Kerry warns Nigeria to observe human rights when fighting Boko Haram
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s warned to Nigeria’s military against committing human rights abuses when battling the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. His remarks, on a visit to the African giant, follow claims from Abuja that airstrikes have killed and wounded a number of Boko Haram leaders, including the supreme commander Abubaker Shekau. […]
Ethiopia Olympic protestor won’t go home, says his agent
The agent for the Ethiopian Olympic athlete who’s very public protest for the Oromo people eclipsed his winning a silver medal in the Rio marathon says he won’t be going home because he faces arrest and persecution. Authorities in Addis Abba insist no action will be taken against Feyisa Lelisa. Indeed he will be given […]
Opposition strike cripples Kinshasa
The Congolese capital Kinshasa’s been crippled by a strike called by the opposition to force the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila to step down at the end of his term late this year. The government’s dismissed the action as radicals having some old fashioned fun. ends intro Shops in Kinshasa were closed and […]