Election observers flag ‘massive irregularities’ as Congo rules out re-run, opposition plan protests
The team of Moise Katumbi, one of Tshisekedi’s main challengers, has ruled out using legal channels to contest results, asserting that state institutions were committed to tipping the vote in the president’s favour. The CENI denies this.
Vatican greenlight to Catholic priests to bless gay unions elicits strong rejection in Africa
Pope Francis has hit back against the criticism and what he called inflexible ideological positions that hinder the Church from moving forward. But in many African countries, such as the continent’s most populous one, Nigeria, even having a same-sex relationship is outlawed and often punishable by long jail terms.
Darfur genocide: Ethnic Masalit survivors tell how Sudan’s Arab army commanders hunted them down yelling, ‘slaves we’ll kill you’
Violence flared anew in early November. Hundreds of Masalit men were rounded up by Arab forces, according to dozens of survivors. Some of these captives were executed in the outlying Ardamata district of El Geneina, according to at least 30 witnesses.
When Sudan’s army commanders waged war on Masalit tribe, they raped women and slit children’s throats, then killed men
Survivors identified several other key players who led RSF and militia operations in the city: Idriss Hassan, a former RSF commander of West Darfur and currently a senior RSF officer; Massar Aseel, a top Arab tribal leader; the deputy of the slain governor, Al Tijani Karshoum; Arab militia leader Moussa Angir; and a militiaman known as Marfaeen, or “the Hyena.”
Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities in America, but keeping legacy alive is tricky
Scholars define a historic Black community or town as a settlement founded by formerly enslaved people, usually between the late 19th and early 20th century. The enclaves often had their own churches, schools, stores and economic systems.
Shipping companies reroute to South African ports to avoid Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Other large African deep-water ports along the Cape route, such as Mombasa in Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania are too ill-equipped to handle the expected traffic over the next couple of weeks, Lencioni said.
Forex: Kenyan, Zambian currencies in-play against backdrop of subdued dollar supply
Zambia’s kwacha could hold steady next week or fall slightly as hard-currency supply remains subdued. On Thursday the kwacha was trading at 25.20 per dollar from 24.55 a week ago.
‘Climate of division’ in Africa’s changing internecine wars worry UN peacekeeping boss
Previously durable solutions were, according to Jean Pierre Lacroix, achieved in Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia.
Portuguese ship that vanished in 16th century excavated in Namibian desert with gold, copper
The condition that the ship was found in suggests that the storm that caused the shipwreck was especially violent, although an absence of human remains (besides a few scattered bone fragments) in the site suggests that most of the crew on board survived the wreck or died at sea.
Imagining Africa in 2123: In parts of Africa concealed genocide by foreigners is decimating nations
The consequences of colonialism have been many, diverse and well-documented. One consequence is continued deceptive ownership of Africa by the orthodox colonisers in terms of economics, politics, sociality and futurity. This is most expressed by the deceptive robbery of Africa through foreign aid. In reality money flows out of Africa far more than comes in from the so-called foreign aid-giving countries.
