Flooding in Nairobi has reached extreme levels, causin g roads to become rivers, according to a top official. Heavy rain has pounded Kenya in recent days, causing widespread devastation. The UN says that at least 32 people have lost their lives and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes because of the rain…
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Niger and China seal $400 mln crude oil deal.
Niger has signed a $400 million memorandum of understanding with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), a state-owned oil behemoth, tied to the sale of crude oil from its Agadem oilfield. Niger state television RTN announced this development, however, it didn’t provide detailed information about the specifics of the deal. “China is a great friend to Niger;…
Russia’s Putin Plans Trip to Burundi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Burundi and Equatorial Guinea in 2024. This was revealed by Russian news agency, Sputnik Africa. “Where is President Putin expected in 2024? Among the series of foreign visits to be made, two would target Africa: Burundi and Equatorial Guinea,” said the news agency this past Saturday….
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…
Nine killed as Burundi’s rebel group makes an attack on overnight attack
Burundi government spokesperson said gunmen from the Red Tabara rebel group killed nine people and injured others near DR Congo border. Gunmen from the Red Tabara rebel group killed nine people and injured others in an overnight attack in western Burundi near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesperson told reporters on…
Refugees in DR Congo are now weapons in the continued conflict.
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has often brought out stories of atrocities: People killed, displaced, raped or maimed. It is a cycle of the last 30 years. But the main victims, and weapons, in this have often been refugees. The victims though are sometimes also the pawns in this war where…
UN sanctions six DRC heads of rebel groups as fighting in eastern continues
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday sanctioned six people from five armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as violent clashes escalate in the region between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, a claim Kigali denies. The fighting, in a war that has lasted decades, has increased the risk of an…
Over about 300 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc across East Africa
Torrential rains and flash floods have ripped through parts of East Africa for several weeks, killing more than 350 people and displacing over 1 million across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. In Kenya, at least 136 have died and nearly half a million have been displaced, according to the Interior Ministry. Persistent rains since October have affected…
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