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Juliet Mukakabanda was hiding with her husband and three children in a small church in southern Rwanda when the family was lured to a nearby school by local leaders, who promised them “protection” from gangs of genocidal killers. As a Hutu married to a Tutsi, Mukakabanda and her husband were prime targets for the Hutu extremists who unleashed a wave… Read More

Libya’s rival PM Fathi Bashaga on Wednesday named the coastal of Sirte as the seat of his administration. Bashaga was appointed by the House of Representatives based in Tobruk in February, setting the former interior minister on a collision course with Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the prime minister of the Government of National Unity. Dbeibah who governs from Tripoli dismissed Bashaga’s appointment… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Jill Biden met with US service personnel at Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in Romania on Friday, the first stop on a four-day visit to Eastern Europe. The US first lady served food and cakes to US troops at the base, and delivered a few bottles of ketchup that drew applause. She is using her second… Read More

Morocco’s anti-terrorism police have arrested a man suspected of being enrolled in the Islamic State Jihadist organisation with a view to carrying out “terrorist acts” in Morocco, in coordination with the US FBI. The suspect, operating in Berkane (north-east of the country), would be involved “in the preparation of a terrorist project aimed at seriously undermining public order,” the Central… Read More

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused a powerful government-backed Libyan armed group of abuses against migrants and Tripoli residents. In a statement, it accused the Stability Support Authority (SSA) of “unlawful killings, arbitrary detentions, interception and subsequent arbitrary detention of migrants and refugees, torture, forced labour, and other shocking human rights violations”. Amnesty said the group had been emboldened by a… Read More

The first round of legislative elections and local elections in Congo-Brazzaville will be held on July 10, according to a government decision announced Friday on state television Télé-Congo. “The Council of Ministers has decided to convene the electorate for the first round of legislative elections and for local elections on July 4 for the vote of members of the public… Read More

Senegal’s forward, Sadio Mane has surpassed Didier Drogba to become Africa’s highest goal scorer in the Champions League knockout stages. The Senegal international was among the goal scorers as the Liverpool overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Villarreal 3-2 in Tuesday’s semi-final second leg showdown at Estadio de la Ceramica, goal.com reports. The 30-year-old has set a new landmark for African… Read More

The US Senate has confirmed Dr John Nkengasong to lead Pepfar, the american public health programme aimed at fighting HIV/Aids. Last year Dr John Nkengasong was nominated by President Joe Biden to head Africa Center for Disease Control, the US’s agency leading the fight against Covid-19 on the Continent. The UN Aids agency welcomed the confirmation of Dr Nkengasong on… Read More

Guinea authorities say they will prosecute former President Alpha Conde and 26 of his officials for violence surrounding his bid for a controversial third term in office. The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d´etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country. The ex-president and his supporters are accused of several charges… Read More

After one year of being place under a state of siege, residents of Ituri and North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo say the move has not yielded the envisaged results. This was to secure and put an end to the hundred or so armed groups that had been sowing terror in the region for more… Read More