By REUTERS Lusaka Zambian police on Sunday found the bodies of 27 men, believed to be migrants from Ethiopia, dumped in a farming area on the outskirts of the capital after they died from suspected hunger and exhaustion, authorities said. A sole survivor was found alive in the early hours of Sunday morning and rushed…
By KITSEPILE NYATHI The United States has added Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son to its sanctions list after identifying him as the one in charge of his father’s business interests related to a businessman accused of corruption. President Joe Biden’s administration slapped the corruption sanctions on Emmerson Mnangagwa Jnr on Monday as the US leader…
By AFP Goma Sitting in a small courtyard in Goma, eastern DR Congo, a 55-year-old Tutsi woman joked darkly that she would be killed if she spoke under her real name. She fled to the city last week after a militia leader known as General Janvier, an opponent of the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group, arrived…
Justice and memory of the violence in the Great Lakes region since the 1990s should be addressed. Uganda and Rwanda are gaining from instability in the DRC. To solve the DRC crisis, lessons could be learnt from the 2004 Gatumba massacre in Burundi. This year saw a relapse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s…
Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita BoseReuters WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as President Joe Biden prepares to host the U.S.-Africa summit this week and discuss 2023 elections and democracy in the continent with a small group of leaders. White House national security adviser Jake…
In five years, a Kenyan county with one of the highest maternal mortality numbers nationwide has changed its fortunes. By Anna Gordon Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Nandi, Kenya – In 2005 when Kenyan authorities first told Jane Bett to stop assisting women with home births, the traditional birth assistant had mixed…
US President Joe Biden seeks to boost trade opportunities and build trust with African leaders during three days of talks. The United States aims to boost cooperation with African nations as President Joe Biden hosts dozens of regional leaders at the second US-Africa Leaders Summit this week in Washington, DC. Beginning on Tuesday, the three-day summit will focus on…
Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni accused Europe on Wednesday of “brazen double standards” towards Africa in its climate and energy policies. He lashed out at Europe’s return to coal-fired power plants in the face of the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine while at the same time telling African nations not to use…
Guinea’s former coup leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara took the stand for the first time Monday to testify about his role in a stadium massacre by the military 13 years ago in which at least 157 people were killed and dozens of women raped. Camara is one of 11 men charged with the murders and rapes…
The City of Johannesburg says its disaster management teams remain on high alert with more heavy rain forecast over the coming days around the city. Devastating floods and thunderstorms lashed the province last week, leaving a number of areas without electricity for prolonged periods. Johannesburg Environment and Infrastructure Services Department spokesperson Nickolaus Bauer says, “We are…