Emery Makumeno

428 Articles

Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern…

Emery Makumeno Emery Makumeno

Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold…

World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa

Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam,…

Todah Opeyemi Todah Opeyemi

Why Uganda’s iconic crested crane faces extinction

With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs,…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar’s scam centres

More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in…

Jonathan Head Jonathan Head

Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump aid freeze?

South Africa appears to be at a crossroads in its waxing and…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

‘No obstacles’ to Russian Red Sea base – Sudan

Sudan has said a final deal has been agreed with Russia to…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Liberian president suspends hundreds of officials over asset declaration failure

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials,…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Ghana’s ex-finance minister declared a fugitive

Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been declared a fugitive by…

Thomas Naadi Thomas Naadi

Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

A paramilitary force in Sudan has stormed the country's largest displacement camp,…

Barbara Plett Usher Barbara Plett Usher