Text by : FRANCE 24 Follow | Video by : Ange NOMENYO Around 1% of the population in Ivory Coast could be affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to estimates from the World Health Organisation. ASD is an often taboo subject, however, and treatment is hard to come by as the country severely lacks…
Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by members of the Hutu community. The killing started on 7 April 1994 and lasted 100 days. It cost the lives of 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group.…
Summary Nearly 12 million people are estimated to be food insecure in Ethiopia’s drought-affected areas. Ethiopian locals say the aid on offer has been insufficient and slow to arrive. The camp in the Dubuluk district set up a year ago hosts 53,000 people who live in small huts. By REUTERS After three years of failed…
Summary Migrants say they were stripped of their possessions in Algeria, the stepping-stone for new life in Europe. The 1,500 residents of Assamaka are overwhelmed by the migrant situation. The region seems to be paying the price for its relative stability. By AFP A long line of people appears in silhouette, walking along the flat…
Summary Kituutu did not say anything when she appeared before criminal investigations officers. Uganda’s state house investigators in February uncovered the diversion of the iron sheets meant for Karamoja Museveni was angry and ordered the country’s government to investigate and bring the culprits to book. By NELSON NATURINDA Uganda’s Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu…
Summary EACRF said the arrival of South Sudan soldiers marks the fulfilment of the re-posturing of troops. Their arrival also marks a significant milestone in the last phase of deployment. EACRF said the attainment of full deployment will enhance the sequenced and orderly withdrawal of M23. Meanwhile, normalcy has been restored along the Goma-Kibumba-Rumangabo-Rutshuru main…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP SUDAN Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital Thursday, as talks with the country’s military rulers to bring in a civilian government hit a roadblock. Security forces met the demonstrations in Khartoum with tear gas and stun grenades, according to protester Waleed Adam. No injuries were immediately…
By Rédaction Africanews TUNISIA Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday rejected “foreign diktats” from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is in stalled talks with the heavily indebted country over a bailout package. “Regarding the IMF, foreign diktats that will lead to more poverty are unacceptable,” Saied told reporters in the coastal city of Monastir.…
Text by : NEWS WIRES Five months before elections, the parliament in Gabon on Thursday voted to reduce the president’s term from seven to five years. The vote amends the Constitution and also turns the presidential election into a single round. Sections of the opposition criticised the changes, in particular the end of two rounds…
Reuters | @SABCNews After three years of failed rains, the animals in the southern Ethiopian village of Kura Kalicha are dying. Dozens of decomposing cattle carcasses lie on the parched earth, their flesh picked over by scavengers. Jilo Wile, a local government official, fears the villagers will be next to succumb to the drought. More than 100…