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On a visiting to Rwanda on March 20th the UK’s Home Office minister Suella Braverman said any refugees deported there would have a “safe and secure life.” She had just toured a modern housing estate in Rwanda’s capital Kigali that is being built for refugees and migrants deported from the UK some 6,500  kilometres away. The agreement between the two… Read More

Marie-Josee Loando lives in Pakadjuma, one of Kinshasa’s many slums, where she sells bread to the residents of this sprawling settlement. It has an unfortunate reputation for both crime and sex work, but Marie-Josee’s lucky as she’s manage to get some free business training from a local NGO.  “I’ve seen a change in my business because of the training we got,” she… Read More

A Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, was found guilty in a London court on Thursday for trying to have a young man’s kidney removed last year for a transplant to his daughter. In addition to the 60-year-old senator, his wife Beatrice, 56, and a doctor who acted as a go-between, Obinna Obeta, 50, were also found guilty of conspiring to bring… Read More

Off the coast of Tunisia, the coast guard intercepts yet another boatload of illegal migrants, thwarting their attempt to reach Europe. The spokesman for the Tunisian National Guard said Thursday that the coastguard had intercepted 2,034 migrants since Wednesday, among them nine Tunisians, and recovered the bodies of seven others. A rights group said five migrants drowned and another 28… Read More

Antoine Semenyo scored the winning goal six minutes into added time as Ghana beat Angola 1-0 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) qualifiers on Thursday and stayed in head of his group. Ghana remains undefeated in the final qualifying phase with two wins and a draw and is on course to qualify for AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast.… Read More

Almost 300 Ivorians were repatriated on Thursday from Tunisia, where migrants say they no longer feel safe after President Kais Saied had said they represented a demographic threat. The ambassador of Ivory Coast in Tunis, Ibrahim Sy Savane, said 287 people including 21 toddlers were flown back to Abidjan on a jumbo jet chartered from Ethiopian Airlines. With the latest… Read More

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion. Coe said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. Speaking after a meeting… Read More

Tunisia is looking ahead for the qualification match on Friday against Libya in Group J for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Jalel Kadri’s side currently sit top of the group on four points after two matches with Libya a point behind, and the teams will also meet again in Benghazi next Tuesday. ”Every match against any team is important. But… Read More

Belgium called on South Africa on Thursday to use its influence with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine.  The appeal was made during a state visit by the Belgian king to Pretoria. King Philippe is travelling with Queen Mathilde and Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib during a five-day state visit to the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to the… Read More

When Evace Kemigisha tied the knot with Robert Kanaama 25 years ago, she didn’t know the responsibility of caring for their nine children would fall on her shoulders. Like many other women squeezed into an area with poor conditions to thrive, chances of making it beyond the remote villages by the impenetrable forest are slim. HIV and poverty have always… Read More