People
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Kenya victims of 1998 US embassy bombing demand compensation
The twin bombings, claimed by Al-Qaeda, killed a total of 224 people
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Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
The government defended lifting the ban, insisting that only mature trees in state-run plantations would be felled, and that Kenya’s most biodiverse and carbon-rich wild forests would remain untouched.
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Pressure mounts on Niger coup leaders as deadline nears
ECOWAS military chiefs of staff have agreed a plan for a possible intervention to respond to the crisis, the latest of several coups to hit Africa’s Sahel region since 2020.
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Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges
The 77-year-old has already been charged in two other criminal cases, and the new conspiracy charges raise the prospect of his being further embroiled in legal proceedings at the height of next year’s election campaign.
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Ethiopia declares ‘state of emergency’ over Amhara violence
The statement did not make clear if the state of emergency applied nationwide or just to Amhara, which lies to the north of the capital Addis Ababa.
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Zimbabwe election disinformation spreads on WhatsApp
In Kenya and Nigeria, which recently held votes, misinformation peddlers hung out in the open, mostly on Facebook and Twitter, while in Zimbabwe WhatsApp is king of the rapid spread, analysts say.
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Rwanda imposes curfew to curb noise pollution
The Cabinet established closing time of non-essential services at 1 am on working days, and 2 am on weekends (Friday and Saturday), effective September 1st 2023
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Presidential hopes darken for Senegal’s Sonko
The 49-year-old politician, who is popular among young Senegalese, was formally charged Monday with calling for insurrection, undermining state security, criminal association with a terrorist body and other crimes.
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Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power
At an emergency summit in Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc demanded Bazoum be reinstated within a week.
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Kenya’s govt, opposition agree to talks after protests
President William Ruto’s government has endured nine days of demonstrations since March, when his rival Raila Odinga called Kenyans onto the streets over a cost of living crisis.
