Ghana’s parliament voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights on Wednesday in a move condemned by activists.The bill still has to be validated by the president before becoming law, which observers believe is unlikely before a general election in December.Activist groups have called the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values” bill …

Ghana parliament passes anti-LGBTQ billWed, 28 Feb 2024 23:49:31 GMT Read More »

The government of Senegal President Macky Sall on Wednesday adopted an amnesty bill aimed at bringing “appeasement” as the country reels from its biggest political crisis in decades.Senegal’s crisis was sparked by Sall postponing a presidential election that was due to take place last Sunday.The amnesty, which must first pass through the national assembly, could …

Senegal government adopts amnesty bill in ‘appeasement’ bidWed, 28 Feb 2024 21:47:24 GMT Read More »

The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of Congo, moving to end a 25-year presence as conflict surges in the east of the long-troubled African state.DR Congo demanded the withdrawal of the remaining 13,500 troops and 2,000 police in regions bordering Rwanda and Burundi despite international concerns over rampant violence.At …

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from war-torn DR CongoWed, 28 Feb 2024 16:40:54 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court granted bail on Wednesday to the main suspect in a deadly gas plant blast that killed six people and injured 300 others in the capital Nairobi earlier this month.The move was opposed by the prosecution, which argued Derrick Kimani was likely to interfere with witnesses’ statements. Kimani, who police said owned the “illegal” …

Suspect in deadly Kenya gas explosion freed on bailWed, 28 Feb 2024 15:43:32 GMT Read More »

Sporadic shots were heard Wednesday in Chad’s capital near the headquarters of an opposition party, accused by the government of an overnight attack on the internal security agency’s offices which left several dead.The sound of automatic weapon fire prompted people to leave the area in the centre of N’Djamena where the Socialist Party Without Borders …

Gunfire near Chad opposition HQ after attack on security servicesWed, 28 Feb 2024 15:07:54 GMT Read More »

A new animated Disney series set in a futuristic Lagos has won over its first viewers with a Sci-Fi play on life in the Nigerian megacity.From Lagosian slang to lagoon markets and traffic jams, Disney+ six-parter “Iwaju” captures everyday urban details and catapults them into a future bristling with high-tech gadgets where some the city’s …

Lagos gets Sci-Fi treatment in new Disney+ seriesWed, 28 Feb 2024 14:27:58 GMT Read More »

The United Nations on Wednesday kicked off the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police, an AFP team saw.During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, …

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from war-torn east DR CongoWed, 28 Feb 2024 12:54:55 GMT Read More »

Burkina’s celebrity stuntman, 72 years young, sped down the dusty road lying back on his moped seat, feet draped over the handlebars — and no protective gear.In the central town of Koudougou, Rasmane “Rastafou” Ouedraogo drew admiring gazes as his moped, adorned with Burkina Faso’s red-and-green flags, went by.”Rastafou” is one of many Burkinabes who …

Burkina’s stuntman biker, 72, reignites road safety debateWed, 28 Feb 2024 11:55:36 GMT Read More »

The United Nations was to kick off Wednesday the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police.The DRC demanded the withdrawal despite UN concerns about rampant violence in the east of the country.Kinshasa considers the UN force to be ineffective in protecting …

UN peacekeepers launch pullout from war-torn east DR CongoWed, 28 Feb 2024 07:10:52 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s government confirmed Tuesday that tens of thousands have been driven from their homes by a wave of jihadist attacks in the restive north, but rejected calls for a state of emergency.”We are talking about 67,321 displaced people,” government spokesman Filimao Suaze told a press conference in the capital Maputo, describing the situation in Cabo …

Jihadist attacks displace tens of thousands in MozambiqueWed, 28 Feb 2024 01:17:02 GMT Read More »