Africa

Authorities in the United States welcomed a two-week humanitarian truce in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the White House said on Thursday, amid fierce fighting between government troops and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The truce, beginning at midnight local time on Friday and to extend through July 19, covers areas …

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced at least 25 soldiers to death, local media reported. They are accused of fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer and an army spokesman said on Thursday. Congo’s army has been fighting the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency for …

At least 21 people were killed during a wedding ceremony attacked by an armed group in central Mali. The attackers rode motorcycles into the village of Djiguibombo in the town of Bandiagara on Monday evening as residents were celebrating a wedding, according to Bakary Guindo, president of the local youth …

To fight infection, the mundari tribe in Africa bathe in cow urine which they consider a natural antisptic to maintain their cleanliness. The men spray themselves with streams of cow urine and it gives their hair an orange tint. Meanwhile, the excrement is piled up for burning. The shepherds then …

The Central African Republic’s three million children are the world’s most deprived, with widespread malnutrition, inadequate healthcare access and instability putting the country at high risk of a humanitarian crisis, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Half of the country’s children do not have access to health services, and almost 40% suffer …

At least 116 people died this Tuesday, July 2 in a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, local media reported. This is the worst death toll in more than ten years in India where crowd movements regularly kill hundreds of worshippers and pilgrims. A dense crowd gathered …

Two toddlers died after a building collapsed at Gomoa Osamkrom in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region, Ghana. The unfortunate incident happened on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. “Their mother stepped out to bathe after feeding them,” according to Adom News. “The deceased are a year-old girl and her …

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, officially announced her coming out on social networks. She now confirms several rumors circulating on social networks concerning her sexual orientation. This coming out is hailed as courageous by NGOs and LGBTQIA+ activists, which could have repercussions on laws penalizing homosexuality in …

In Chad, 70 terrorists eliminated, five camps and a base destroyed in the Lake region, the army announced on Monday July 1, 2024. Factions descended from the Boko Haram terrorist group continue to clash there, targeting civilians. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, this was a military …

Kenyan activists have called for fresh protests on Tuesday, with many rejecting appeals from President William Ruto for dialogue following his decision to withdraw proposed tax hikes. The protests, which have been led by young people and organised largely on social media, were initially sparked by a finance bill intended …