Sierra Leone mudslide survivors uncertain of future
Barley two weeks after a mudslide and flooding hit Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, survivors are still recounting the fateful night. More than 1000 people died in what has been described……
Ugandan disabled uses craft skills to earn a living
After completing his studies at a special needs school in Uganda, Simon Peter Lutaaya started making crafts at his family home in Kampala in 2009, and sells to customers. Lutaaya…
19 bus passengers abducted in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped 19 bus passengers near Nigeria’s southern oil hub, Port Harcourt, police said on Friday, in the latest of a series of abductions in recent weeks. Rivers state police…
Hundreds call on France to welcome migrants crossing from Italy
Migrant charities, rights advocates and concerned citizens marched along the French Riviera on Saturday December 16, calling on authorities to allow migrants to enter France from Italy. Around… source
Over 50% of schools in Nigeria’s Borno state still closed, UNICEF worried
Over 50% of schools have still not re-opened in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State, a region plagued by the Boko Haram insurgents, a Nigerian jihadist group whose name means “Western education……
Japan’s Abe welcomes ‘iconic’ Mugabe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has hailed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the latter toured the Asian country. Abe called Mugabe an “iconic” leader of Africa during discussions to… source
Series of grenade attacks rock homes of Ugandan MPs, no injuries reported
Ugandan police are investigating a series of hand grenade attacks on homes of opposition members of parliament with the latest perpetrated on Tuesday morning in the capital Kampala. Explosions… source
Anti-government chants at annual Ethiopian festival, a year after deadly stampede
Hundreds of people chanting anti-government slogans marched in the central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on Sunday at a religious festival where a stampede triggered by a police move to quell……
Zuma asks South African court to ignore call for influence-peddling inquiry
South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an official inquiry into alleged influence-peddling in his government. A report……
Thousands protest against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants
Thousands of people protested against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday. At the same time there was a smaller protest, numbering in…