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Rwanda: police arrest 23 Congolese refugees to break up protest

May 3, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Rwandan police arrested 23 Congolese refugees after two days of clashes in which one refugee died. Rwandan National Police had reported that one refugee had […]

Kenya’s president begs for forgiveness from Kenyans

May 3, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on Kenyans to forgive him for ‘damaging the unity of the country’ during the East African nation’s last […]

Campaigning kicks off in Burundi for May 17 referendum

May 2, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

In Burundi, twenty-six parties, most of them aligned with the ruling CNDD-FDD party, on Tuesday, launched the official campaign for a referendum on constitutional change. […]

Africa’s democratic “laggards” must listen to calls for change—Johnson Sirleaf

April 30, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Saturday said African leaders resisting “democratic transformation” must heed their citizens’ calls for change. The former president of […]

DRC: UN Investigators discover 5 probable mass graves

April 27, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

The United Nations investigators have discovered five probable mass graves in eastern Congo’s Ituri Province, a UN peacekeeping mission said in a statement. More than […]

Congo has “met” criteria for an IMF deal

April 23, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Congo Republic over the weekend said it fulfilled the criteria for a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revamp its debt-crippled economy. The […]

Swaziland’s King changes the name of the kingdom to “eSwatini”

April 20, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Swaziland’s King Mswati III announced that he was renaming the country “the Kingdom of eSwatini.” The monarch made the announcement on Wednesday during the celebration […]

Zimbabwe sacks over 16,000 striking nurses

April 19, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zimbabwe’s government sacked this week more than 16,000 nurses who went on strike to protest, amongst other reasons, poor working conditions and low salaries. According […]

Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Mario Vaz names new PM

April 17, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz on Monday appointed Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister, a decree read on state-run media said. The move comes days after […]