Politics and society

NATO member countries condemned on Tuesday Russia’s decision to formally withdraw from the historic treaty limiting conventional military forces in Europe, and decided to suspend their participation. Russia decided in 2007 to suspend its participation in this treaty on conventional weapons in Europe, which entered into force in 1992 after …

South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele says criminals have declared war on citizens, following a surge in crime levels in the country. This is after the country’s transport minister was robbed at gun-point in a daring attack on Monday. Sindisiwe Chikunga was travelling from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng when the incident …

Suspected separatist rebels have killed at least 20 people during an overnight attack on a village, officials in south-western Cameroon said. Several others were left badly injured and homes were set ablaze in the area known as Manyu. Two Anglophone regions of Cameroon have suffered from relentless violence since 2017 …

Chadian authorities announced the recall of the charge d’affaires in Israel for consultation following “unprecedented deadly violence in the Gaza Strip”. In a statement from the country’s foreign affairs ministry, the government condemned “the loss of human lives of many innocent civilians” and called “for a ceasefire leading to a …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing to enter our country,” President …

At least five civilians were killed when rebels attacked a town in northwest Central African Republic on Thursday, the latest reported escalation in a decade-long conflict, a local official said. “Members of an alliance of armed groups known as the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) assaulted the town of …

A court in Uganda has ordered a US couple to pay their foster child about $26,000 in compensation after convicting them of cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, local media reported. The compensation resulted from a plea deal, which led to the court dropping charges of aggravated trafficking and torture that …

Egypt’s media regulator has ordered the closure of an independent news website for six months while it is investigated on suspicion of spreading fake news. Mada Masr is accused of publishing material that damaged national security. The website’s editor, Lina Attallah, has been asked to explain a report that Egypt …

South African authorities have said the UN should deploy “a rapid protection force” to intervene in the Israel-Gaza conflict “to protect the civilian population from further bombardment”. In a hard-hitting statement, the international relations ministry highlighted the number of children who have been killed so far in the conflict and …

Police in Mozambique suppressed violent protests on Friday as opposition supporters took to the streets to denounce the results of local elections earlier this month, which they say were rigged. According to a police spokesperson, at least nine civilians and one police officer were injured in protests in the city …