Tanzania repatriates 200th Burundians

Tanzania intends to deport up to 200,000 refugees from Burundi in coming months. Burundi agreed to the plan, but the UN’s refugee agency has objected, insisting on voluntary, but not forced returns. Tanzania intends to deport up to 200,000 Burundian refugees by year's end. Nearly 600 Burundian refugees were sent home on Thursday, the first…

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Buhari condemns “House of Torture”

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari condemned “House of Torture” school, which came to public attention the end of September. Abhorrent child abuse at Ahmad Bn Hambal Islamiyya School in Rigasa, Kaduna State, is under police investigation. (Image: illustration). Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President on Media and Publicity, issued a  statement, claiming that free and…

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Mugabe buried in Kutama village

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe was buried on October 28 in his home village of Kutama, ending an argument between his clan and the government of his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe's #Mugabe buried in home village, ending an era https://t.co/aMHn638gA3 — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) September 29, 2019 Mugabe (95) died in a Singapore hospital…

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Museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac free visit

Paris museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac will be “free for ten days” to pay tribute to the former head of state at the origin of its creation, said it director, StĂ©phane Martin. « Il n'existe pas plus de hiĂ©rarchie entre les arts et les cultures qu'il n'existe de hiĂ©rarchie entre les peuples. C'est d'abord cette conviction,…

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Plot against Ghana President

Three people were arrested in Ghana, believed to have been amassing makeshift bombs, weapons and computer equipment in a plot targeting the presidency, authorities said police foiled a suspected coup. (Image: Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo). Ghana arrests three people for plot against president https://t.co/EMysOik3OW — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) September 25, 2019 The Information Ministry announced…

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Meghan starring as «part-time féminist»

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, danced with a group of mentors who teach vulnerable youngsters from townships to swim and surf. However the international attention was attracted to their visit to South Africa’s oldest mosque – Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap in Cape Town – on September 24, the second day…

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Security situation in Burkina Faso

“Over the past months, we have seen a continued and dramatic deterioration of the security situation in Burkina Faso. I would like to start by expressing our solidarity with the people of Burkina. More than 200 people were killed so far in 2019, including 60 victims in the last month” said Tytti TUPPURAINEN (pictured), Finnish Presidency,…

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Nigeria imposes ID cards in three States

Nigerian  will require the travelers in three northeastern states to carry identification cards in an effort to track the members of Boko Haram and Islamic State, the army statesman announced. #Nigeria authorities to scan travellers ID in northeast in counter #terrorism operation https://t.co/NGr8Q0U3qF via @africanews — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) September 22, 2019 The new requirement…

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Rare Angola Mask at BOZAR

The rare mask from Angola is at display at BOZAR, Brussels, among the artefacts of the IncarNations exhibition. The “Chihongo” masculine mask, meaning a spirit of wealth, belong to tradition of Chokwe people of Angola, used to honour the male ancestors, believed to have power to bestow prosperity to the worshipers. The missing Chokwe mask…

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