By Rédaction Africanews As accounts of human rights violations in South Sudan pile up, the spokesperson for the UN high comisisoner of human rights has voiced concern Seif Magango said, “in the past 17 days, more than 160 civilians have been killed, at least 139 of them by fighters from the Bul Nuer ethnic group in Abiemnom locality, in the Ruweng Administrative Area, on 1 March. On 21 February, 21 civilians were killed by government forces in Panko village, Ayod County, Jonglei State, when soldiers lured them into gathering at one place promising to give them food aid, then opened…
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By Africanews with AP Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly said Tuesday that his government had to raise fuel prices to make sure local production continues and the economy remains stable. Madbouly said during a cabinet meeting that the government faced a choice between maintaining current fuel prices — a move that would have imposed heavy costs on the state — or raising them to shield industrial and business operations from the repercussions of the U.S.–Israel war on Iran. Even with the increase, he said, Egypt is still absorbing “significant costs.” “We took these decisions during exceptional circumstances,” he said, adding…
By Rédaction Africanews Many Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government increased fuel prices, blaming soaring global energy markets due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. El-Sayed Mohamed, a truck driver, is among those affected. “Prices are high because vendors use trucks to transport vegetables from wholesalers, which increases the costs. Today, the cost of transporting vegetables has risen to 3,000-4,000 Egyptian pounds [78-57 USD] from the previous 2,500 pounds,” he said. Price hikes of up to 30 percent were announced overnight Monday. Both vendors and buyers…
By Rédaction Africanews Air strikes overnight Tuesday to Wednesday killed several people in the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, sources told AFP. Since taking up arms again in 2021, the M23 has seized swathes of the mineral-rich Congolese east with Rwanda’s backing, unleashing a fresh spiral of violence in a region long plagued by fighting. According to witnesses, the sound of bomb blasts and buzzing drones rang out in several residential neighbourhoods of Goma, a large provincial capital near the border with Rwanda, which the M23 seized in a lightning…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Former Republic of Congo soccer federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was convicted of embezzling $1.1 million in FIFA funds and sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, though he remains on the loose. A Brazzaville criminal court found Mayolas guilty of money laundering, forgery, use of forged documents and misappropriation of funds. He was tried in absentia after failing to appear during the proceedings. Mayolas’ whereabouts were not immediately known. Several of his associates were also convicted. His son, Lionel Mayolas, received a life sentence for the same charges and was also tried in absentia. Federation…
By Africanews with AFP People in Madagascar cautiously welcomed the dissolution of the country’s council of ministers by the junta leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina on Monday. Many feel that the government of Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo had failed to deliver the change desired by the country’s youth. Demonstrations against water and power shortages in September last year snowballed into a protest movement that the government failed to stop with a crackdown that left people dead and injured. Randrianirina’s choice of cabinet — which included well-known figures from Madagascar’s fraught political landscape — had already raised eyebrows, with concerns its agenda would…
By Rédaction Africanews In Goma, eastern DR Congo, a drone strike around 4 a.m. on Wednesday caused panic among residents. The armed group AFC-M23, which controls the city, claims the attack targeted a residence occupied by UN personnel, leaving several people dead, as it accuses the Kinshasa government of orchestrating the attack. “This incident is exactly what we say every day. We have repeatedly denounced that Tshisekedi and his regime attack civilians beyond the front lines. They have violated the ceasefire, trampled on it, and imposed a war targeting civilians. Today, we see it clearly. Here, civilians were sleeping at…
By Africanews Sudan’s energy minister said on Tuesday that the country holds sufficient petroleum reserves to last it several weeks. Mutasim Ibrahim told a press conference that Sudan has a 16-day reserve of gasoline, 21 days of diesel, and 17 days of aviation fuel, with more supply on the way. “We have secured our petroleum needs, and most of our supplies do not come from the Arabian and Persian Gulfs. In our recent shipments, there was only one oil tanker from Kuwait and one from Oman, with the rest coming from the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea,”…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP US President Donald Trump has said Iran is welcome to take part in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The tournament will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the issue was discussed during a meeting with Trump about preparations for the competition. Writing on Instagram, Infantino said Trump had reiterated that the Iranian national team was “of course welcome” to compete in the tournament in the United States. Iran’s participation has been questioned after the war between Iran, Israel…
By Rédaction Africanews More than two million people in the Gaza Strip are struggling to protect their health as they live near piles of trash mixed with dirt and debris across the enclave, with limited resources to clear what were once vibrant, densely populated areas filled with bustling markets. Since a fragile ceasefire began last October, conflict in the region has calmed, but much of the territory remains in ruins with no clear timeline for reconstruction. Local municipalities and the United Nations Development Program, or UNDP, have been leading efforts to clear out waste and debris, but limited resources are…