Africa

[ad_1] Protests in Nigeria over economic crisis have turned violent in several states resulting in the deaths of at least 17 people, rights groups have said. The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria” protests online, want to sustain their action for 10 days. The protests are inspired by youth-led protests in Kenya. Protesters are unhappy with President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms that have caused rampant inflation, weakened the currency and inflicted increasing hardship on ordinary Nigerians. Tinubu […]

[ad_1] Guinea‘s former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has been found guilty of crimes against humanity in a 2009 stadium massacre. He has been subsequently jailed for 20 years, despite denying the charges and pleading not guilty. A court in Guinea on Wednesday found him and seven other accused military commanders guilty of crimes against humanity. “This is a widespread and systematic attack by armed men against a civilian population,” […]

[ad_1] Former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC decided to sack Mr. Zuma for campaigning for the rival party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in the 29 May general election. Mr. Zuma was hauled before the disciplinary committee of the party, which found him guilty of “prejudicing the integrity” of the party by joining MK party. Zuma faced two charges: […]

[ad_1] The U-turn comes after Senegal's top court ruled attempts to delay February's poll "unconstitutional". [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Liberian singer tells the BBC why he moved to Ghana and his uncanny dreams about Kendrick Lamar. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Kelvin Kiptum had planned to build a home for his family before he was killed in a road accident. [ad_2] Source link