East Africa

Arrested in mid-May after 26 years on the run, the Rwandan businessman faces seven counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. In late September, the Court of Cassation validated the arrest warrant issued against him and ordered his transfer to the mechanism, a UN body responsible for the latest cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which closed its doors in 2014. The…

In Madagascar, the constitution requires the state to organize "public education, free and accessible to all," but in fact, school, even public, is far from free. In addition to tuition fees, the parents of students often have to contribute to the payment of salaries to "Fram masters", the teachers who only have the matriculation exam in their pocket. Given these significant costs for the most…

A UN court said on Monday that Felicien Kabuga, suspected of financing the Rwandan genocide in 1994, has been transferred from France to The Hague. .

HARGEISA, Somalia - The United Nations must look forward to additional warning earlier than collaborating in humanitarian actions within the northern breakaway area of Somalia, it has emerged after the suspension by the Somali authorities underneath unclear circumstances. Somaliland, which claimed to have withdrawn from Somalia in 1991, has run a parallel authorities with all related establishments, however has pushed for worldwide recognition, which has not but been permitted. In a letter from the area's Ministry…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenya Protection has launched three out of eight Somalia residents allegedly kidnapped by the group serving within the Gedo area, it has emerged weeks after tons of of locals took to the streets to protest what they name a human rights violations. Residents of Balad-Hawo and El-Wak had protested in opposition to the disappearance and dying of the eight folks and sanctioned the Somali authorities for investigating circumstances that led to their "abduction" of the Kenya safety forces alongside…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Police say at the very least two Al-Shabaab suspects have been rounded up by safety forces within the city of Baidoa, the momentary administrative capital of southwestern Somalia, following a tip-off from the general public. The militants have been banned as they tried to plant a landmine on a major road within the strategic metropolis, which is basically protected by Ethiopian troops serving beneath the African Union mission in Somalia. . Ahmed Ali, a senior police officer, advised Axadlethat…

The variety of displaced Mozambicans has elevated exponentially over the previous two years, with the bulk snatching up with an rebellion that raged within the north, native observers mentioned on Sunday. On October 19, there have been 424,202 internally displaced individuals within the South African nation, in comparison with 15,000 on the finish of 2018, says a revered advocacy group, the CIP for Public Integrity (CIP). "The variety of internally displaced individuals in Mozambique has elevated by…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Fierce gunfire erupted on Friday after the villages of Al-Shabaab had been ousted by members of the Somali Nationwide Military stated officers in what's a part of ongoing operations throughout the nation, with members of the safety forces desperate to take away the Al-Shabaab risk. For the previous seven months, SNA troops in reference to the African Union Mission Forces and the US Africa Command have raided Al-Shabaab hideouts all through Somalia, with the principle focus being the central and…

The Election Commission on Sunday, October 25, confirmed the election of Wavel Ramkalawan as President of the Seychelles. With 54.9% of the vote, the Anglican pastor of the Linyion Democratik Seselwa party defeated outgoing President Danny Faure in the first round. For the first time in more than 40 years, the Seychelles has a non-issuing head of state from the former single party.…

The presidential election within the Seychelles has been disrupted when the election fee on Sunday declared longtime opposition rival Wavel Ramkalawan the winner of the present Danny Faure. The ruling celebration has been ousted for the primary time since 1977. Opposition chief Ramkalawan, a 59-year-old priest who has largely…