South African police searching for three men who stabbed worshippers at a mosque near Durban have said the attackers’ motive was unknown but “elements of extremism” were involved. One Muslim leader said the mosque was targeted because it was a Shia place of worship that had received previous threats, exposing deep tension between the Shia and Sunni population. The assailants… Read more »
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN)At least 45 people have died after a dam burst in Kenya after weeks of torrential rain, officials said Friday. Forty people remain missing in affected areas, according to Lee Kinyanjui, the governor of Nakuru County. The Kenya Red Cross estimated that up to 500 families have been hit by the disaster, which took place in Solai, near… Read more »
(CNN)Health officials remain hopeful that an experimental Ebola vaccine will help control the outbreak sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa. Since April 4, 45 hemorrhagic fever cases have been reported, including 25 deaths, the health ministry said Thursday. Fourteen of those cases are confirmed to be Ebola virus disease, 10 are suspected and 21 are probable. The WHO… Read more »
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Three people including a school principal have been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly tying two students to makeshift crucifixes and flogging them for coming late to school, a police spokesman told CNN. The pupils were being flogged by a teacher in front of their school Wednesday morning in the remote town of Ayetoro, Ogun State, northwest of Lagos…. Read more »
Theres been a big problem going on in Rwanda for a very long time now. A lot of conflict and just massive problems to keep it simple. “The genocide survivor’s called for stringent measures against people who refuse to provide information on the locations where Genocide victims were dumped, saying it was part of genocide ideology.” Executive Secretary of Ibuka, Naphtal Ahishakiye,… Read more »
It proposes a fine of $50,000 (£37,000) and/or up to two years in prison for publishing “false” information. The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes law also criminalises abuse on social media and cyber bullying.
Ibuka, the umbrella organisation of Genocide survivors’ associations, has called for stringent measures against people who refuse to provide information on the locations where Genocide victims were dumped, saying it was part of genocide ideology.
Delegates from eight East African countries are meeting in Ethiopia to help revive South Sudan’s peace agreement.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s president joined long lines of voters Thursday in a referendum that could extend his rule until 2034, despite widespread opposition and fears that the country’s years of deadly political turmoil will continue.
As a tropical cyclone swirls right off the coast of Madagascar, flooding has become a huge problem. Dumazile, the name of the storm, is two days old and moves at a slow rate of 17 km per hour. With the rate the storm is moving at, we can expect monsoon type weather for some time. Record rainfall records are being… Read more »