Category: AFRICA
Cameroon Knocks France’s Attempts to Involve Africa in Ukrainian Conflict
Recent events in Cameroon have sparked strong reactions among African social media users, who have slammed France for allegedly using recruitment agencies to send locals to the conflict in Ukraine. Many view this as a revival of colonial-era practices that are no longer acceptable. “Africa will never again go and die for a European country”,…
Reactions Trail Murder Of World’s First Openly Gay Imam
Reactions have continued to trail the death of a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam in South Africa, Muhsin Hendricks. Hendricks was killed after he had reportedly officiated at a lesbian wedding, though this has not been officially confirmed The 57-year-old cleric who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as…
Cyril Ramaphosa Re-elected South African President
South Africa’s parliament has reaffirmed Cyril Ramaphosa as president after a groundbreaking coalition deal between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity merges Ramaphosa’s ANC with the center-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. Ramaphosa praised the coalition in his victory speech, emphasizing the electorate’s expectation for…
Leader of Kenyan Cult Faces Trial for Allegedly Killing 200 Followers
A Kenyan court levied charges on Tuesday against the leader of a cult implicated in starvation deaths, along with dozens of suspected associates, for the deaths of nearly 200 individuals in a forest near the Indian Ocean. Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor already facing charges of terrorism, manslaughter, child torture, and cruelty, stands accused of…