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Liberia's civil war forced thousands of people to flee
Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court
MONROVIA — Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country's first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the end of two civil wars that killed 250,000 people.Boakai said Liberia had "endured downpours of agony".The 1989-2003 conflicts saw atrocities including mass killings, rape and the forced recruitment of child soldiers.Critics in Liberia have opposed the creation of the court, saying it risks reopening old wounds.But Boakai said the court would "help ferret the causes and effects of the violence" and bring about "justice and healing".Adama K Dempster, one of the lead campaigners for the establishment of a war crimes court told the BBC that although some people criticised Boakai for making an...
May 03, 2024

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court

Supporters of the coup have taken to the streets with anti-US messages
Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops
NIAMEY — Russian troops have been deployed to an airbase in Niger where American soldiers are located, US officials say.The move comes after Niger's military rulers ordered the US to withdraw troops who had been countering Islamic insurgents in the region.Russian forces were present at the base in Niger's capital Niamey, but were not mingling with American troops, US officials told the Reuters news agency.Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Russians posed no "risk" to US forces."The Russians are in a separate compound and don't have access to US forces or access to our equipment," Austin told journalists in Honolulu, Hawaii."I'm always focused on the safety and protection of our troops... But right now, I don't see a significant issue here...
May 03, 2024

Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops

Crowds have turned up outside the court where the suspects appeared
A six-year-old's disappearance spreads fear in South Africa's Saldhana Bay
SALDANHA BAY — Inside a busy primary school classroom in the South Africa seaside town of Saldanha Bay, one chair is left empty.This is where six-year-old Joshlin Smith sits — or sat until she went missing in February in a case that has gripped the attention of South Africans.The huge search operation that involved the navy as well as local volunteers, the big reward and the arrest of her mother have served to make this an irresistible story.But the community living with its day-to-day reality remains scared.Saldanha Bay, about 120km (75 miles) north-west of Cape Town, has the reputation of being a tranquil, quaint town known for its fishing, watersports and magnificently colorful wildflowers that bloom in spring in the town's nature reserve.Despite the end of apartheid 30 years...
May 02, 2024

A six-year-old's disappearance spreads fear in South Africa's Saldhana Bay

Aerial images show the extent of the damage in Kamuchiri on Monday. — courtesy Reuters
Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town
NAIROBI — About 50 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst its banks following heavy rains and flooding, a Red Cross official has said.People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they slept.Rescue efforts are continuing to pull people out of the mud, with fears that the death toll could rise.More than 100 people have been killed in floods that have devastated parts of Kenya in the last month.A roaring sound woke people up in the early hours of Monday as a tide of water crashed down from a burst dam upriver in the Mai Mahiu area.Residents spoke of a night of frantic efforts to pull people out of the raging flood and dig them out of the mud.The Kenya Red Cross has joined search and rescue operations, with its emergency response...
April 29, 2024

Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town

Human Rights Watch said the alleged killings were Burkina Faso's
Burkina Faso bans more foreign media over HRW massacre report
BURKINABE — Burkina Faso has suspended yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its army of killing 223 civilians.The report, by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said it believed the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists.The West African nation's military government has denied the allegation.They have already suspended the BBC and US broadcaster Voice of America for reporting on the HRW's publication.Burkina Faso is ruled by a military junta, which seized power in a coup in 2022, promising to end the Islamist insurgency.The violence has however continued to escalate, with more than a third of Burkina Faso controlled by Islamist groups.On Sunday, Burkina Faso's communications regulator said broadcasts from...
April 29, 2024

Burkina Faso bans more foreign media over HRW massacre report

A man swims from a submerged church compound, after the River Tana broke its banks following heavy rains at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties, North Eastern Kenya, on April 28
Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region
NAIROBI — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst in southern Kenya, sweeping away homes and vehicles as the country grapples with weeks of heavy rains and devastating flash floods.Rescue teams are digging through the mud and debris trying to find survivors near Mai Mahiu, in Kenya’s Nakuru County, Gov. Susan Kihika told CNN, warning that the death toll could rise significantly.The incident comes as flooding has inundated large swathes of Kenya, killing at least 103 people and forcing thousands of residents from their homes since March, government spokesperson Isaac Maigua Mwaura said Monday.In Mai Mahiu, Kihika said a serious situation was unfolding as floodwaters swept away people and homes.“We are trying to get a handle on the...
April 29, 2024

Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region

Schoolchildren have been studying by candlight (file photo). — courtesy AFP
Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
FREETOWN — Electricity supplies have been restored to Sierra Leone following weeks of power cuts, after it paid off part of the $48m (£38m) bill it owed to a Turkish company.The $18m payment came as the country's energy minister resigned, saying he took full responsibility for the crisis.Most electricity supplies to the capital, Freetown, come from a Turkish ship anchored off the country’s coast.Last week, Karpowership said it had severely cut supplies to the city — from 60 megawatts to 6 megawatts —because of the unpaid bills, but the disruption has been going on for far longer.Residents of the country's main cities have been going for days on end without any power and hospitals have also been affected.The Reuters news agency quotes a doctor as saying that at least one...
April 27, 2024

Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits

Residents of Mathare stand next to their destroyed houses by the Mathare river, following heavy rains in the capital, Nairobi, on April 24
At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of Kenya
NAIROBI — At least 32 people have been killed and two are missing after flash floods swept through almost half of Kenya.Some 103,500 people in all have been affected.Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March but downpours have intensified over the past week, leading to mass flooding. The Kenyan Red Cross says it has carried out over 188 rescues since the onset in March.Some roads in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi were closed Wednesday and several neighborhoods remained submerged after another day of heavy rainfall.“The situation in Nairobi has escalated to extreme levels. The county government for all its efforts is clearly overwhelmed,” wrote city Senator Edwin Sifuna on his X account.“We need all national emergency services mobilized to save lives.”He shared a video of...
April 25, 2024

At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of Kenya

Locals rescue stranded residents who were trapped in their flooded homes in Nairobi. — courtesy EPA
Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi
NAIROBI — Roads have turned into rivers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, as a top official said flooding had "escalated to extreme levels".Heavy rain has pounded Kenya in recent days, causing widespread devastation.The UN said that at least 32 people have lost their lives and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes because of the rain and flooding.Edwin Sifuna, who oversees Nairobi county, posted footage showing an entire neighborhood flooded."The situation in Nairobi has escalated to extreme levels. The County Government for all its efforts is clearly overwhelmed. We need all national emergency services mobilized to save lives," he said.Hundreds of others in Nairobi and nearby areas were marooned by floods following heavy rain overnight.Local media reported...
April 24, 2024

Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi

Dozens of Ethiopians die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast
LONDON — At least 33 Ethiopian migrants — including an eight-year-old boy — have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials have told the BBC.They were among 77 people crossing the Red Sea from Yemen to Ethiopia, the UN’s migration agency reported.Fishermen alerted coastguards to the tragedy on Tuesday after witnessing some of the migrants drowning.Rescuers managed to save more than 20 people but others remain missing.The survivors’ shock and fear was clear to see as they were brought ashore in Djibouti to the town of Godoria and taken to hospital for treatment.They have since been repatriated to Ethiopia by the UN’s migration agency, the IOM.Isse Iyah, a senior Djibouti coastguard official, said those who were on the capsized boat had left Yemen...
April 23, 2024

Dozens of Ethiopians die after boat capsizes off Djibouti coast

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