Rwanda’s Leader Criticises Perceived US Ambiguity Over...
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Monday said he was concerned by what he saw as the failure of the United States to characterise the 1994 massacres as a genocide against the country’s minority Tutsis.
His comments came after US Secretary of ... Read More
Kagame Blames The World’s Inaction As Rwanda Commemora...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame lights a memorial flame during a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, in Kigali, Apr. 7, 2024.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international ... Read More
Education Advocates Push To Lower High US Visa Denial Rate F...
Education and immigration advocates say African students face high denial rates when seeking visas to study in the United States, and they are pushing for changes.
Visa rejection rates are higher than elsewhere in regions of the Middle East, South America ... Read More
91 Killed As Boat Sinks Off Mozambique Coast
More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said Sunday.
The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it tried to reach an island off Nampula ... Read More
Women Rights Activists React to DRC First Female PM
Judith Suminwa
Women rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have congratulated President Felix Tshisekedi for appointing Judith Suminwa as the first female prime minister in their country.
They've hailed the move as a big step towards gender equality and are ... Read More
World Bank Loans Ethiopia $1.72 Billion For Power, Water Sup...
The World Bank and Ethiopia have signed loan agreements totalling $1.72 billion to enhance electricity and water supply, as well as to facilitate the movement of food to markets, the finance ministry said on Friday.
The bank will allocate $523 million ... Read More
Macron Believes France, Allies ‘Could Have StoppedR...
French President Emmanuel Macron
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide but did not have the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, the presidency ... Read More
Ivory Coast Regulator Postpones Main Crop Cocoa Contracts
Ivory Coast contracts for the 2023/24 main cocoa crop between exporters and the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) that could not be completed due to a bean shortage will be postponed to prevent exporters from defaulting, a CCC note seen ... Read More
UN Says Children Denied Access To Aid In World’s War Zones...
Children are being denied access to lifesaving humanitarian assistance in conflict zones around the world in a blatant disregard for international law, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday.
“Let me be very clear: The Geneva Conventions and the Convention on the ... Read More
Ugandan Constitutional Court Refuses To Annul Or Block Enfor...
Uganda's constitutional court has declined to annul or grant a permanent injunction against the enforcement of the country’s anti-gay law. In their ruling Wednesday, the judges said the law does infringe on some fundamental human rights. Lawyers representing members of ... Read More