By Rédaction Africanews with AP As Uganda presses ahead with its crackdown on illegal migration, authorities have arrested dozens of foreigners since Monday. The latest operation, in which at least 231 were detained, targeted a group of people living in the north of the country, and another group living in a closed compound in the capital, Kampala. Simon Peter Mundeyi, Uganda’s Immigration Department spokesperson, said, “these people were found without anything at all. No passports, no ID, nothing. They were only with their computers and that apartment place was self-contained. It had a restaurant in there, it had a pool…
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By Rédaction Africanews Footage released by Russia’s defense ministry purports to show a helicopter firing rockets during what the ministry claims to be fighting with Tuareg rebels in Mali. It comes after Moscow’s Africa corps paramilitary unit was forced to withdraw from the norhtern town of Kidal following attacks by Tuareg rebels and their jihadist allies. The two groups joined forces over the weekend against the ruling junta and its Russian paramilitary backers, and carried out a string of attacks on junta positions including near the capital Bamako. The country’s defense minister Saido Camara, viewed as an architect behind the…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou N’Guesso, President of the Republic of Republic of the Congo, at the Kremlin on Wednesday. Putin said Russia sees “promising” opportunities for the development of bilateral relations between the two countries, primarily in the economic sphere. “These include geological exploration, energy, logistics, agriculture, and several other areas,” he said. Congratulating Sassou N’Guesso on winning a fifth term in office last month, the Russian president said the stable political situation in the Congo created “good business prospects”. The 82-year-old faced a weak field of challengers, with two…
By Dominic Wabwireh with Other agencies Officials and business leaders in South Africa and Kenya are welcoming China’s new zero‑tariff policy for 53 African nations, saying it will open fresh trade opportunities, cut costs for small businesses, and strengthen economic ties across the continent Beginning May 1, China will grant zero‑tariff access to goods from 53 African countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing. South African officials say the move will significantly expand the country’s export potential. “This is a fantastic opportunity. From May 1, we will take full advantage of it,” said Parks Tau, South Africa’s Minister of Trade,…
France has urged its citizens to leave Mali “as soon as possible”, after a weekend of co-ordinated attacks by separatist fighters and Islamist militants. In an update on Wednesday, the advice also warned French citizens not to travel to the West African nation, describing the situation as “extremely volatile”. Explosions and sustained gunfire were reported across the country, including the capital, Bamako on Saturday. In Kati, the defence leader Sadio Camara was killed in an apparent suicide bombing by militants, while in the north, separatist forces have taken control of the city of Kidal. Mali’s military leader Gen Assimi Goïta said the security…
By Rédaction Africanews After a court postponed his hearing on Wednesday, anti-western and pan-African activist Kemi Seba will remain in detention. He is wanted in Benin on charges of inciting rebellion, after backing a coup attempt in December. Seba’s lawyer has denied the accusations and described them as exaggerated. “So there’s that atmosphere being created about how dangerous the man [Kemi Seba] is, yet he is not being charged with anywhere with any level of dangerous or violent crime. So I think there is that being done by the State intentionally, I mean the affidavits are quite thick for an…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AFP Mali’s security crisis intensified this week as jihadist group JNIM announced a blockade on all roads leading to Bamako, even as junta leader Assimi Goita appeared publicly for the first time in days to claim the situation was “under control.” In a video released Tuesday, JNIM spokesperson Bina Diarra declared that all routes into Bamako were now blocked, allowing only those already inside the capital to leave. He warned that anyone attempting to enter would face consequences, “including the risk of death,” and adding that the same restrictions applied to the nearby garrison town of…
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered. Bellarmine Mugabe pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegally being in the country earlier this month after he was arrested following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home. The 28-year-old has also been ordered to pay a fine of $36,000 (£26,700). His co-accused, and cousin, Tobias Matonhodze – who pleaded guilty to attempted murder, illegal immigration, possession of ammunition and defeating the ends of justice – was sentenced to three years in prison. Both…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Hundreds of members of Mali’s diaspora gathered in Montreuil, near Paris, on Monday in a show of support for the country’s ruling junta. Mali was hit by coordinated nationwide attacks over the weekend after jihadist militants joined forces with separatist rebels. “We can’t stay indifferent [to the current unrest in Mali]. We have brothers, sisters, mothers, and relatives over there,” said Dalla Drame, President of the High Council of Malians in France. “So we felt that, while it’s true that we’re on the other side of the Mediterranean, the best way for us to show…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP As Sudan’s healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse, doctors like Dr. Jamal Eltaeb and Dr. Osman Ismail Osman are battling against impossible odds to keep hospitals operational and save lives. For Dr. Jamal Eltaeb, an orthopedic surgeon at Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, the war in Sudan has forced him to make heart-wrenching decisions daily. With dwindling medical supplies, frequent bombings, and a flood of patients, Eltaeb has become a symbol of resilience in a country where healthcare is on the verge of collapse. “You choose… as if you can decide who will…