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About 1,400 Africans are said to be fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says minister
NAIROBI — Some 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine and more could be recruited into the conflict, authorities say.Among them are former members of Kenya's security forces, according to Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi.Some of those who have been rescued said they were forced to assemble drones and handle chemicals without proper training or protective gear, the minister added.Kenyan President William Ruto last week requested the Ukrainian government to secure the release of Kenyans currently held in the conflict zone.About 1,400 citizens from across Africa are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, with some recruited through deception, the Ukraine government said last week.A young Kenyan athlete was in September captured in...
November 13, 2025

Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says minister

Marco Rubio
US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for international action to cut off weapons supplies to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), following reports of mass killings in el-Fasher.At the end of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada, Rubio said the RSF had committed systematic atrocities, including murder, rape and sexual violence against civilians.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023, when a power struggle between their leaders erupted into a civil war.El-Fasher was captured last month by the RSF after an 18-month siege, meaning they now control all of the cities in the western Darfur region.At the talks near Niagara Falls, America's top diplomat said women and children had been targeted in acts of the most horrific kind...
November 13, 2025

US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba and spouse Sylvia Bongo Ondimba
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
LIBREVILLE — A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial.On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement and corruption after a trial that began a day earlier in their absence.They were both fined 100m CFA francs ($177,000; £135,000), with Noureddin ordered to pay an extra 1.2tn CFA francs ($2.1; £1.6bn) for financial damages suffered by the Gabonese state.They were accused of exploiting Ali Bongo's condition after he suffered a stroke in 2018 to run Gabon for their own personal profit. They denied the charges ahead of their trial, describing it as "a legal farce."Ali Bongo was ousted in an August 2023 coup led by Brice Oligui Nguema, who has since...
November 12, 2025

Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial

These tanker drivers on the Ivory Coast-Mali border wait by their vehicles for a military escort
How militants have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade
BAMAKO — In Mali's capital city Bamako, the familiar sounds of car engines and horns have been replaced by those of shuffling feet.Residents push depleted motorcycles through the city's dusty roads, frustrated by the fuel blockade that has paralysed Mali for more than two months.Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated militia, has been attacking tankers bringing fuel into Mali, broadening its years-long insurgency to include economic warfare.JNIM's fighters have kidnapped drivers and torched more than 100 trucks bound for Bamako.Daily life has been upended for millions of Malians -- schools and universities had to close, food prices have surged and hospitals are battling power cuts.The fuel shortage has sparked concern outside of Mali, with...
November 12, 2025

How militants have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade

The few who escape alive to Tawila live in makeshift tents and uncertainty
'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
TAWILA, Sudan — A man who escaped the last functioning hospital in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher before a reported massacre by paramilitary troops says he has lost all hope and happiness."I have lost my colleagues," Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a laboratory technician at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, told the BBC."I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling... It feels as if you lost a big part of your body or your soul."He was speaking to us from a displaced persons camp in Tawila some 70km (43 miles) to the west of el-Fasher, the regional hub which was taken over by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the last week of October after an 18-month siege.The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023, when a power struggle between their leaders erupted into a civil...
November 12, 2025

'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre

Over 150 Sudanese women raped or assaulted while fleeing El-Fasher, says local group
EL-FASHER, Sudan — More than 150 Sudanese women were subjected to rape and sexual harassment while fleeing the city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, a local civil group said Friday, as violence and displacement intensify in the war-torn region. Adam Regal, spokesman for the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, told the Sudan Tribune that fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pursued fleeing civilians along escape routes, detaining some in the Qarni area, where thousands remain trapped, including children separated from their families. Regal said more than 1,300 people have been injured by gunfire, while 1,210 children are suffering from malnutrition and 700 elderly individuals are in critical condition. He added that over 15,000 survivors...
November 08, 2025

Over 150 Sudanese women raped or assaulted while fleeing El-Fasher, says local group

Women at a detention center for migrants in Benghazi, Libya
Torture videos reveal global human trafficking network
BENGHAZI — From the living room of her third-floor apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone.“This will be my final message,” her younger brother Daniel says in an audio message. “I understand that you may not have the financial means to assist me directly, and I never expected that from you. Please, just make sure my message reaches those who might be able to help.”She and her husband don’t know exactly where her brother is. Somewhere in southern Libya. They’ve heard it’s an area called Kufra. What they do know is that every time he calls, or they receive a video, he’s being mercilessly tortured by men who remain off camera. Videos seen by CNN show Daniel being tied up, urinated on, kicked, and beaten with a metal pole. CNN is using pseudonyms...
November 06, 2025

Torture videos reveal global human trafficking network

Tanzania had the reputation for being a stable country
Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest
DAR ES SALAM — Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since last Wednesday in the main city Dar es Salaam following deadly election protests, as life slowly returns to normal across the country.Following the unrest, the internet was cut nationwide and most shops in Dar es Salaam closed amid acute shortages of basic essentials and soaring prices. Schools shut and public transport came to a halt.On Tuesday, some shops reopened and traffic resumed but with queues persisting at some petrol stations in Dar es Salaam.Families continue to search for or bury relatives killed in the clashes between the security forces and opposition supporters who denounced the poll as a sham.President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Monday after being declared the winner of last...
November 05, 2025

Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest

Felix Kemboi is reeling from the shock of losing six relatives
Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya
KAMPALA/NAIROBI — More than 40 people are now known to have died after multiple landslides struck Kenya and Uganda's mountainous border region last week."I lost a grandmother, a maternal aunt, an uncle, two sisters, a family friend and a cousin. They were staying together in Kaptul village," Felix Kemboi told the BBC on the Kenyan side.So distressed was the 30-year-old Felix that he struggled to put the experience into words.On both sides of the border, many people are still missing and search and rescue teams have been sent out to find them, amid warnings that more landslides could occur."As heavy rainfall continues to be experienced across several parts of the country, the risk of landslides, especially along the Kerio Valley region, is heightened," warns Kenyan Interior Minister...
November 04, 2025

Agony for families as landslide death toll climbs in Uganda and Kenya

Polling day itself was marred by clashes, especially in the main city of Dar es Salaam
Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest
DAR ES SALAAM — Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham.Hundreds of demonstrators also crossed into Kenyan territory, barricading roads, lighting bonfires and tearing down posters of President Samia Suluhu Hassan along the way.Kenyan police said two people died after fleeing running battles with Tanzanian police.Protesters accuse the government of undermining democracy, as the main opposition leader is in jail and another opposition figure was disqualified from the election, bolstering Samia's chances of winning.Anger grew on Thursday after the electoral commission started announcing results, with Samia getting nearly 95% of the vote in south-western Mbea...
October 31, 2025

Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest

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