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Police in Kenya said they had arrested 238 people during Monday’s violent protests over the cost of living which also saw 31 police officers injured. Protesters had joined demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya on Monday in response to a call by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. It was the first major unrest since President William Ruto took… Read More

In order to promote Mali’s new draft constitution, Colonel Assimi Goita, head of the country’s junta, meets with religious leaders, politicians and civil society. “It is now up to you to make this work your own. Above all, you are expected to disseminate it widely and explain it to the population” he says to the crowd, adding “Malians in all… Read More

Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by a lower court to grant citizenship to a gay couple’s son who was born in neighbouring South Africa through surrogacy. In 2021 the High Court had granted the child citizenship after the interior ministry had denied it on technical grounds. The government then appealed, saying the couple had failed to comply… Read More

You must have heard of the greens when talking about golf, welcome to the brown. Burkina Faso’s sole golf course is a pioneer in bringing sustainability to a water-consuming sports. Founded in 1975, it boasts an 18-hole and two nine-hole courses — all certified by the French golf federation. Villagers whose land was taken over by the club found jobs tending… Read More

The United States has determined that Ethiopian and Eritrean armed forces, as well as Tigrayan rebels, committed war crimes during the two-year bloody conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, U.S. diplomatic chief Antony Blinken said Monday. “We urge the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, as well as the TPLF, to hold accountable those responsible for these atrocities,” the U.S. secretary of… Read More

South Africa’s opposition held rallies under tight security on Monday in a bid to force out President Cyril Ramaphosa over his handling of the country’s sickly economy and crippling energy crisis. But turnout was low and calls for strikes went unheeded as the government mobilised thousands of police, backed by troops, to stifle any unrest. The leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters… Read More

As part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ humanitarian programme, Kenya received tens of thousands of metric tonnes of wheat to help combat a drought that is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. The programme has delivered more than 140,000 tonnes of wheat to needy African Nations since November 2022. Accompanied by various dignitaries, Kenya’s deputy president,… Read More

A Namibian court on Monday overturned a decision granting citizenship to the son of a gay couple, the latest step in a legal battle over the children of gay surrogate parents. In Namibia, homosexuality is still illegal, although the 1927 sodomy law is rarely enforced today. Yona, now four years old, was born to a surrogate mother in South Africa.… Read More

Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped two weeks ago in northern Mali have been released “safe and sound and unconditionally”, the NGO announced overnight from Sunday to Monday. “The two ICRC collaborators kidnapped on March 4 between (the cities of) Gao and Kidal (north) were released this (Sunday) evening”, announced the Malian branch of… Read More

Thirty-three people have been arrested under a criminal investigation into a ferry accident off Gabon last week that claimed 24 lives, rescue coordinators said Sunday.. Rescue teams are looking for another 13 listed as missing after a small passenger boat, the Esther Miracle, sank off the capital Libreville on March 9 with 161 onboard. Those detained include officials at the… Read More