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Angry residents vented their frustration at DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday after losing their homes in weekend flash floods in the capital Kinshasa that have killed at least 33 people. Flooding frequently proves deadly in Kinshasa, which sits on the banks of the Congo River, Africa’s second largest after the Nile.Poor maintenance and inadequate …

DR Congo president meets irate Kinshasa flood victimsMon, 07 Apr 2025 18:00:09 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that countries sanctioning Kigali could “go to hell”, weeks after some nations imposed the measures over Rwanda’s involvement in the eastern DR Congo conflict.The Rwandan-backed M23 group has taken swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing and holding the eastern regional capitals Goma and Bukavu, to international condemnation.United …

Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to ‘go to hell’Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:57:23 GMT Read More »

Britain’s defence minister on Monday met the family of a young Kenyan mother who was found dead in 2012 after last being seen with a British soldier and stressed the need to “accelerate progress” in the case.The high-profile case caused shock in the east African country and Agnes Wanjiru’s family have long urged the UK …

UK defence minister meets kin of murdered Kenyan woman, urges ‘progress’ in caseMon, 07 Apr 2025 13:43:33 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court Monday confirmed the award of 52 million euros to victims of a Ugandan warlord who pressed a brutal reign of terror as part of the Lord’s Resistance Army commanded by fugitive Joseph Kony.Dominic Ongwen, whose nom de guerre was “White Ant”, is currently serving a 25-year jail sentence for 61 charges, …

ICC confirms 52 mn euros for victims of Ugandan LRA warlordMon, 07 Apr 2025 13:30:06 GMT Read More »

Britain’s defence minister met on Monday the family of a young Kenyan mother who was found dead in 2012 after last being seen with a British soldier, as he stressed the need to “accelerate progress” in the case.The high-profile case caused shock in the east African country and Agnes Wanjiru’s family have long urged the …

UK defence minister meets family of murdered Kenyan womanMon, 07 Apr 2025 10:04:58 GMT Read More »

Nigeria international Alex Iwobi scored for the first time in 15 matches in all competitions to help Fulham shock Premier League leaders Liverpool 3-2 at the weekend.It was the first goal for the 28-year-old midfielder since January 14, and he played a key role as the Cottagers became only the second side to defeat the …

African players in Europe: Iwobi ends goal drought to help sink RedsMon, 07 Apr 2025 09:53:30 GMT Read More »

Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African territory have become the latest battleground in the conflict between a rebel group and Morocco.Low-cost airlines have opened routes linking Madrid and Paris to Dakhla in Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony largely controlled by Morocco but claimed for decades …

European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flightsMon, 07 Apr 2025 05:38:24 GMT Read More »

Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the first civil case related to the disaster to reach court.The Chicago trial, expected to last two weeks, was to feature two plaintiffs who lost family members in the calamity. But one of the …

Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crashMon, 07 Apr 2025 04:55:48 GMT Read More »

Thousands of people gathered in Bamako on Sunday for the funeral of Malian music star Amadou Bagayako — of the blind husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam — two days after his death at the age of 70.The Grammy-nominated blind guitarist and singer died on Friday afternoon following an illness, leaving behind his widow Mariam Doumbia, …

Thousands attend funeral of legendary Malian musician AmadouMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:11:21 GMT Read More »

Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa have killed around 30 people while wreaking havoc across the central African megacity, an official told AFP on Sunday.After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday, rising waters devastated several outlying and impoverished suburbs of the metropolis of some 17 million people, with …

Torrential rains kill dozens in DR Congo capitalSun, 06 Apr 2025 15:23:24 GMT Read More »