After a flurry of diplomatic activities, the warring parties seem far from engaging in any meaningful negotiations. By Virginia Pietromarchi There have been 100 days of fighting in Sudan and the conflict has wrought a devastating human toll, reigniting ethnic violence and sparking fears it could destabilise the wider region. On April 15, a rivalry between the army…
By Mercy Juma BBC News, Adré After her three sons were killed, a heavily pregnant radio presenter fled the war in Sudan’s Darfur region on foot – and gave birth to a baby boy at the border crossing with Chad. “I delivered it on the road. There were no midwives and no-one to support me.…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP ITALY A one-day conference in Rome gathered Sunday (Jul. 23) representatives of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organisations. Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni convened the summit to make her country a leader in resolving issues impacting Mediterranean nations such as energy as Europe looks to Africa and the Middle East to permanently…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP ITALY A high-profile Egyptian activist who was recently released from prison landed Sunday (Jul. 23) in Italy, where the government championed his case. Patrick George Zaki was greeted by applause and a throng of video and still cameras as he emerged into the arrivals hall at Milan’s Malpensa Airport after…
By Renee Moodie Cape Town — Court Orders Eastern Cape Tavern Owners to Demolish Top Floor Where Youngsters Died The owners of Enyobeni tavern, Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu, have been ordered to knock down the top floor of their double-storey building, in which 21 people died last year. News24 reports that the Buffalo City Metro obtained the demolition…
7 high-ranking members of terrorist group among those killed, says Defense Ministry Mohamed Dhaysane HUDUR, Somalia The Somali military in a joint operation with US forces killed nearly 100 al-Shabaab terrorists Wednesday in central Somalia, including seven top-ranking leaders, according to the country’s Information Ministry. The Somali National Army (SNA) with the support of the…
Cause of blast remains unknown as authorities investigate Hassan Isilow JOHANNESBURG A suspected gas explosion ripped apart a busy road in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg on Wednesday, damaging several passenger vehicles and injuring dozens of people. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi told a media briefing that 41 people have been hospitalized with various degrees…
Isaac Mugabi in Unity State, South Sudan Amid an ongoing crisis and continuing financial hardships, women from Bentiu have turned to income-generating projects. They need more than the basic necessities provided by NGOs and aid agencies. DW met some of them. A decade-long crisis in South Sudan has pushed women living in camps for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Bentiu,…
Reuters | @SABCNews Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block parliament from passing a stringent anti-LGBT bill, paving the way for its ratification. Lawmakers in the West African nation have been debating a bill since August 2021 that would criminalise same-sex relations, being transgender and advocating LGBTQ rights. Most MPs are in…
By AFP An unexplained explosion ripped through central Johannesburg during rush hour Wednesday, tearing through a main road and injuring 41 people, South African officials said. Emergency services initially blamed underground gas pipes, but the Egoli Gas company said it was “unlikely” the explosion — which cracked tarmac and overturned vehicles including minibus taxis —…