Rwandan opposition leader barred from election,Victoire Ingabire.

The Rwanda court has blocked efforts by prominent opposition figure Victoire Ingabire to lift a ban on her running in July’s presidential election. She was freed in 2018 after spending eight years in prison for threatening state security and “belittling” the 1994 genocide. In Rwanda, people who have been jailed for more than six months…

Sudan army refinds state broadcaster from RSF.

Sudan (Khartoum) Members of the Sudanese army have been involved in a conflict with a paramilitary unit for control of the country since April 2023. The Sudanese military claimed its soldiers are in control of the main offices of the state broadcasting cooperation after wresting it from the Rapid Support Forces. The headquarters of the…

5 important things happening in South Africa today.

Here’s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today: Ministers and deputies slapped with lifestyle audits: After more than six years since Cyril Ramaphosa promised, cabinet members have allegedly begun the process of undergoing lifestyle audits. Among a list of other requirements, cabinet members have been asked by the Presidency to submit their bank account details,…

UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The UK government wants to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda ,following the agreement that they made . It is proposing new laws to overcome legal obstacles, after the Supreme Court said its plan was unlawful. Under a five-year agreement, some asylum seekers arriving in the UK would be sent to Rwanda, to have their claims…

House passes bill that could lead to US ban of TikTok.

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would require the TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The vote was a landslide, with 352 Congress members voting in favor and only 65 against. The bill, which was fast-tracked to a vote after being…

Tshisekedi and Kagame to meet in Angola over conflict in eastern DR Congo.

The leaders of embattled neighbours Rwanda and DR Congo may be poised to meet to discuss fighting in Eastern Congolese regions that Kigali has been accused of enflaming. Fighting between Tutsi M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers has forced more than 100,000 people to flee. There had earlier been rumours that Congolese leader Felix Tshisekedi and…