West Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge

West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday.
#westafrica #foodcrisis

Paul Rusesabagina (Hotel Rwanda Hero) Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

The Court of Appeal of Rwanda confirmed on Monday the sentence to 25 years in prison for "terrorism" of the opponent Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by the film "Hotel Rwanda", rejecting the appeal of the prosecution who wanted a longer sentence. heavy.
#paulrusesabagina #hotelrwanda

Yaws fight in DRC, CAR and Cameroon gets boost with donation of 6 million antibiotic tablets

Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to receive a donation of about six million azithromycin antibiotic tablets to fight yaws. Yaws, a chronic skin infection, which is characterised by papillomas (non-cancerous lumps) and ulcers, still affects children in nine African countries.
#cameroon #car #congo

'Alarming hunger situation': 346 million people in Africa need food aid, says ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will "ramp up" its operations in 10 African countries as part of its hunger alleviation fight, as record numbers of people on the continent go without food.
#alarminghunger #redcross

US concerned by 'extremely disturbing' Mali massacre reports

The US State Department said on Sunday it was following "extremely disturbing" accounts of killings in central Mali, after the Sahel state's military said it killed over 200 militants in the volatile region. On Friday, the Malian military said that between 21 and 31 March it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the Moura area of jihadist-ridden central Mali.
#us #mali #jihadist

Suspected Islamists kill 21 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 21 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local human rights group and a witness said on Monday.
#islamist #congo #democraticrepublicofcongo

Arson attack on minister's property politically motivated, Botswana govt claims amid Masisi-Khama fallout

The government of Botswana has described the burning of a vehicle and house belonging to the country's minister of local government and rural development as being politically motivated.
#botswana #masisikhama

Software giant SAP Zimbabwe tender declared illegal by Harare High Court

Software giant, SAP South Africa suffered a setback in Zimbabwe when a tender awarded to its Harare partner, Tano Digital Solutions, by the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) was declared illegal by the Harare High Court.
#sap #zimbabwe #southafrica

Huge Fire Destroys Commercial Hub in Breakaway Somali Region

A huge fire engulfed the main market in the city of Hargeisa in northern Somalia Saturday, injuring at least 28 people and destroying hundreds of businesses, city authorities and witnesses said.
#fire #somaliregion

Uganda deports leading Rwandan opposition figure

Uganda said Saturday it had deported a leading figure in a banned Rwandan opposition group, in a further sign of warming ties between Kampala and Kigali after years of tensions. The expulsion of Robert Mukombozi of the exiled Rwandan National Congress (RNC) follows a pledge by the powerful son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to crack down on what Kigali considers a terrorist outfit.
#uganda #yowerimuseveni #kigali