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Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths at least 110 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who set up the Good News International Church in 2003 and is accused of inciting followers to starve to death “to meet Jesus”, appeared in the… Read More

Arrests have continued in the French overseas territory of Mayotte as part of Operation “Wuambushu” that has entered its second week. Some 1,800 members of the French security forces — including hundreds from Paris — have been deployed for Operation Wuambushu, which aims to improve living conditions and security for Mayotte locals. The effort to crack down on crime and… Read More

Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed an amended version of an anti-LGBT+ law that had sparked outrage from many NGOs and Western governments in which it maintained harsh penalties for same-sex relationships and the “promotion” of homosexuality. Faced with the international outcry, President Yoweri Museveni asked parliamentarians on April 26 to “re-examine” the text, urging them to clarify that “being homosexual”… Read More

A bodyguard shot and killed a government minister in Uganda early Tuesday in an apparent private dispute, according to the army and local media. The attacker, who has not been publicly identified, then turned the gun on himself, according to state broadcaster UBC and others. The victim, Charles Engola, served in the government of President Yoweri Museveni as the junior… Read More

When Khartoum residents Ayman Abu Arki and his uncle Hossam stopped answering their phones, their family turned to Facebook. There, a user sent them a photo of a car riddled with bullets, with two bodies inside. On the picture, the license plate number was visible and matched that of the car the men had taken to “go buy water” under… Read More

The former First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, Simone Gbagbo, asked “forgiveness” from the victims of several violent political crises, during a meeting in Bouaké (center) on Sunday, a few months before regional and local elections and two years from the presidential election. “I once again want to ask for forgiveness from the whole nation and from all those who suffered… Read More

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has maintained calls for Tuesday national protests over the high cost of living citing government unwillingness and lack of good faith in holding the talks to address its main issues. Odinga together with member top leadership in the Azimio coalition have pledged to resume weekly protests despite the recent move by the government to hold… Read More

Japan’s Prime minister is on an African tour. He arrived Monday (May. 1st) in Ghana, the day before he was in Egypt. He is set to visit Kenya and Mozambique. The Prime Minister of Japan arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana and is expected to hold a bilateral discussion with President Nana Akufo-Addo. Egypt’s president Abdel Fatthah al-Sissi… Read More

Fighting in Sudan has entered its third week, with over 500 people killed since clashes erupted on April 15. The UN on Monday (May 1st) warned that more than 800,000 people could flee fighting in Sudan, where gun battles and explosions again shook the capital in violation of the latest truce agreed between warring generals. “We hope it doesn’t come… Read More

Tunisia’s largest union on Monday attacked the government’s handling of negotiations with the IMF on a loan to bail out the North African country as it slides deeper into debt. Tunisia is seeking a bailout package worth nearly $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund, which conditions any aid on a series of reforms. As Noureddine Taboubi of the Tunisian… Read More