‘I Invited People to Seek Peace and Remember’
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa has just completed 100-day walk across Rwanda to mark the 25th
anniversary of the genocide.
At that time, when he was seven years old, he saw his father being murdered.
Each day of his walk...
Honest Nigerian Serviceman Gets Promoted for Returning Cash
A member of the Nigerian Air Force who returned a lost parcel containing 37,000 euros cash received a two-rank promotion, as part of his reward.
Bashir Umar had been on patrol duties with other colleagues...
Zimbabwe Tourism Minister in Custody
Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission has confirmed that the country's Tourism Minister
Priscah Mupfumira is in custody for questioning. Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira was arrested Thursday over alleged corruption charges while at the...
Virus Turns the Lights out In South Africa
A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in the dark.
City Power said that the virus encrypted its entire...
Donkeys in Kenya face ‘Imminent Extinction’
Kenya's donkey population is rapidly diminishing, according to a dramatically worded report recently issued by an animal rights group.
The Nairobi-based Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) says that donkeys face an "imminent" and looming...
Uber Drivers Begin Strike in Kenya
Kenyan taxi drivers who use hailing apps such as Uber have gone on strike to force operators to double fares.
The drivers of Uber, Bolt and other taxi apps through their umbrella lobby Digital Taxi...
Ethiopia Activists Celebrate on Streets of Hawasa
Some young people in southern Ethiopia have been celebrating as they believe the region's governing party is about to allow a referendum to take place on whether the Sidama area should become its own...
Obasanjo Fears ‘Rwanda-Type Genocide’ in Nigeria
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said the security situation in the country could lead to "spontaneous or planned reprisal attacks against Fulanis, which may inadvertently or advertently mushroom into pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide".
In an...
Ebola in DR Congo: Case Confirmed in Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma home to more than a million people.
The health ministry confirmed that a pastor tested positive for the...
South African Artist Drops Assault Charge After Reconciliation
South African celebrity singer Bongekile Simelane known by her stage name Babes Wodumo dropped assault charges against her boyfriend Mampintsha whose real name is Mandla Maphumulo local media reported.
Mampintsha was charged with assault in...
