Uganda’s high court will on Tuesday deliver judgment on the case of Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the rebel group, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), after more than 15 years of delay. Kwoyelo is being tried by the international crimes division of the court based in northern Gulu city, aContinue Reading
The ‘Nane Nane’ march, meaning ‘eight eight’ in weeks reference to the date, follows protests that saw President William Ruto scrap planned tax hikes and overhaul his cabinet. Kenyan police have fired volleys of tear gas in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of people gathered inContinue Reading
Lagos, Nigeria – There was a glint in Tunde Onakoya’s eyes that concealed the chess prodigy’s exhaustion as he made it to the 60-hour mark – breaking the world record for the longest marathon chess game. Bundled up in a jacket, scarf and hat, the 29-year-old Nigerian squared off againstContinue Reading
Abuja, Nigeria – When children turn 10, their first double-digit milestone is usually a time of excitement. But not for Elizabeth John, who could only feel dread about what was to come. A day after her 10th birthday, three older women held her legs down firmly as her mother pressedContinue Reading
Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey. “We can’t talk about any of this with the others. “I don’t want any tension at the table.” The 60-year-old mother ofContinue Reading
Many survivors say the ghosts of Gukurahundi are not yet at rest. For thousands, justice has eluded the decades of people who were killed by a feared army unit in Zimbabwe’s southwestern and central provinces in the 1980s. The murders – which some call have ended a “genocide” – areContinue Reading
As Rwandans go to the polls for presidential and legislative elections, some 9.7 million people are voting in an atmosphere of peace and stability. It is a long way from the devastation the East African country faced after the 1994 genocide against its Tutsi population when President Paul Kagame firstContinue Reading
Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome resigns a day after President William Ruto dismissed almost his entire cabinet. Kenya’s police chief has resigned after criticism of officers’ conduct during recent anti-government demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed. The presidency said in a statement on Friday that President William RutoContinue Reading
Beloko, Central African Republic – When Sadock arrived in the northwestern Central African Republic (CAR) town of Koki in November 2022, he thought he had finally found a safe place to live and work. For years, small-scale miners like him have been displaced and forced to relocate over and overContinue Reading
