Some fans of late musician DJ Arafat appear to have opened his coffin during unrest at the artist’s funeral in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. The 33-year-old DJ, whose real name was Ange Didier Huon, died in a motorcycle accident earlier this month. Video on social media appear to show fans opening his coffin […]
The head of the UN has promised continuing support for the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo in its fight against armed groups. Visiting the eastern city of Beni, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said it was necessary to go on the offensive against the rebels. Some 16,000 peacekeepers are deployed in the country, making […]
KHARTOUM (AFP) – Sudan’s new prime minister was on Thursday (Aug 29) locked in talks to form the first Cabinet since the ouster of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir, in another step in its transition from decades of autocratic rule. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok had been due to name his key picks on Wednesday, following last […]
LAGOS (AFP) – Nigeria has announced the “partial closure” of its border with Benin to clamp down on the smuggling of goods, above all rice, into the country. The West African powerhouse is targeting “massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor”, the presidency said in a statement Wednesday (Aug 29). Nigeria […]
Attacks by young Islamist militants in northern Mozambique are fuelled by a mix of poverty and corruption, writes Joseph Hanlon. In the most recent attack, 10 people were decapitated with machetes in Palma district in the country’s northerly Cabo Delgado province. More than 300 people have been detained by the police and army since the […]
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (AFP) – Japan’s prime minister on Thursday (Aug 29) warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects that some blame for damaging the finances of developing nations. Addressing leaders from several African nations at a development conference in Yokohama, Shinzo Abe stressed that Tokyo was […]
A man calmly sets fire to a house, watched by a group of at least 12 men dressed in fatigues, helmets, and black webbing consistent with those worn by an elite army unit in Cameroon. “I want to die,” a village chief tells his tormentors as they beat and threaten to kill him. They appear […]
Rise in price of petrol and diesel comes after finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week. Zimbabwe has increased the price of petrol and diesel by up to 26 percent after the finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week, adding more pressure on citizens grappling with triple-digit inflation. Prices of basic […]
Four men have been found guilty of trying to murder Rwanda’s former army chief, Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in South Africa in June 2010. Another two suspects, including the alleged ringleader and the general’s former driver, were acquitted. The magistrate said the shooting of Gen Nyamwasa was politically motivated. The general had gone to live […]
Claim: Life in Zimbabwe is now worse than under former President Robert Mugabe, according to Fadzayi Mahere of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Verdict: It’s true that in recent months, the economic situation has worsened. But there were periods during Mr Mugabe’s long rule when the economic indicators were much worse. The opposition […]