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More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday.The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it tried to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said.”Because the boat was overcrowded and unsuited to carry passengers it ended …

More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coastMon, 08 Apr 2024 04:12:34 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Sunday said the international community had “failed” his country during the 1994 genocide, as he paid tribute to victims 30 years after Hutu extremists tore apart the nation.”Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of our loss. And the lessons we learned are engraved in blood,” Kagame said in Kigali …

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocideSun, 07 Apr 2024 19:21:12 GMT Read More »

Russ Cook on Sunday completed a mammoth quest to run the length of Africa having overcome health scares, visa troubles and even an armed robbery.The Briton arrived late in the afternoon at Cape Angela in Tunisia, where a sculpture marks the “northernmost point of the African continent”.The epic endeavour saw him live up to his …

Briton completes epic run the full length of AfricaSun, 07 Apr 2024 18:50:07 GMT Read More »

Thirty years after genocide tore their tiny nation apart, Rwandans gathered in their capital city on Sunday for a candlelight vigil to remember the dead and hope for a better future.Thousands of people congregated at the Kigali arena, holding up candles in memory of those slaughtered, as a choir performed.Like the majority of the young …

‘I am not alone’: Rwandans remember 1994 genocideSun, 07 Apr 2024 18:26:43 GMT Read More »

Rwanda on Sunday marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more than 800,000 men, women and children, mainly Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. Here are some of the notable quotes as the tiny African nation commemorated the mass slaughter orchestrated by Hutu extremists targeting the Tutsi minority over 100 bloody days in 1994.- Rwandan …

‘Never forget’: World remembers 30 years since genocide in RwandaSun, 07 Apr 2024 15:30:54 GMT Read More »

A British man on a quest to run the length of Africa is set to complete his mammoth challenge later Sunday in Tunisia.Russ Cook’s epic endeavour has seen him live up to his “hardest geezer (man)” nickname with health problems, visa issues and even an armed robbery to contend with on his over 16,000 kilometre …

Briton set to complete epic Africa runSun, 07 Apr 2024 12:15:32 GMT Read More »

Thousands of people turned out Saturday to see Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo announce his bid to return to office even though he is ineligible.Supporters came from all over the country to Agboville, 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Abidjan, to hear 78-year-old Gbabgo denounce “the high cost of living” in a lengthy speech …

Ousted Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo seeks return to presidencySun, 07 Apr 2024 00:10:15 GMT Read More »

In the suburbs of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting traditional crops like cabbage and lettuce and has become a top export to neighbouring countries.Prized as “red gold” in the Sahel, strawberry crops brought in some 2.0 billion CFA francs ($3.3 million) from 2019 to 2020, according to agricultural support programme PAPEA. …

Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina’s ‘red gold’Sat, 06 Apr 2024 15:33:55 GMT Read More »

France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build “balanced partnerships” that are beneficial to the continent, the country’s top diplomat Stephane Sejourne said Saturday.Relations have spiralled downwards between France and some former African colonies as the continent becomes a renewed diplomatic battleground, with Russian and Chinese influence growing.Appointed in January, Sejourne began his …

France says to build ‘balanced partnerships’ with AfricaSat, 06 Apr 2024 12:46:52 GMT Read More »

Dafroza Mukarumongi-Gauthier, who lost nearly all her family in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, tells rapt schoolchildren how she and her husband have for three decades tracked down genocide suspects who have found refuge in France.For 30 years Dafroza, 69, and Alain Gauthier, 75, have dedicated much of their spare time and now retirement to …

A couple’s long quest for Rwanda genocide justiceSat, 06 Apr 2024 09:07:56 GMT Read More »