Bukavu Death Toll Reaches 13
The death toll from bomb blasts that exploded on Thursday at a rally organized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel leaders in Bukavu city has risen to 13. M23 leaders led by Corneille Nangaa Yubeluo and Bertrand Bisimwa had organized a rally on Thursday at the Place de l’Indépendance grounds to celebrate 10…
Openly gay South African imam shot dead
Muhsin Hendricks considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, police said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person when a vehicle stopped in front of them and blocked…
Breaking: Kenya’s Odinga Defeated in AUC Elections
Kenya’s candidate in the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson elections, Raila Odinga, has lost the race in the exercise that was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Raila won the first two rounds of voting, but then went on to lose the next three rounds to Djibouti candidate Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. In the first round, Raila…
M23, Rwandan troops seize Bukavu airport in eastern DR Congo
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said. The strategic site, where Congolese troops had been positioned, was the last military obstacle to the anti-government force before the city of a million people…
African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Sat urday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory. The 55-nation body meets in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as Africa faces devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan — as…
WHO, UN Report: 700 Killed During Goma City Capture
Assessments conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), and partner organizations have reported that 700 people were killed during the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels’ insurgency in Goma City, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the UN and WHO, the people were killed during fierce fighting between M23…
