An armed gang attacked the headquarters of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission on Sunday as it hosted a press conference calling for an end to state violence, an AFP journalist saw.The attack came on the eve of “Saba Saba Day” when Kenyans mark pro-democracy protests from the 1990s, and renewed unrest is expected on Monday.The …
A senior opposition official in Burundi on Saturday criticised the African Union for describing the country’s election as “credible” despite widespread claims of irregularities and intimidation during the vote.The Peace and Security Council of the African Union said on X that it had reviewed elections for the past six months and “congratulated Burundi, Comoros and …
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance will discuss crude production on Saturday, with analysts expecting the latest in a series of output hikes for August.The wider OPEC+ group — comprising the 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies — began output cuts in 2022 in …
Equatorial Guinea launched a case against France at the top United Nations court on Friday, the latest salvo in a long-running legal battle over a swanky Paris mansion confiscated by French authorities.The west African nation asked the International Court of Justice to issue emergency orders against France over a building seized after the conviction of …
A Nigerian court Friday called for the reinstatement of a senator who was ousted after she complained about sexual harassment, delivering a long-awaited ruling in a case that has divided the socially conservative west African country.Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in February accused the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, of making unwanted advances towards her.Days after she made …
Hatem Abdelhamid stands amid his once-thriving date palms in northern Sudan, helpless as a prolonged war-driven power outage cripples irrigation, causing devastating crop losses and deepening the country’s food crisis.”I’ve lost 70 to 75 percent of my crops this year,” he said, surveying the dying palms in Tanqasi, a village on the Nile in Sudan’s …
In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of “Le Testament” (“The Will”), a comedy co-production between Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Senegal.Under a large tree, village elders gathered to discuss the death of a wealthy local cocoa planter. In the film, his children return to their native village …
Abidjan dreams of becoming Africa’s next cinema hubFri, 04 Jul 2025 05:49:55 GMT Read More »
A caravan of 100 or so cars snaked onto an unfinished highway and parked in a construction zone. With no trail post in sight, the unmarked dirt lot outside the Nigerian capital seemed an unlikely place to hike — but fans of the great outdoors in Abuja have long taken matters into their own hands.”Most of …
Nigerian hikers blaze trails despite insecurityFri, 04 Jul 2025 05:48:22 GMT Read More »
At 92, the world’s oldest head of state, Cameroonian President Paul Biya, faces defections by allies-turned-rivals jockeying to replace him in elections that could end his four-plus decades in power.Biya, who has led Cameroon with an iron fist since 1982, has had two key allies defect back-to-back as the African country heads for elections in …
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president faces emerging rivalsFri, 04 Jul 2025 05:38:00 GMT Read More »
Before a cheering audience in Nairobi, the performer gets the ball going with a string of acrobatic moves — a celebration of queer resistance from a Kenyan LGBT community feeling threatened by new legislation.”Balls”, where participants can vogue and catwalk with full freedom, were created by the Black and Latino gay and transgender community in …
