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Angolan President Lourenço alongside Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Prince Harry travels to Angola to back landmine clearance, nearly three decades after Diana’s visit
LUANDA — Britain's Prince Harry traveled to Angola earlier this week and met the country’s president to discuss demining efforts, almost three decades after his mother’s memorable visit to the south African nation.The Duke of Sussex shared his vision of a “mine-free country” in an audience with Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday, according to the international NGO, the HALO Trust.“We thanked him [Harry] for his extraordinary dedication to and investment in the vision of a mine-free country, and he expressed his intention to continue to support our work with a further significant contract for the next three years,” the CEO of the non-profit, James Cowan, said in a statement.Princess Diana advocated for landmine clearance when she visited the central Angolan city...
July 16, 2025

Prince Harry travels to Angola to back landmine clearance, nearly three decades after Diana’s visit

The three were said to be professional and passionate about their jobs
Aid workers 'executed' in Ethiopia's Tigray war, charity says
NAIROBI — An investigation by medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) into the "execution" of three of its workers during a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia's war-hit northern Tigray region has found evidence that the country's army was responsible for the killings four years ago.MSF's report includes claims that Ethiopian troops were present at the scene of the killing of the three - a Spanish national and two Ethiopians."They were executed," MSF Spain's general director Raquel Ayora told the BBC. "They were facing their attackers [and] were shot at very close range... several times."The BBC has asked the Ethiopian government for a response to the allegation.MSF said it was releasing the findings of its report into the incident as...
July 15, 2025

Aid workers 'executed' in Ethiopia's Tigray war, charity says

The RSF posted several videos from the livestock market on social media
RSF storms cattle market and prison in 'death trap' Sudanese city
KAMPALA — The Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed the besieged city of el-Fasher on Friday in a battle that raged for seven hours, witnesses told the BBC.RSF fighters managed to capture a cattle market, a prison and a military base while broadcasting videos of themselves walking around empty stockyards.It was the first time RSF fighters had entered the city in large numbers since the siege of el-Fasher - an ongoing battle for control of the western Darfur city - began 15 months ago.On Saturday morning, the army retaliated and succeeded in pushing the RSF back beyond el-Fasher's limits. But Mathilde Vu, from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), described the city as a "death trap"."What we're hearing is stories of horror and terror and...
July 14, 2025

RSF storms cattle market and prison in 'death trap' Sudanese city

Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82
LAGOS — Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari — who once ruled as a military strongman before returning as a democratically elected leader — has died at age 82, his press secretary announced on Sunday.Buhari died in London, where he had been undergoing medical treatment.The news marks the end of an era for Africa’s most populous country, where Buhari held a unique place in political history, having led both as a coup-installed ruler and later as an elected president.He first came to power in 1983 following a military coup, ruling with an iron grip until he was ousted by fellow officers less than two years later.In 2015, after three failed attempts at the ballot box, he was elected president in a historic vote — the first time an opposition candidate won in Nigeria's...
July 13, 2025

Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82

Trump praises Liberia's president for English skills at a White House lunch.
Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa
MONROVIA — US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language.As he hosted five African leaders at the White House, Trump asked Boakai: “Such good English, it’s beautiful. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?”Boakai informed Trump of his place of education, prompting Trump to express his curiosity. “That’s very interesting,” he said, “I have people at this table who can’t speak nearly as well.”Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society whose goal was to resettle freed slaves in Africa. The country declared independence from the American Colonization Society in 1847, and a variety...
July 10, 2025

Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa

Amaralingaeswara Rao is among the three men who have been missing since they were abducted in Mali
Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in Mali
DELHI — A week after three Indians were kidnapped in Mali, their families say they still have no information about their whereabouts and are concerned about their safety.India's foreign ministry said the men, who worked in a cement factory in Mali, were "forcibly taken" by a group of "armed assailants" last Tuesday.The Mali government is yet to comment, but the abductions took place on a day an al-Qaeda linked group - Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) - claimed it had carried out several attacks in the African country.According to government data, some 400 Indians live in Mali, a country that India has had trade relations with since the 1990s.Last week's incident comes after five Indian citizens were kidnapped in Niger, in April during an attack...
July 09, 2025

Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in Mali

Riot police scatter protesters with water canons in the Kangemi slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, July 7, 2025
Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31
NAIROBI — The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests on Monday has surged to 31, the state-funded human rights commission said on Tuesday.It marks the highest single-day toll since demonstrations began earlier this year. Over 50 people have reportedly been killed over the past two weeks.A further 107 people were injured and more than 500 arrested amid widespread destruction to property, including supermarkets. The arrest figure largely matched with that issued by Kenyan police.The death toll did not specify whether security forces were included.The protests are led by youth and civil society groups and have rocked Kenya for weeks. Driven by anger over police brutality, alleged government corruption and a rising cost of living, many demonstrators have called for the...
July 09, 2025

Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31

There has been a wave of anti-government protests over the past year
Central Nairobi sealed off ahead of Kenyan protests
NAIROBI — Kenya's security forces have blocked all major roads leading into central Nairobi, ahead of planned nationwide protests.Much of the city centre is deserted, with businesses shut and a heavy security presence on the streets. Some schools have advised students to stay at home.Hundreds of early-morning commuters and overnight travellers were stranded at checkpoints, some located more than 10km (six miles) from the city centre, with only a few vehicles allowed through.Within the city, roads leading to key government sites — including the president's official residence, State House, and the Kenyan parliament — are barricaded with razor wire.In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the police said it was their constitutional duty to protect lives and property while...
July 07, 2025

Central Nairobi sealed off ahead of Kenyan protests

Only the Namibian president will be able to confer state funerals - at least until 2026
Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost
WINDHOEK — The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state funerals amid criticism over the rising costs of these burials.Only President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has the power to exempt funerals from the moratorium, the government said.Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus made the announcement following a Cabinet meeting earlier this week.She said the moratorium would last until April 2026, while a review committee looks into the "criteria and processes associated with bestowing official funerals".Ms Theofelus told the BBC that a committee consisting of "no more than seven members" would be established to lead the review.The government has not said whether the decision was related to mounting criticism of the increasing...
July 04, 2025

Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost

More than 280 people were sent to hospital after the crush
Crush kills 29 pupils taking exams after blast in Central Africa
BANGUI — Twenty-nine children who were taking their school exams in the Central African Republic have been killed in a crush after a nearby explosion caused panic, a hospital director told the BBC.The blast, on the second day of the high-school finals on Wednesday, occurred at an electricity transformer, said Abel Assaye from the Bangui community hospital."The noise of the explosion, combined with smoke" caused alarm among the almost 6,000 students sitting the baccalaureate at a school in the capital, Bangui, local radio station Ndeke Luka reported.President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has declared a period of national mourning.He also ordered that the more than 280 who were wounded in the crush get free treatment in hospital.Students from five different schools in the capital...
June 27, 2025

Crush kills 29 pupils taking exams after blast in Central Africa

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