Africa

For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre.

Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda

Liberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72

Zimbabwe court frees opposition leader on suspended sentence after 5 months in detention

Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

AFRICA PULSE

Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed

· DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN

As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution

· FRANCIS KOKUTSE

Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?

· JACK THOMPSON

Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid

· FARAI MUTSAKA

An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience.

Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes

Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes.

Opposition parties ask South Africa’s top court to revive impeachment hearings for the president

Two South African opposition parties have asked the country’s top court to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal where more than half a million dollars in cash was stashed in a couch at his ranch and then stolen.

UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story

The United Nations in Chad has launched an internal investigation, following an Associated Press report on allegations of sexual exploitation of Sudanese refugees, including by aid workers.

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

Interpol says it arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were trafficked, and produced millions in financial damages.

Algeria facing growing calls to release French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal

Politicians, writers and activists have condemned the arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal.

Four dead, including two children, in latest migrant shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek island of Samos.

WHO Africa director-elect dies while receiving treatment in India

The World Health Organization’s regional director-elect for Africa has died while receiving medical treatment in India. Plans to repatriate the body of Tanzania’s Dr.

Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town

Authorities say gunmen in Central African Republic have killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their clients near the central diamond mining town of Bria.

Rescue ends in Tanzania building collapse as death toll rises to 29

Rescue operations at a building that collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital have ended after 10 days as the number of dead rose to 29.

Mali cuts TV news station’s signal over broadcast criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta

Mali’s junta has taken popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News off air after it broadcast a politician’s critical remarks about a close ally of the military regime, a journalist for the channel said Tuesday.

Madagascar officials say the death toll is now 25 after boats carrying Somali migrants capsized

Authorities in Madagascar say the death toll has risen to 25 after two motorboats carrying migrants from Somalia capsized in the Indian Ocean.

10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique’s election protests, Human Rights Watch says

Human Rights Watch says Mozambique security forces have killed at least 10 children and injured dozens of others while trying to suppress weeks of protests following a disputed presidential election.

Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week

Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday.

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year.

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris.

At least 6 mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner group killed in an extremist attack in Mali

At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali, according to a statement by the extremists on its media platform.

Zimbabwe court convicts opposition leader and 34 activists after 5 months of pre-trial detention

A Zimbabwean court has convicted an opposition leader and 34 other activists on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering, more than five months after they were taken into pre-trial detention.

Gunfire breaks out at the home of South Sudan’s former spy chief who is under house arrest

Heavy gunfire has erupted in South Sudan’s capital of Juba at the home of the country’s former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months.

US envoy sees no ‘political appetite’ among Sudan’s combatants to end the country’s devastating war

The U.S. special envoy to Sudan says he doesn’t see enough “political appetite” from the warring parties in the African nation to reach a resolution to the conflict that has left tens of thousands of dead, forced millions from their homes, and left a large swath of the population to starve.

Senegal’s ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms

Senegal’s ruling party has secured a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, according to provisional results announced Thursday by the national vote counting commission.

Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive

Thousands from across the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region were gathering this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey to condemn what they call the West’s imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes.

Mali’s ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Mali’s ruling junta has appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime.

A former staffer exposes how Russia’s disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing.

Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian billionaire

Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest men.

Congolese police arrest 6 suspects over break-in into mausoleum of late independence hero Lumumba

Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.

Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Mali’s junta leader has fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government, days after he criticized the military regime.

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Leaders from southern African countries have resolved to extend the mandate of a regional force fighting rebels in eastern Congo for another year.

Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president’s plan to change constitution

Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo have called for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi’s plans to draft a new constitution.

What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine

South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the site.

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said.

ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali

The International Criminal Court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in Timbuktu in the west African country of Mali.

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. Experts hope it will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa.

Pope to make late Italian teenager the first millennial and digital saint

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

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