Summary Buregeya fled the town of Kibumba with his family in October amid a renewed offensive by the M23. He has been forced to escape his home and has not be able to study for a whole year. He is now 22 and still waiting to complete school. He is one of the 750,000 young…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP SUDAN When will the Sudanese ruling junta and civilian groups establish a civilian-led transitional government ? The signatories of the deal set to organize a gradual transfer of power to civilians known as Framework agreement, have missed a deadline to advance towards a return to democracy. According to a timeline…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP NIGER Along the dusty alley, new faces appear in the doorways. In Arlit, a mining town in the Agadez region of northern Niger, the massive arrival of migrants from all over West Africa has caused the population to explode. Behind the earthen walls, women and young girls, mostly from Nigeria,…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP EQUATORIAL GUINEA A new provisional death toll from the Marburg virus outbreak that has been raging for nearly three months in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 11 confirmed deaths, according to a new Health Ministry report Tuesday. The last death recorded by the authorities was due to the epidemic of…
Finding Ramadan with the Muslim ‘maankykers’ of Africa’s southern coast. By Sumayya Ismail Cape Town, South Africa – The digital clock on Shaykh Safwaan Sasman’s smartphone turns 18.59, and the 32-year-old looks up. Beside him, a dozen other men in thobes and matching black puffer jackets embroidered with the words ‘Crescent Observers’ stand in silence, staring at…
Text by : Sadia Mandjo Several opposition activists were arrested and convicted at the end of February, once again sparking a debate on free speech and freedom of assembly in the country. A few months ahead of municipal and regional elections this autumn, opposition groups and civil society actors are denouncing intimidation attempts and attacks…
Summary Russia is not a member of the ICC, but countries are generally obligated to honour its decisions as part of the laws it uses are UN treaties. The US is not a member of the ICC just like Russia, but Pretoria may be taking these steps to shield itself from potential sanctions. South Africa…
Summary Abubakar and PDP are also challenging the outcome of the poll. The petitioners claimed there was rigging in Nigeria’s 11 states. APC argues Obi was not a member of LP as at the time of his alleged presidential candidature sponsorship. By MOHAMMED MOMOH Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday urged the country’s…
By APOLINARI TAIRO Tanzanian authorities are holding 63 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia who were seized in Njombe region, with about 40 others said to be on the run. Police said that about 100 Ethiopian immigrants sneaked into Tanzania via Nairobi and Mombasa on their way to South Africa but the lorry they were travelling in…
By Alys Davies BBC News The Italian coastguard is carrying out two large-scale operations to rescue around 1,200 migrants from overcrowded boats off the coast of Sicily. About 800 people are travelling on one of the fishing boats, while around 400 are on another. The country’s coastguard has already rescued around 2,000 people in other…