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Julius Malema is known for his fiery rhetoric against Western powers
South African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visa
JOHANNESBURG — South African firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema says he has been denied a visa to attend a conference in the UK on 10 May.Malema said the UK had no "substantial justification" for its decision, and he saw it as an "attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective".In a leaked letter to Malema's deputy, the UK High Commissioner to South Africa, Antony Phillipson, said the Home Office had been unable to process his visa application in time for his trip.Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, is a fierce critic of what he sees as "Western imperialism", and also advocates the nationalization of white-owned land in South Africa.A Home Office spokesperson told the BBC that they do not comment on...
May 08, 2025

South African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visa

Smoke and flames at Port Sudan following paramilitary attack
Sudan paramilitary attacks leave key city without power
PORT SUDAN — Drone strikes have hit a major power station in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan causing a "complete power outage", the country's electricity provider said.Explosions and huge fires have been reported near the city's main international airport as a paramilitary force targeted the key city for the third consecutive day.Flights have been canceled after drones hit the international airport and a hotel near the current presidential palace, reports say."I see a huge cloud and fire going like all around the city... and I heard also now that they were like two more loud bangs. It looks quite apocalyptic," a journalist, Cristina Karrer, told the BBC's Newsday program.On Tuesday, Sudan's electricity company said it was assessing the damage on its...
May 07, 2025

Sudan paramilitary attacks leave key city without power

Hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes in Sudan and fled across the border to Chad
Top UN court rejects Sudan's bid to sue UAE for genocide
THE HAGUE — The UN's top court has dismissed Sudan's case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide.Sudan alleged the UAE supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese civil war, in which tens of thousands of people have died, forced millions from their homes and left many facing famine.The UAE categorically denied the accusations, branding the case "political theatre" and "a cynical publicity stunt".The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the case could not proceed because the UAE had opted out Article 9 of the Genocide Convention, which means that it cannot be sued by other states over genocide allegations.The court said that it lacked jurisdiction and was therefore "precluded by its...
May 06, 2025

Top UN court rejects Sudan's bid to sue UAE for genocide

Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrants
KIGALI — Rwanda is in the "early stage" of talks with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the US, the East African country's Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungireh has said.His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that Washington was "actively searching" for countries that would take in "some of the most despicable human beings".Nduhungireh said the talks were "not new to us" as Rwanda had previously agreed to accept migrants deported by the UK.However, the UK abandoned the scheme, which faced numerous legal changes, after a new government took office last July.Speaking to Rwandan TV on Sunday, Nduhungireh said the government was in the "spirit" of giving "another chance...
May 05, 2025

Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrants

President William Ruto has been addressing crowds during a tour of the west of Kenya
Shoe thrown at Kenya’s President Ruto during rally
NAIROBI — The Kenyan government has described as "shameful" an incident in which a shoe was thrown at President William Ruto during a rally on Sunday.Ruto fended off a shoe thrown at him during a speech about the cost of living which has been a source of public anger.Widely shared video clips show the footwear striking the president's left arm as he held it aloft while he was speaking.Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura condemned what happened and called for those behind it to be "apprehended". "What would happen if we all decided to throw shoes at each other? What values are we teaching our children?" he asked in post on X calling for the institution of the presidency to be respected.Kenyan media are reporting that three people have been arrested, but the...
May 05, 2025

Shoe thrown at Kenya’s President Ruto during rally

Joshlin Smith has not been found more than a year after she went missing
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter
JOHANNESBURG — The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter.Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were arrested after Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, in February last year.Appollis and Rhyn were also found guilty on Friday of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin. All three had previously pleaded not guilty to to these charges.Joshlin's disappearance sent shockwaves across South Africa and despite a highly publicized search for her, she is yet to be found.During the trial, held in March, prosecutors accused Smith of having "sold, delivered or exchanged" Joshlin and then...
May 02, 2025

South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter

Eddie Mutwe has been missing since Sunday when he was reportedly picked up by security forces
Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition leader's bodyguard
NAIROBI — General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader's bodyguard, who has been missing for five days.Edward Sebuufu, alias Eddie Mutwe, was reportedly picked up on Sunday by unidentified individuals in both civilian clothes and military fatigues in the central town of Kiwango, sparking public outrage.In a series of posts on X, Gen Kainerugabai, who is also Uganda's military chief, said Sebuufu was "in my basement", attaching the bodyguard's photo with a clean-shaven head.Gen Kainerugabai's remarks have sparked public anger with Ugandans using the hashtag #FreeEddieMutwe to demand Sebuufu's release and condemn his detention.Gen Kainerugaba frequently makes political comments, which his...
May 02, 2025

Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition leader's bodyguard

The attack happened near a busy roundabout often manned by traffic officers
Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobi
NAIROBI — A Kenyan member of parliament has been shot dead in the streets of the capital Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination.Police said the attackers had been trailing Charles Ong'ondo Were's vehicle before one of them got off the motorbike and shot him at close range."The nature of this crime appears to be both targeted and predetermined," police spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said in a statement.The opposition MP had two months ago complained about threats to his life, local media reported.After the shooting on late Wednesday, his driver and bodyguard, both unhurt, managed to rush the injured MP to Nairobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.The attack happened along Ngong Road near a busy roundabout often manned by traffic police...
May 01, 2025

Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobi

Student journalist Ademba Allans trying to reach David Chege and another casualty lying on the ground after the shooting
Security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters identified
NAIROBI — The members of Kenya's security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters at the country's parliament last June have been identified by the BBC.The BBC's analysis of more than 5,000 images also shows that those killed there were unarmed and not posing a threat.The East African nation's constitution guarantees the right to peaceful protest, and the deaths caused a public outcry.Despite a parliamentary committee ordering Kenya's Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to investigate the deaths on the streets of the capital, Nairobi — and make public its findings — no report regarding the killings at parliament has yet been issued and no-one has been held to account.The BBC World Service team analyzed videos and photos taken by protesters and...
April 28, 2025

Security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters identified

In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were killed in the violence
Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges
WASHINGTON — A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country.Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing "heinous acts of violence abroad" when he served as a local leader at the start of genocide, the Justice Department said.The 65-year-old suspect was also charged with visa fraud and attempted naturalisation fraud when he moved to the US in 2003. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on bail."Nsabumukunzi repeatedly lied to conceal his involvement in the horrific Rwandan genocide while seeking to become a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the United States," said John Durham, a federal prosecutor.In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda by...
April 25, 2025

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

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