Africa News

Mauritius blocks social media after wire-tapping scandal

Secret recordings of phone calls by politicians, journalists, members of civil society and even foreign diplomats had been leaked online ahead of elections

Western nations decry disappearances in Kenya

Dozens have gone missing or have been arrested without due process in the weeks that followed protests sparked by an unpopular finance bill

A rare rehab centre fixes victims of Ethiopia's war

'Altogether 175 soldiers of the Ethiopian army were treated here during the war, even though they came to kill us,' says director Brhame Teame, citing the centre's neutral stance

30 years' jail sought for ex-doctor in Rwandan genocide trial

Eugene Rwamucyo is accused of aiding his country's authorities at the time to disseminate anti-Tutsi propaganda and of participating in mass murder in an attempt to destroy evidence of the genocide

UAE condemns terrorist attack that killed, wounded soldiers in Chad

About 40 soldiers died in the attack on a military base in the African country's Lake region over the weekend

US announces visa restriction policy for Ghana

'This policy would apply only to specific individuals who undermine democracy,' said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement

Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants

This is the latest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean as Tunisia grapples with an unprecedented migration crisis

Kenyan court suspends $736 million Adani power line deal

On October 11 the energy ministry said it would help address persistent power blackouts and support economic growth

Unsung heroes who saved 1,000 children from Rwanda genocide

Aid workers risked their lives to get the children – mostly orphans – out to safety in neighbouring Burundi in a series of Swiss humanitarian convoys

Britain says slavery reparations not on its agenda at Commonwealth summit

Leaders and officials from 56 countries with roots in Britain's former empire will attend CHOGM this week in Samoa