A Zimbabwe court Thursday found award-winning novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga guilty of “inciting violence” after she held up a sign calling for reform at a small protest during the coronavirus pandemic, an AFP reporter said. It handed her a fine of 70,000 Zimbabwean dollars (around $200) and a suspended six-month sentence on condition she does not…
Fuel prices in Ethiopia rose by about 20% on Thursday (September 29), less than three months after a previous 30-40% hike, as part of the phasing out of government subsidies for petroleum products. Faced with soaring crude oil prices this year, which are widening the state’s deficit, the Ethiopian government decided to phase out all…
By DAILY MONITOR More than a dozen Ugandan soldiers died after a helicopter they were in crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during take-off. The Mi-17 helicopter, which is mainly used for transportation, medical evacuation and VIP travel, had just delivered food consignment to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces troops engaged in Operation Shujaa.…
KAMPALA, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on Wednesday, but he said he would not order a lockdown because Ebola is easier to manage than COVID-19. The outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever was announced last…
BAMAKO, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Mali does not respect and will not apply sanctions imposed by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc on neighbouring Guinea in the wake of last year’s coup, Mali’s interim prime minister said on Wednesday. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last week imposed sanctions on Guinea’s ruling junta…
Mozambican forces say they have captured four jihadists involved in recruiting and radicalising people and have announced the death of 16 others. Police commander Bernardino Rafael said some of the jihadists died from gunshot wounds during confrontations with the authorities, while others were attacked by wild animals – mainly lions and crocodiles. He spoke on…
Satellite images have given a rare glimpse into the resurgence of fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, one of the world’s most hidden conflicts, where communications have been cut off and journalists denied permission to visit. The images taken this month show the build-up of troops and military hardware along Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, which…
One of the last main suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide is due to go on trial at a UN tribunal in The Hague. Félicien Kabuga is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the slaughter of about 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis. Prosecutors allege he was behind hateful messages…
The trial of former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and other former officials over the September 28, 2009 stadium massacre opened on Wednesday in the capital Conakry, an AFP correspondent reported. Dozens of victims who had waited 13 years for the proceedings packed the upper galleries of the purpose-built courtroom. With crowds of journalists and…
By KEMO CHAM Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were detained Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said. Camara, alongside several of his associates including Colonel Moussa Tiégboro Camara and Claude Coplan Pivi, were indicted for their roles in the 2009 Conakry Stadium massacre…