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1 week ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan activist, said she was raped after being arrested and held for days in Tanzania. Activist groups and entities like the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Africa Affairs expressed deep concern about Atuhaire’s allegations. In 2024, Atuhaire was recognized by the department as an International Women of Courage Awardee.
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2 weeks ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Martha Karua, who served as Kenya’s justice minister, said she was deported from Tanzania in an effort to stop her from attending the court case of Tanzania opposition leader Tundra Lissu. Tanzanian authorities have yet to comment on the issue. Lissu was recently charged with treason last month and denied all allegations. Former Chad Prime Minister Succes Masra was arrested over allegations that he was linked to a clash in the country.
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3 weeks ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Arjun Menon, a top Malawian cricket official, was “brutally murdered” at his home, according to local reports. He was a wicketkeeper and represented Singapore five times at senior level. Menon was the operations manager of Cricket Malawi, and local police have yet to release a statement about the incident. A new Human Rights Watch report accused Burkina Faso government forces and an allied militia of killing at least 130 civilians in March.
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1 month ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Officials in Kenya are investigating an incident in which a shoe was thrown at President William Ruto during a rally. Kenyan media reported that three people were arrested in connection to the incident. The shoe hit Ruto’s left arm while he was speaking. He has faced protests from Kenyans over the cost of living and increased taxes since he took office in 2022. Former Tunisia Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh has been sentenced to 34 years in prison on terrorism charges.
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1 month ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Officials from the Houthi-run media in Yemen said at least 68 African migrants were killed by a US air strike on a detention center. Reports suggest that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically. The United States has yet to comment on the incident. The detention center was holding around 115 people at the time of the attack. Mac-Albert Hengari, Namibia’s agriculture minister, has been fired after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago.
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1 month ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Officials in Tunisia have sentenced members of the National Salvation Front party to prison sentences on conspiracy and terrorism charges. The party is the main opposition coalition, and the members that were sentenced were originally arrested in 2023. Many human rights groups called the trial an attempt to stifle dissent. Kenya’s Wildlife Service announced that a 14-year-old girl was killed by a lion in the country.
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1 month ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Officials in Algeria have given 12 French embassy staff 48 hours to leave the country. French officials said the request is linked to the indictment of three Algerians in France. Those who were indicted are accused of involvement in the abduction of Amir Boukhors, an outspoken critic of Algeria’s government. Gwaska Dankarami, who reportedly served as second-in-command to an Islamic State-linked leader, was killed in a joint Nigerian military operation.
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2 months ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Raining and flooding left at least 33 people dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Footage showed some residents trying to flee the flooding by wading, swimming, or paddling in homemade canoes. Flooding in the country is common, particularly near the Congo River which recently reached its highest level in 60 years. Over the weekend, thousands of people in Mali gathered for the funeral of Amadou Bagayoko.
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2 months ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Moussa Dadis Camara, Guinea’s former military leader, has been pardoned. He was currently serving a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity, stemming from a 2009 incident. In 2009, troops under his command opened fire during a rally, killing more than 150 people. The country is planning to pay compensation to the victims of the massacre. Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, a former national and West African boxing champion, died after collapsing during a bout in Ghana.
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2 months ago | 
lavozcolorado.com | Joseph Rios
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president last week. She will be tasked with leading the country that is facing high rates of unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Nandi-Ndaitwah won 58% of the vote and has been a long-term loyalist of the South West Africa People’s Organization. At least six Kenyan police personnel were killed in north-east Kenya. The incident occurred after assailants attacked a base near the country’s border with Somalia.
