Kenya’s Chief Justice Martha Koome has admitted that corruption remains a menace in and out of the judiciary, terming it “a national embarrassment”. Ms Koome told the BBC she was concerned that the prosecution of cases involving corruption and embezzlement of public funds was taking too long. The judiciary has long been marred by claims […]
Tigray crisis Ethiopian officials say they have found the graves of at least 119 civilians after rebel forces withdrew from a village they had occupied. Tigray’s rebels forces have denied any responsibility, calling the accusations “fabricated”. One local official in the Amhara region which borders Tigray described the dead as “innocent farmers, priests, children […]
The fate of Guinea’s President Alpha Condé is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers, who said they had seized power. They appeared on national TV claiming to have dissolved the government. However, the defence ministry said the attempted takeover had been thwarted by the presidential guard. This follows hours of heavy […]
Tigray crisis The Ethiopian military claims it has killed more than 5,600 members of the Tigray rebel forces it is fighting in the north of the country. A bloody conflict has been raging since November, but the statement from senior general Bacha Debele gave no timescale for the casualties. Correspondents say they may be from […]
By Paul Melly Africa analyst Sahel Islamist insurgency With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French troop strength from the vast Sahel region of West Africa – where jihadist groups continue to stage attack after attack, targeting civilians and soldiers without discrimination – new anti-terror tactics are afoot. Defence ministers from […]
Zambia’s new president has told the BBC his government has detected “horrifying” levels of corruption since taking office just over a week ago. “People are still trying to make last-minute movements of funds, which are unauthorised, which are not theirs,” President Hakainde Hichilema said. He defeated his rival Edgar Lungu in presidential elections last month. […]
By John Haughey BBC Sport NI Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashed the women’s half marathon world record at the Antrim Coast event in Northern Ireland. Yehualaw, 22, clocked 63 minutes and 43 seconds which cut 19 seconds off the previous mark set by Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich earlier this year. The Ethiopian was under world record pace […]
By Vivienne Nunis BBC News, Africa correspondent The son of Mozambique’s ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) “tuna bonds” affair. Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money laundering. They have not yet commented on the charges. Mozambique’s biggest […]
Oil giant Shell will pay a Nigerian community $111m (£80m) over an oil spill more than 50 years ago. A spokesman said the payment would mark the “full and final settlement” to the Ejama-Ebubu community over a spill during the 1967-70 Biafran War. The company has maintained that the damage was caused by third parties. […]
Tigray crisis Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on civilians to join the army in its fight against rebels in the Tigray region. Abiy Ahmed asked “all capable Ethiopians” to “show their patriotism” by joining the war, which is raging across the north of the country. Fighting has escalated since June when the rebels, led by […]
