Africa

Nearly 50,000 victims of Ugandan militia commander Dominic Ongwen should get a total of over 52 million euros ($56 million) in compensation, International Criminal Court judges ruled on Wednesday, in a record reparations order. Judges said Ongwen, a former child-soldier who rose through the ranks to become one of the …

Tanzanian presidency has announced the death of former president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, famous with introducing the East African nation to a market economy, at the age of 98. Mwinyi succeeded Tanzania’s first post-independence president, Julius Nyerere, who left office in 1985 after 22 years in power. The presidency said the …

The speaker of Kenya’s parliament has directed the education ministry to investigate allegations that a university in the country has been forcing Muslim students to attend Christian religious services. Daystar University, a private Christian institution on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, is also accused of withholding grades of students …

In addition to hunger, the strike launched by the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) on Tuesday morning is also intended to denounce insecurity throughout the country. Several localities in Nigeria have been on strike since last Tuesday. In a statement, the Nigerian Labor Congress, which called the strike, also called on …

South Africa’s provincial government in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that it will build a new palace for the Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. The KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube made the announcement during her State of the Province Address on Wednesday. The plan for a new palace is in line with Zulu customs …

The price of cocoa, the raw material for chocolate, reached its highest level in 47 years on international markets. This was due to a severe shortage of supply, caused by difficulties in the main cocoa-producing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. In New York, cocoa exceeded $6,000 per tonne, while …

Ghana’s lawmakers have passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence on anyone found guilty of identifying as LGBTQ+ and anyone found guilty of creating or funding LGBTQ+ groups. The parliamentarians have cracked down on attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counseling. The bill, which …

Two medical students have been arrested in Zambia after they were caught having gay sex in a toilet, local media reported. The pair were subjected to invasive medical checks afterwards on police orders. Police spokesman Rae Hamoonga alleged the two men were caught in a toilet cubicle together. “The individuals …

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for killing his father with a pestle in the Anglo-Jos community, Jos South Local Government Area, Nigeria. “The suspect had picked a pestle and hit his father during a disagreement,” according to reports. “The father became unconscious and was rushed to the Plateau State …

The head of Guinea’s junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has appointed former opposition leader Mamadou Oury Bah as the country’s prime minister. The nomination comes a week after the interim president Doumbouya dissolved the government. His first task will be to resolve the current social crisis in the country. Trade unions …