Politics

A 17-year-old boy has met his untimely death after a dilapidated abandoned bridge fell on him and killed him at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central region, Ghana. The deceased was returning from school when the bridge broke and trapped him. “He got hit by a huge slab killing him instantly,” …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, hinting that he would sign the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, passed by parliament last month. This bill, which provides for the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality and life imprisonment for recruitment, promotion and financing of homosexual …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. The North African country’s main opposition coalition had pressed the government earlier to explain Saied’s public “absence”, saying it had information …

The Rwandan president, Paul Kagame has done well as he was re-elected as head of his party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), at the 35th International Congress. It is by an overwhelming majority of 99.8% that President Paul Kagame was re-elected for a five-year term at the head of the …

Raila Ondinga announced on Sunday, April 2, 2023 the suspension of the major opposition demonstration scheduled for Monday, April 3, 2023 in Kenya. The decision was justified by the call for dialogue launched by William Ruto, the Kenyan president. This comes after two weeks of crisis in which three people …

Religious leaders in Kenya have urged rival politicians to pursue peace following a day of violence that ended with a church and buildings attached to a mosque being attacked in Nairobi, local media reported. On Monday protests called by opposition leader Raila Odinga led to clashes with police. A farm …

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in the sinking of three boats off Tunisia, the coast guard announced on Sunday. Twenty-nine bodies were found and the coast guard “rescued eleven illegal migrants of several African nationalities after the sinking of their boats” off the coast of …

Ugandan authorities have closed the boarding section of a primary school in the central Mubende region after seven schoolboys reported to have been sodomised by the school’s caretaker, local media reported. The caretaker reportedly pleaded guilty to the charges in court last week and is waiting for sentencing. State Minister …

Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday announced the suspension of France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, Reuters reported. France 24 earlier this month aired an interview with Yezid Mebarek, also known as Abu …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human rights and urged the government to reconsider implementing it, the BBC reported. The hastily passed bill says anyone identifying as LGBT could face a long prison sentence. Individuals belonging to …