Last-minute court order halts former president’s burial in South Africa
The Zambian government has won a last-minute court order stopping the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu
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Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde HichilemaThe funeral of the former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been stopped while mourners waited in a cathedral in Johannesburg, as an extraordi…
Kenya: two protesters die from gunshot wounds and several injured during protests – as it happened
This live blog is now closedPictures from Nairobi city centre show police firing water cannon at protesters:The protests on 25 June 2024 saw police relying on teargas and water cannon to disperse the crowd of thousands of protesters. Continue reading…
Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.
Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.
Thousands of Kenyans stage street protests one year after storming parliament
Thousands of protesters have taken to Kenya’s streets to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence. Sixty people were kille…
Fears of unrest as Kenyans mark first anniversary of storming of parliament
Rights activists plan to march countrywide in honour of those killed during anti-government protestsKenyans plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed durin…
At least 120 children abducted by insurgents in Mozambique, Human Rights Watch says
A charity claims at least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents
WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians
Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said had killed more than 40 civilians, as the c…
Kenya police officers charged with murder over death in custody
Kenyan prosecutors said Monday they were charging six people, including three police officers, with murder over the death of a teacher while in custody that has triggered protests. Albert Ojwang, 31, was found dead in a police cell in Nairobi earlier …