More than 10,000 victims of Chad’s former dictator and convicted war criminal Hissene Habre have begun to be paid government compensation totalling $16.5 million, NGOs announced on Tuesday.Habre, dubbed “Africa’s Pinochet”, was sentenced by a special African court to life in jail in 2017 for crimes against humanity.More than 40,000 people are thought to have …

Former Chad dictator victims get first state compensationTue, 05 Mar 2024 16:32:19 GMT Read More »

In her quest for “fair skin”, an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to receive several injections promoted as containing whitening agents.The influencer, who asked to remain anonymous, waited 10 days in vain to see any results.”Clearly, I’ve been ripped off,” she told AFP.The young woman is one of a growing number …

Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. AfricaTue, 05 Mar 2024 14:10:27 GMT Read More »

In her quest for “fair skin”, an Ivorian YouTuber recently visited a market stall in Abidjan to receive several injections promoted as containing whitening agents.The influencer, who asked to remain anonymous, waited 10 days in vain to see any results.”Clearly, I’ve been ripped off,” she told AFP.The young woman is part of a growing number …

Shady bleaching jabs fuel health fears, scams in W. AfricaTue, 05 Mar 2024 09:51:36 GMT Read More »

Travelling through the DR Congo’s volatile east takes days, with ramshackle roads and bridges, bandits and militia making journeys a nightmare.Unlike well-kept Rwandan roads, the road between Bukavu and Uvira, the two main cities of the eastern South Kivu province, is pockmarked with potholes and craters.Burundi closed its border with Rwanda in January, cutting off …

Drivers stuck for days on east DR Congo’s nightmare roadsTue, 05 Mar 2024 06:04:59 GMT Read More »

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders but scrapped a broad two-decade-old pressure campaign on the troubled country, replacing it with targeted action.Citing rights abuses and corruption, President Joe Biden’s administration slapped sanctions on 11 Zimbabweans including Mnangagwa and three companies.The order blocks any assets they …

US targets Zimbabwe leadership in sanctions revampMon, 04 Mar 2024 20:51:32 GMT Read More »

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders, replacing a broad two-decade-old pressure campaign with targeted action.Citing a campaign of rights abuses and corruption, the United States will block any US-based property and prohibit any unofficial travel to the country by the sanctioned Zimbabweans.”The changes we are …

US hits Zimbabwe leadership in sanctions revampMon, 04 Mar 2024 17:27:03 GMT Read More »

A former Johannesburg mayor who calls himself proudly xenophobic is eyeing victory in South Africa’s upcoming vote as a candidate who can deliver law and order in a crime-ridden nation.A successful businessman, Herman Mashaba is among a cohort of new small political party leaders seeking to capitalise on the broad discontent with the long-ruling African …

Johannesburg ex-mayor eyes win in S.African polls as crime busterMon, 04 Mar 2024 16:28:26 GMT Read More »

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders, denouncing what it said was a campaign of rights abuses and corruption.The sanctions, which will block any US-based property and block any unofficial travel to the United states, replace a broader, two-decade-old sanctions program against Zimbabwe.”The changes we are …

US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwe leadership, citing abusesMon, 04 Mar 2024 16:25:59 GMT Read More »

Ghana’s finance ministry has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo against endorsing a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill, warning that it could end up with the financially-strapped country losing billions of dollars in World Bank funds.Lawmakers last week approved the bill aimed at severely curtailing LGBTQ rights, drawing condemnation from rights activists despite gaining wide support in the …

Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ lawMon, 04 Mar 2024 14:41:47 GMT Read More »