ballots increasing by more than 12 percent, the… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in the heritage Indian city of Mysuru to practice yoga as the country celebrated the eighth international yoga day.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi also joined the yoga session in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Soldiers posted on the snow-capped mountain borders also performed yoga exercises to mark the day.… Read More