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Kenyan President William Ruto has delayed the reopening of schools due to ongoing heavy rains and floods that have claimed over 200 lives. During his state of the nation address, President Ruto mentioned the grim forecast from meteorological reports, warning of the potential impact of Cyclone Hidaya on coastal regions in the near future. Floods have ravaged Kenya and other East African nations, forcing over 150,000 individuals into camps for safety. Originally scheduled to open this week, schools will remain closed for an…

Residents retrieve their belongings post-flood in Nairobi; Flooding and heavy rains claim at least 70 lives in Kenya, exacerbating the impact of climate change in East Africa. The death toll has doubled from earlier reports, with severe downpours affecting Kenya and other vulnerable East African nations. Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura confirmed 70 fatalities due to floods, 32 of which were in Nairobi, and 15 in the Rift Valley region. Over 120,000 people are displaced, 22 are injured, and 8 are missing. The…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced that Kenya has allocated 4 billion shillings to address the severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The government is taking steps to prevent further disasters from the ongoing rains, despite the meteorological department's warning of continued heavy rainfall for the next three days. Since the heavy rainfall began, 70 people have died, 22 have been injured, and eight are missing. A total of 131,179 people have been affected by the floods, with plans in place to…

Over 155 individuals have perished in Tanzania due to heavy rains caused by El Nino, leading to devastating floods and landslides, stated Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Thursday.

Controversy arose in Kenya this week over the authorities' silence on the deaths of troopers from the African Union's mission in Somalia in an assault. The brother of one among the troopers killed occurs to be a former presidential candidate who has publicly…

Many reactions in the Chadian and Senegalese press, of course, but also beyond ..."Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in…

The former Chadian dictator died in Dakar on Tuesday, April 24. After contracting Covid-19, he was admitted to the hospital. For war crimes and crimes against humanity, he was sentenced to life in prison. Hissène Habré's death has left no one unmoved, from Chadian citizens who know his reign to his former lieutenants. Testimony. ■ Relatives of the victims hope to receive compensation Hissène Habré would pay 20 million CFA to each of the 8,600 civilian victims. However, these amounts have never been paid to the…

The Minister of the Interior under Pascal Lissouba (1992-1997), Philippe Bikinkita, died the night before Friday to Saturday 21 August in England, almost 25 years after the civil war that enabled President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to regain power. The opposition, which had not expressed itself since the presidential election in March last year as the loser, called on the head of state to release all…

In the Central African Republic, the deaths of at least 13 civilians on Wednesday, July 21, near Bossangoa, continue to worry. Since the tragedy, the local departments of the UN Police and the Human Rights Section in Minusca have been working hard and conducting hearings. After accusing the rebel coalition in the CPC, the government sent a delegation of ministers there.…

A film student at the University of Kinshasa was killed and another was injured over the weekend by a police officer from a nearby police station. The police recognize a mistake, but assure in a statement that it is by mistake that a warning shot reached the victims. The Academic Secretary-General of the University of Kinshasa urged the students to remain calm and demanded that justice be done.…