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South Africa’s National Assembly has passed a controversial bill to introduce universal health coverage in the country. South Africa’s health minister, Joe Phaahla, hailed the approval of the bill as “a historic step” for the legislation that had been in the pipeline for twelve years. The opposition fears that the already overburdened public health system will collapse if the new legislation… Read More

Cameroon’s media regulator threatened on Tuesday to suspend distributors of television channels, particularly foreign ones, that broadcast “scenes of homosexuality”, in a country that punishes same-sex relations with imprisonment. In a text entitled “Warning”, dated Monday and circulated in the media on Tuesday, the National Communication Council, a government body, stated that it had noted “the proliferation of programs promoting… Read More

Anti-French rhetoric in French-speaking Africa has spread beyond the educated urban elite, and the phenomenon could “take root for a long time”, says Alain Antil, a researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), in an interview. In recent years, criticism of France’s policies has been accompanied by violent demonstrations against French companies such as Total and against diplomatic… Read More

Residents and police were still searching for dozens of people who were on the overcrowded boat that capsized early Monday on the Niger River in the Pategi district of Kwara state, which is 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Ilorin, the state capital, according to police spokesman Okasanmi Ajayi. He said 100 people had been rescued so far. Most of those… Read More

The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300. Authorities said this Tuesday warning that the death toll is expected to rise as more exhumations are planned. The death toll increased to 303 after 19 more bodies were recovered from mass graves in the… Read More

Thirty-nine opponents were charged on Monday in Zimbabwe for the alleged “demolition” of the offices of the party that has been in power since 1980, as tension mounts in the country less than three months before the elections. According to prosecutors, this group of opponents attacked the Zanu-PF party office last week in Nyatsime, south of the capital. The group… Read More

South Africa’s ruling party, ANC, announced on Monday that former secretary-general Ace Magashule had been expelled from the party. Magashule faces accusations of misconduct and other breaches of party rules while also facing charges of corruption in a criminal case. In 2021, Magashule was suspended from his position as secretary-general of the ANC after being charged with multiple counts of… Read More

The United Nations said on Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” by developments in the human rights situation in Senegal, and sees “a dark precedent” in the use of firearms by security forces against demonstrators. “The use of firearms by security forces during demonstrations constitutes a dark precedent for Senegal”, stresses the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in… Read More

Some 80 followers of a cult in eastern Uganda who travelled to Ethiopia in February at the call of a pastor to find salvation by fasting to death have been repatriated, the Ugandan authorities said on Tuesday. The Church of Christ Disciples had travelled to Ethiopia after their pastor, Simon Opolot, said they would find Jesus after 40 days of… Read More

The United States has updated its travel advice for Uganda, following the promulgation in May of the “Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023”, considered to be one of the most repressive in the world, according to a note published Monday evening by the State Department. The law provides for heavy penalties for people who have homosexual relations and “promote” homosexuality. The crime of… Read More