Cameroonian rail operator Camrail and eleven other defendants were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with a train derailment that killed 79 people and wounded over 600 in October 2016. The packed train operated by Camrail, a unit of French industrial group Bollore, came off the tracks in the town of Eseka en route from the capital Yaounde to… Read more »
A Kenyan court on Friday overturned a ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rafiki” – though for seven days only – allowing the film about a lesbian romance to be considered for the Academy Awards. Kahiu brought the court action after the Kenya Film Classification Board banned Rafiki for “promoting lesbianism”, effectively barring it from the Oscars competition.
A gang of pirates took hostage 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo ship they attacked in Nigerian waters, the vessel’s operator has said. Massoel Shipping said its bulk carrier MV Glarus, with 19 crew, came under attack early Saturday morning as it transported bulk wheat from Nigeria‘s commercial capital Lagos to the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt.
The Nigerian government has made claims in the past three years saying that they have officially defeated Boko Haram. However, Boko Haram has been active since then and shows no signs of slowing down. In July alone Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Nigeria, and attacked Nigerian soldiers as they were escorting traders to there bordering state of… Read more »
By Jacqueline Kubania The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has sued the government over the introduction of the internet tax, which it says violates the fundamental rights and freedoms. In a petition filed last Friday, the LSK notes the freedoms of expression and association, and the right to information. DISCRIMINATION The society claims that in Finance Act, 2018, President… Read more »
By Salem Solomon Protests have rocked Uganda since last year, when the government amended the constitution to abolish presidential age limits, allowing President Yoweri Museveni to stay in power indefinitely.
ANALYSISBy Akinola Olojo For nearly three years the Nigerian government has stuck to its claim that it has ‘technically defeated’ Boko Haram. Recently though, the terror group demonstrated its renewed audacity with strikes at hard (military) targets.
By Paidamoyo Chipunza Over 500 000 Glen View, Budiriro, Glen Norah and Mbare residents will today receive an oral vaccine protecting them from bacteria causing cholera. The vaccine provides protection of between three to five years. The programme, which will run between today and Sunday, will be administered to all residents above one year of age.