Court convicts Hissene Habre for human rights abuse against thousands
An appeals court in Senegal upheld the life sentence of Hissene Habre, former Chad president, on war crimes charges. The court also ruled on Thursday that millions of dollars of compensation awarded to more than 4,000 victims would be managed by a trust fund. The trial against Habre began in July 2015, though victims and survivors […]
U.S. And Uganda’s End of Joseph Kony Hunt Breeds Frustration and Fear
Uganda and the United States have ended a six-year hunt for elusive warlord Joseph Kony and his notorious Lord’s Resistance Army. But calling off the mission, focused on Central African Republic, has left the commander of Ugandan forces in the country frustrated and advocacy groups concerned that the failure to “kill or capture” Kony could […]
African leaders must address problems hindering development of Africa’s natural resources
This year’s Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, which will take place on April 22 and 23, will focus on natural resources governance in Africa. Africa’s rich natural resource endowment has long been at the heart of both the continent’s many violent conflicts and its hopes for prosperity, so the stakes are high. The resources […]
Yahya Jammeh reign of terror: Gambian wife’s anguish over missing husband
There were high expectations when The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow took over from long-time leader Yahya Jammeh. But three months since his inauguration, the BBC’s Umaru Fofana found that despair is already setting in. Just days after Yahya Jammeh lost the election to Adama Barrow, the prisons started emptying. Families were reunited, signifying an end […]
Congo protests fall flat as opposition to President Joseph Kabila sputters
Opposition calls for mass protests against Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila fell flat on Monday when only a handful of people showed up, undermining efforts to oust him after his refusal to quit on expiry of his mandate last year. The sparse turnout in the capital Kinshasa and other major cities pointed to […]
Filipino Catholics crucify themselves in gruesome Easter reenactment
As Christians around the world celebrate Easter, several devout believers in the Philippines are taking it a step further by reenacting the crucifixion for real, in a practice frowned upon by Church leaders in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. A number of male Catholic devotees in San Fernando City performed a bloody reenactment of the […]
New Army Commander Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Jimale Escapes Mogadishu Blast
The new Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA) Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Jimale escaped a car bomb explosion Sunday. Initial reports indicate that a suicide mission was waged on a convoy of cars leaving the military base in Mogadishu. Gen. Jimale and his deputy had left the army headquarters moments earlier where they attended a […]
Al-Shabaab Dismisses Somali President Faramajo War Declaration
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has dismissed President Mohamed Abdullahi Faramajo’s declaration of war. The response was carried on the Somali Memo website which is affiliated to the al-Qaeda-linked group. On Thursday, President Farmajo offered the militants an amnesty at the same time as declaring war on the group. The UN-backed government in Mogadishu has […]
How Argentina ‘Eliminated’ Africans From Its History And Conscience
Tens of millions of black Africans were forcibly removed from their homelands from the 16th century to the 19th century to toil on the plantations and farms of the New World. This so-called “Middle Passage” accounted for one of the greatest forced migrations of people in human history, as well as one of the greatest […]
India declares no mercy to slaughter of cows, perpetrators face life imprisonment
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from seven years to life imprisonment as Hindu hardliners push for tougher protections for the holy animal. Under the stiffened penalties passed by Gujarat’s state assembly, anyone caught transporting cows for slaughter could also face up […]
