Africa

Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says

Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s west.

France and Morocco announce high speed rail investments as Macron visits Rabat

Diamond-rich Botswana holds an election with new economic challenges for a long-ruling party

Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 7 dead

US warns of visa restrictions for people who undermine Ghana’s democracy

AFRICA PULSE

A playwright in Africa hopes to break the cultural silence on rape

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MOUSTAPHA DIALLO

A melodic greeting between women in Burundi is at risk of being lost

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RODNEY MUHUMUZA, GASPARD MAHEBURWA

Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education

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NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

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SAM MEDNICK, RUTH ALONGA

Sudan’s warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are `fueling the fire,’ warns UN Chief

The U.N. chief says Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions.

South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide

South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court. It is the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and a doctors group say

A doctors group and the United Nations say fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town.

A colorful kite festival in South Africa raises awareness for mental health

Enthusiasts have flown kites of all kinds at an annual festival in South Africa that raises awareness for mental health.

Hundreds march to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg in South Africa

Hundreds of people marched in South Africa to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg, an annual event that has been critical in advocating equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community.

UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s ‘forgotten’ war amid fresh atrocities

A senior United Nations official has called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war has pushed the African country to the brink of famine.

Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law

A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Calls for reparations for Britain’s slave trade are rooted in dark legacy

A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies.

The UK denies a visa to Mandela’s grandson over his support for Hamas

The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas.

Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison

A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s.

Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74

Niger’s former Prime Minister Hama Amadou has died in a hospital in the country’s capital, Niamey. He had been suffering from medical problems for years.

Congo’s president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change

Congo’s President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution for the central African country, raising concern among the opposition over possible altering of the presidential term limit.

Mozambique’s ruling party candidate declared winner of presidential election as rigging claims swirl

Moazmbique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election amid claims of rigging by the opposition.

Nigeria’s president reshuffles his cabinet during the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation

Nigeria’s president has fired five ministers and appointed seven new ones in a major cabinet reshuffle.

Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says

The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies.

Swiss tourist suffers ‘violent death’ visiting Algeria with tour group

A Swiss woman was killed earlier this month in Algeria, which has in recent years aimed to attract tourists and put a history of instability and terrorism in the Sahara in the past.

Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the 1994 mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them.

A gasoline truck overturns and explodes near Uganda’s capital, killing 11

Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a highway on Tuesday.

Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered

The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has deepened as authorities insist the aircraft had been de-registered in Kyrgyzstan.

Tunisia’s president is inaugurated for a second term following a crackdown on his opponents

Tunisian President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents.

Taiwan rejects South African demand to move its representative office from capital

Taiwan has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg.

President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon amid rumors his health is failing

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to his home country after weeks abroad amid rumors that his health is failing.

Police in Mozambique fire tear gas at opposition politician as post-election tensions soar

Police in Mozambique have fired tear gas at the country’s leading opposition politician and supporters as he spoke with reporters.

Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days

Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days.

Mozambique rocked by the killings of 2 prominent opposition figures soon after disputed election

Gunmen chased down the lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their car in the capital, their party said Saturday.

Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid

The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects.

South Africa asks Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the capital

South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital, Pretoria, in a move that’s seen as appeasing ally China.

Kenya’s president nominates interior minister as new deputy but high court orders halt to process

Kenya’s president has nominated the country’s interior minister as his new deputy. It came hours after Rigathi Gachagua was overwhelmingly voted out as deputy president in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and inciting ethnic division.

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Oct. 11-17, 2024

Effigies of the mythical demon king Ravana went up in flames to mark the end of Dussehra festivities in India, SpaceX’s mega rocket booster returned to the launch pad where it was captured during a test flight in Texas and victims of a tanker explosion received treatment inside an ambulance at the A

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says

The U.N. human rights chief is warning that the world is at an especially dangerous moment in history, with disregard and disrespect for international law “is reaching a deafening crescendo.”

UN envoy proposes partitioning Western Sahara

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara is suggesting that dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front could be one way to settle the decades-long conflict.

7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia’s capital

Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.

Africa’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support

Africa’s top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits.

The head of Mali’s military junta appoints himself to the highest rank in the army

The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 has promoted himself to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military distinction held only by two former heads of state in the country’s history.

Long-ruling party leads in Mozambique’s election as opposition candidate calls for strikes

Mozambique’s ruling party candidate holds a clear lead in early presidential election results as his main challenger said he would not accept them and called them fraudulent.