Nigeria-Boko Haram: Prosecutor urges ICC inquiry into war crimes
The decision follows a decade-long investigation into the conflict with Boko Haram militants.
Kenyan Court Awards Compensation to Victims of 2007 Election Violence
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court awarded compensation to four women who were sexually abused during the violence that followed the disputed 2007 presidential election. Thursday’s judgment marks the first time a Kenyan court has recognized victims of sexual abuse from
Disney announces landmark African collaboration with Kugali
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightDisney/Kugali The pledge by Ugandan animator Hamid Ibrahim to the BBC that his team’s work is “going to kick Disney’s ass” certainly got the company’s attention. Two years on
Nigeria Warns of Possible New COVID-19 Wave
Nigeria may be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister warned Thursday, as another official said the country expects to roll out a vaccine by April next year. Osagie Ehanire, speaking at a news
Kenya election violence: Court orders government to pay sex attack survivors
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images In what has been called a “landmark judgment”, four women subjected to sexual assault in the violence that followed Kenya’s disputed 2007 election are set to receive compensation.
Black Lives Matter: Activists demand #EndSARS protesters’ release
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Prominent Black Lives Matters activists and celebrities have written to Nigeria’s president demanding justice over the treatment of people during protests against police brutality. The group, which
UN Official: Sudan Needs World’s Support in Transition to Democracy
A U.N. official says Sudan is at a critical juncture as it transitions to a democracy and needs the support of the international community to overcome its myriad economic challenges. Rosemary DiCarlo, U.N. undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs on
Will the DRC slide into renewed turmoil?
A move to scrap the governing coalition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has triggered a political crisis.
Cameroon Opposition Leader’s De Facto House Arrest Ends
YAOUNDE — Hundreds of supporters of Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto have gathered at his home after his months-long de facto house arrest suddenly ended. Heavily armed police stationed at his home since September 22 left on Tuesday, but authorities
Ethiopia rejects independent probes into Tigray conflict
Ethiopia says it ‘doesn’t need a babysitter’ as it dismisses calls for independent probes into the month-long conflict.