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[ad_1] AFPBotswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering opposition groups.In its manifesto, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is calling for “change”.“Let’s change together and build prosperity for all,” President Mokgweetsi Masisi - in charge of the country since 2018 – writes in the introduction.It is an acknowledgement […]

[ad_1] Commonwealth leaders have agreed the "time has come" for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK's desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a two-day summit in Samoa.A document signed by 56 heads of government, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, acknowledges calls for "discussions on reparatory justice" for the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade. The statement says it is time for a […]

[ad_1] Jonathan Griffin / BBCActivist Leo Igwe is at the forefront of efforts to help people accused of witchcraft in Nigeria, as it can destroy their lives - and even lead to them being lynched. “I could no longer take it. You know, just staying around and seeing people being killed randomly,” Dr Igwe tells the BBC.After completing his doctorate in religious studies in 2017 he was restless. He had […]

[ad_1] Getty Images"None of us can change the past," the King said to Commonwealth leadersThe "most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate", King Charles III said this week to Commonwealth leaders in Samoa, as arguments about reparations and apologies over the slave trade rumbled once again. That's become an occupational hazard for the Royal Family, as it can't shake off questions about the long shadow of historic links […]

[ad_1] At least 140 suspected terrorists and armed kidnappers have been killed in Nigeria. The operation was carried out by the Nigeria military against Boko Haram, the Daesh-linked Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and various criminal gangs in the West African country. According to Nigerian Defence Headquarters spokesperson Edward Buba, the operations targeted areas across multiple regions in Nigeria. Buba provided an update at the military’s weekly briefing on […]

[ad_1] Somalia's Family Ministry / XThis photo of Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama (R) and his senior adviser at the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network event has caused a storm on XOutrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama shared photos on X of himself and another male delegate representing Somalia at a UN meeting about women’s issues."It is tone-deaf for the Somali […]

[ad_1] Form at the 2023 Nations Cup finals certainly appears to have been a major factor in Caf's shortlists.Brighton forward Simon Adingra, who set up both goals in the final for winners Ivory Coast, is named on the player of the year list alongside Nigeria centre-back William Troost-Ekong and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, who both had impressive tournaments.Soufiane Rahimi was nominated after scoring eight goals in Morocco's bronze-medal winning […]

[ad_1] The email address for the public to comment on laws proposed in Kenya’s Senate has crashed after an overwhelming response to a controversial bill.The bill seeks to extend the terms in office for the president, county governors and MPs from five to seven years, among other constitutional amendments.The plan was met with public anger and Kenyans have been mobilising on social media.The upper house of the country’s parliament received […]

[ad_1] A Ugandan court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years in prison following a landmark war crimes trial.Thomas Kwoyelo was found guilty of 44 charges, including murder, rape, kidnapping and pillaging.He denied all charges that were brought against him.Kwoyelo is the first commander from the feared rebel group to be convicted by a Ugandan court. Founded in the late 1980s, the […]