66 years after Kenyan liberation icon Dedan Kimathi was executed by the British colonial rulers, calls for unequivocal apology still echo. Kenyan police on Wednesday (Nov. 1) blocked a group known as the Social Justice network, from holding demonstrations in Nairobi to protest King Charles visit. Around 30 members of the group chanted songs and…
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German president apologizes for colonial-era crimes in Tanzania
Germany’s president on Wednesday (Nov.01) apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania as he met descendants of Chief Songea Mbano executed for leading a revolt. In Songea, southwestern Tanzania, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed to seek answers to questions regarding the German East Africa era. The German East Africa was a colony part of the German…
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko in intensive care unit, according to his lawyer
Opponent Ousmane Sonko, who has been denouncing his detention since the end of July and who resumed his hunger strike eight days ago, is in a “very weak” state in an intensive care unit of a hospital in Dakar, said his lawyer told media on Wednesday. “He fell into a coma on October 23. He…
76 people arrested for organising a “gay wedding” in Nigeria
More than 70 young people were arrested on Saturday by security forces on charges of organising a gay wedding in north-east Nigeria, where such unions are criminalised and violence against the LGBT+ community is widespread. Same-sex marriage is illegal in Nigeria under a 2014 law, and punishable by 14 years in prison. “We apprehended 76…
Fraudsters use Artificial Intelligence to impersonate African Union Boss Moussa Faki
The African Union Commission has fallen victim to cybercrime after fraudsters deployed artificial intelligence tools to impersonate the continental body’s head Moussa Faki. Mr Faki who is the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the secretariat of the African Union routinely writes to global leaders whenever he needs to place a call. Such a letter…
47 bodies recovered in Congo River disaster
The sinking of a boat called a “whaler” on Friday on the Congo River left at least 47 dead and an unknown number missing, the Minister of Transport of the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday evening. The previous report communicated on Sunday by the authorities of the province of Equateur (north-west) reported at least…
Four children die in Burundi church collapse
Four children lost their lives when a church structure in Burundi collapsed during a fierce storm. State media reports that this incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, resulting in injuries to 15 other individuals. The catastrophic event unfolded in the southern region of the country, where the ill-fated church was situated. The area…
Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed
The Franco-Gabonese wife of Gabon’s ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, under house arrest since a military coup at the end of August for alleged embezzlement of public funds, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. “I can confirm this,” replied her French lawyer, François Zimeray, when questioned by AFP about his…
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