Africa
Calm returns to S.Leone as protest death toll rises
Calm returned to Sierra Leone Thursday a day after an economic protest spiralled into violence the authorities said killed four police officers, and a hospital source said claimed the lives of six protestors.
Ethiopia govt in 'direct engagements' with Tigray rebels: AU
The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels have had "direct engagements", the African Union said in a statement made public on Thursday, in the first official confirmation of such contacts between the two warring sides.
Burkina Faso allows ex-leader Kabore to travel abroad 'on medical grounds'
Burkina Faso has allowed ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore to leave the country for the first time since his ouster in January, granting him permission to fly to the Middle East on medical grounds, a government source and aides said Thursday.
Ethiopia starts power generation from second turbine at mega-dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project. Currently, the two turbines, out of a total of 13 at the dam, are generating 750 megawatts of electricity.
One million people displaced by drought in Somalia: UN
A historic drought in Somalia has now displaced one million people and left the country in the shadow of famine, the United Nations said Friday. "This one million milestone serves as a massive alarm bell for Somalia," said Mohamed Abdi, the NRC's country director in Somalia.
Cameroon troops 'summarily killed' 10 in crackdown: HRW
Troops in Cameroon's Northwest Region have "summarily killed" at least 10 people in a crackdown against anglophone separatists, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. "Cameroonian soldiers summarily killed at least 10 people and carried out a series of other abuses between April 24 and June 12, during counter-insurgency operations in the Northwest Region," HRW said.
Blinken in Rwanda on final leg of Africa trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday, facing calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged support of rebels in the neighbouring Democratic of Congo.
Emotional video shows young hawker kneeling on the road to pray, people watch him
A video of a young hawker saying prayers to God silently on the road has broken hearts on social media. The lad knelt before his wares while people watched.
Whites-only town booms in 'Rainbow Nation' South Africa
From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town in rural South Africa. In rich suburbs elsewhere in South Africa, manual work is done almost exclusively by blacks.
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