Serge Brammertz said fugitive Augustin Bizimana, who was indicted on 13 charges including genocide, murder and rape, is believed to have died in Pointe Noire, in the Republic of the Congo in 2000. His remains were identified by DNA testing. The death of Augustin Bizimana – a long-standing rumour – is finally confirmed. Last on…
Category: Africa
Wildlife trafficking to China
Under the guise of legal exports, South African traders with China are illegally selling thousands of wild animals threatened with extinction and endangered, according to an investigation. #Wildlife trade between #SouthAfrica and #China exposed – legal and illegal – via @africageo | https://t.co/77yAwXvxap — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) May 22, 2020 Apes have been stolen…
Borrell condemns barbarism in Ituri
Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been hit for several weeks by an intensification of almost daily systematic attacks against the civilian population. Since the beginning of the year, nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 200,000 people have fled the atrocities. Depuis le début de l’année près de…
Lesotho PM Thabane resigns
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane resigned on May 19, three months after police named him and his current wife as major suspects in the murder of his former wife in a case that has shocked the southern African nation. Thabane had formally handed in his resignation to King Letsie III, the top traditional leader of…
Al-Shabaab claims governor assassination
Somalia Mudug region governor was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing on May 17. The explostion was claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said. UPDATE: #Somalia’s #Puntland interior Minister Dhaban’ad tells @BBCSomali that explosive-laden Noah minivan was rammed into the vehicle of slain Mudug governor at the gate of…
Ethiopia Millenium Dam causes tensions
Government of Sudan rejected Ethiopia’s proposal to sign an initial agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and now expressed readiness to resume U.S.-led talks on the project. #Ethiopia: Bir. Gen. Tesfaye Temesgen, Deputy Commander of #ENDF Western Command, says the army is undertaking multi-faceted tasks to ensure the construction of #GERD continues smoothly….
Malawi faces new elections
In a unanimous decision Supreme Court upheld a previous court ruling that annulled President Peter Mutharika’s narrow election victory last year, the Malawi justice announced on Friday 8 May. Malawi Supreme Court rejects president's appeal against poll annulment https://t.co/yz447VWt6V pic.twitter.com/eL2ThCQJjx — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 8, 2020 In its judgment on May 8, the…
EU committed to stablity of Ethiopia
“The EU is a committed and reliable partner of Ethiopia, and we attach great importance to the stability and unity of the country, which is crucial for the whole of Horn of Africa” the European External Action Service (EEAS) spokesperson said, commenting on the recent political events in the country in the context of the…
Sudan: Bashir family property confiscated
In Sudan capital Khartoum several large plots of land and residential properties will be confiscated from family members, relatives, and some close friends of ousted President Omar al-Bashir after investigation established they were acquired largely due to family connections, anti-corruption committee announced on May 7. The Empowerment Removal Committee said it confiscated property from Bashir’s…
#TBT: Namib Desert oldest on Earth
#TBT The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Namib Desert in western Namibia. At 55 million years old, Namib is considered the oldest desert on Earth. 📸 This @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 image taken on 27 October 2019 shows part of the Namib Desert in western Namibia, including a large portion of the Namib-Naukluft…
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