Without tackling impunity, South Sudan will not stem pervasive violence, and horrific human rights violations and abuses, a UN inquiry said in a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes, including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings, remain unpunished. Senior government officials and military…
Category: African News
Putin’s Visit a Headache For South African Govt
By Esther Rose Cape Town — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will be attending the Brics Summit in August this year, on invitation by the South African government. Brics is a group of the world’s biggest emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and late-addition South Africa. The International Criminal Court in the Hague has, since…
Authorities Turn Up Heat For Journalists In Africa, many imprisoned.
The Commitee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International reported that Algeria sentenced Ihsane el-Khadi to five years imprisonment- also closing down a local independent broadcaster and newspaper there. Two years of the sentence has been suspended and relates to El-Khadi allegedly receiving funds for “political propaganda” and “to harm the security of the state.” Shortly…
Kenyans Urged to Return to Work After Cancellation of Protests
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on Kenyans to resume their normal working routinefollowing the cancellation of the opposition Azimio La Umoja One ‘anti-government’ protests. While lauding Kenyans for their resilience in the face of challenges, Gachagua expressed confidence in the country’s economic recovery. Despite the cancellation of the protests, Gachagua warned that some criminal elements…
Uganda Will Send Troops to Defend Russia If Need Be – Army General
By Nontobeko Mlambo Ugandan Army General who is President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said his country is prepared to send troops to defend Moscow if it becomes necessary. He said this on March 30 via his Twitter account. “Call me a ‘Putinist’ if you will, but we, Uganda shall send soldiers to defend Moscow…
Two DR Congo Officials On Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
An important trial in the “Mulombodi” case has been opened in Kinshasa. A religious site near Kananga airport was the scene of atrocities in September 2016; two top Congolese police and army officers are on trial for their alleged role in the violence. On the nights of September 23 and 24, 2016, members of the…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from prison
In this file photo taken on October 02, 2020 “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina (C) in the pink inmate’s uniform arriving at Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, surrounded by guards of Rwanda Correctional Service.
Polio emergency declared in Burundi.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2331 EAT on Tuesday 21st March 2023. Burundi has declared a national public health emergency after polio was detected in a 4-year-old and two other children who had been in contact with the child. The polio outbreak is Burundi’s first in more than 30 years. The landlocked African country is…
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