Aimable Karasira died on Wednesday from a drug overdose, according to Rwandan authorities. But Human Rights Watch called Karasira's death suspicious, saying Kigali bore the burden of proving he was not unlawfully killed
Zimbabwe said it will return 67 foreign-owned commercial farms that were seized during the country’s controversial land reform programme under former president Robert Mugabe.
Petrol prices have soared and fertiliser imports have been severely impacted, causing financial distress, reduced planting, and raises concerns about increased food shortages.
Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.
Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday, as people displaced by jihadists struggle to feed their families amid worsening attacks.
The attacks by Allied Democratic Forces fighters reportedly took place over two days from Tuesday in the north-east of the country.
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal.
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal.
Shakira shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new song, writing on social media, “From Maracaná Stadium, here is “Dai Dai,” the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026."
The attacks by Allied Democratic Forces fighters reportedly took place over two days from Tuesday in the north-east of the country.
Iran effectively seized control of the critical waterway for global energy after the United States and Israel attacked it on 28 February.
The pontiff, who maintained a relatively low profile in the first months of his papacy, has become increasingly outspoken on the issues of conflict and human rights.
On the final day of his state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone.
The ship was supposed to finish its journey in Cape Verde, but after three people died and the outbreak was confirmed, it called for help off the coast and was ultimately not allowed to dock in Praia
The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.
The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.
Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” — or “Breath” — tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.
The ship is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.
The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.
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