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Rwanda is accused of backing the M23 rebel group, which controls Goma and other parts of eastern DR Congo
Rwanda pulls out of regional bloc over DR Congo row
KINSHASA — Rwanda says it is pulling out of a central African regional bloc after a diplomatic row over its involvement in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The country was supposed to take up the chairman role of the Economic Community of Central African States (Eccas), which rotates between its 11 members.But it was prevented from doing so at a meeting on Saturday in Equatorial Guinea.Announcing its decision to leave Eccas, Rwanda said its right to take up the "chairmanship... was deliberately ignored in order to impose the DRC's diktat".As a result, it saw "no justification for remaining in an organization whose current functioning runs counter to its founding principles and intended purpose".The row comes as efforts to end the...
June 08, 2025

Rwanda pulls out of regional bloc over DR Congo row

Children wait in line to receive aid during a visit organised by The World Food Program in the town of Kauda, 9 January, 2020
At least five killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN says
KHARTOUM — At least five people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack on an aid convoy in Sudan’s Darfur region on Tuesday, the United Nations has said, with the warring parties in the northeast African nation trading blame for the attack.The attack on the 15-truck convoy carrying desperately needed food and nutrition supplies happened on Monday night near the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-controlled town of Koma in North Dafur province.It was trying to reach besieged el-Fasher city, according to a joint statement from the World Food Programme and UNICEF. Both agencies called for an investigation into the attack."This was the first UN humanitarian convoy that was going to make it to el-Fasher in over one year," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters...
June 04, 2025

At least five killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN says

The Malian army says it defended itself vigorously
Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army
BAMAKO — An al-Qaeda-linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi and the seizure of an army base there.More than 30 soldiers were killed in Sunday's attack, according to sources quoted by the news agency Reuters, however that figure has not been confirmed by the authorities.On Monday the same group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), said it targeted the military in the historic city of Timbuktu, with residents reporting hearing gunfire and explosions.Mali's army said in a statement late on Monday that it had repelled an "infiltration attempt by terrorist fighters" in Timbuktu, "neutralizing" 14 militants and arresting 31 suspects.It added that weapons, vehicles and other items were seized, but did not name...
June 03, 2025

Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army

It is thought to have been decades since Mokwa has experienced such destruction from floods
More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods
MOKWA — The official death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. Another 500 people are still missing in the town in the central Niger State however, local official Musa Kimboku told the BBC that rescue efforts had ceased because authorities no longer believe anyone could still be found alive. The floods, said to be the worst in the area for 60 years, swept through the Mokwa districts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa after torrential rains. In an effort to prevent disease in the area, authorities will soon start to dig out corpses buried underground, Mokwa's district head Muhammadu Aliyu said. Recounting scenes of catastrophe, local residents told the BBC that they saw their homes and family...
June 03, 2025

More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods

Bill Gates, who founded tech giant Microsoft, is the fifth-richest person in the world
Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
ADDIS ABABA — Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.The 69-year-old said that "by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity".Speaking in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, he also urged Africa's young innovators to think about how to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare on the continent.Gates announced last month that he would give away 99% of his vast fortune — which he expects to reach $200bn (£150bn) — by 2045, by when his foundation planned to end its operations."I recently made a commitment that my wealth will be given away over the next 20 years. The...
June 03, 2025

Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa

There is a shortage of trained health personnel in Nigeria
One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth
LAGOS — At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven minutes, on average.Going into labor during a doctors' strike meant that, despite being in hospital, there was no expert help on hand once a complication emerged.Her baby's head was stuck and she was just told to lie still during labour, which lasted three days.Eventually a Caesarean was recommended and a doctor was located who was prepared to carry it out."I thanked God because I was almost dying. I had no strength left, I had nothing left," Ms Salahu tells the BBC from Kano state in the north of the country.She survived, but tragically her baby died.Eleven years on, she has gone back to hospital to give birth several times...
June 03, 2025

One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth

Nigeria often faces seasonal floods, particularly impacting communities along the banks of the Niger and Benue rivers
At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria
LAGOS — At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State, on Thursday, an official said.Husseini Isah, head of the operations office in Minna, capital of Niger State, said that many more are still at risk, with rescue efforts underway on Friday. Earlier reports said at least 20 died.“The number keeps rising,” Isah told The Associated Press. “But at the last count, 88 bodies have been recovered.”The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. According to local reports quoting residents and local government officials, a dam collapse in a nearby town worsened the situation.Mokwa is a major meeting point for traders from the south and food growers in the north of the country.In a similar...
May 30, 2025

At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria

Olorato Mongale's murder has sparked public outrage and calls for justice
Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout
JOHANNESBURG — A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with police.The man had been linked to the death of Olorato Mongale, whose body was found in Johannesburg on Sunday, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date.In the early hours of Friday morning, police officers found the main suspect hiding at a residential complex in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said.The suspect, who has not been named by the police, shot at the officers, who returned fire and killed him, Brigadier Mathe added.Regional police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said that at the time of the suspect's death, he had 28 ID cards and a dozen mobile phones in his possession.Ms Mongale's death...
May 30, 2025

Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout

The presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned, authorities say
Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare
MONROVIA — Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing.Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said.The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the cancellation of all scheduled flights for the night, local media reported.President Boakai, who was returning from a trip in Nigeria with his entourage, was safely evacuated unharmed, as authorities announced an investigation.Photos of the stalled jet at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) circulated on social media, triggering concerns about the president's safety.Local media, citing airport authorities, said one...
May 30, 2025

Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87
NAIROBI — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature — a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness.His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country — Kenya — from a colonial subject to a democracy.Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers.He will be remembered not only as a Nobel-worthy writer, but also as a fierce proponent of literature written in native African languages.Ngũgĩ was born James Thiong’o Ngũgĩ in 1938, when Kenya was under British colonial rule. He grew up in the town of Limuru among a large family of low-income agricultural workers.His parents...
May 29, 2025

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87

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