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The content originally appeared on: CNN Earlier in the day, Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breaking Covid-19 rules, in the first verdict against the Nobel Peace Prize winner since the military seized power in February. Suu Kyi, 76, was Myanmar's state counselor and de facto leader of the country before she was ousted and detained by the military 10 months ago and hit with almost a dozen charges that add up […]
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
Paris — The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds behind the Rwandan genocide, in France on May 16, 2020 brings victims and survivors one step closer to justice 26 years later.
Kabuga is charged by an international war crimes court with genocide and related crimes during the 1994 genocide, and was living in France under a false identity at the time of his arrest.
\"Félicien Kabuga's arrest is a major victory for victims and survivors of the genocide in Rwanda who have waited more than two decades to see this leading figure face justice,\" said Mausi Segun, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
Alison Des Forges, senior adviser to the Human Rights Watch Africa division for almost two decades and one of the world's foremost experts on Rwanda, published the authoritative account of the genocide, \"Leave None to Tell the Story.\"
\"Questions remain over how Kabuga was able to evade justice for over two decades, but cooperation between governments has made it possible for victims and survivors at last to see him face trial and should be replicated to secure the surrender of more international war crimes fugitives.\"
[Nation] Kenya's Lilian Chemweno finished second in the Nedbank Runified: Breaking Barriers ultra-marathon 50 kilometres race in Port Elizabeth, South Africa Sunday.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of waterbirds wintering in Tunisia has reached an annual average of about 364,497 birds, with a slight increase for some species and a decline for others, and a peak recorded in 2014 with 539,303 birds counted, according to the census of waterbirds in the period 2009/2018 carried-out by the Association « Les Amis des Oiseaux » (AAO).
The Africa seat at the United Nations Security Council was the subject of a heated duel between two African countries who lobbied fiercely for the powerful prize.
On a second round of balloting, the seat went to Kenya which garnered 129 votes against 62 votes for Djibouti.
In the first round of voting on Wednesday, Kenya had 113 votes against Djibouti’s 78, but needed at least 128 votes to win.
Last week, Kenya’s foreign affairs minister Monica Juma took a swipe at Djibouti, accusing the country of failing to respect an African Union vote in August where members settled on Kenya as the official representative of the continent.
Kenya’s bruising campaign to capture the United Nations Security Council seat has exposed fractures within the African Union.
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
[CAF] The CAF inspection team on Sunday, 23 May 2021, visited the city of Garoua in the northern region of Cameroon as part of the inspections and preparations for next year's Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
New data has revealed that 27 per cent of all the 1,127 people who were killed by the police last year in the US were African-Americans. According to the
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has cautioned that an uncoordinated withdrawal of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) could reverse gains achieved so far in restoring peace and security in the region.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council unanimously called for a reversal of the military coup in Myanmar on Wednesday, strongly condemning the violence against peaceful protesters and calling for “utmost restraint...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Public health officials from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are to meet with their counterparts from Canada as the region begins the process of reopening its borders to allow international travel back into the Caribbean, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said.
Mottley, the chairperson of the 15-member regional integration grouping, told the Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Tuesday night that she had written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeking Ottawa’s assistance in urging Canadians to visit the region in the post-COVID-19 pandemic.
“I have actually written your prime minister on behalf of the Caribbean Community…and as you know, most of our countries in the community are travel- and tourism-dependent, and what we have asked for is for discussions between our public health officials and your public health officials so that we can ensure that we satisfy them, the scientists, that we are taking as many precautions that we can take to ensure that for your citizens and for our citizens the levels of safety are appropriate,” Mottley said.
The regional countries are now at various stages of reopening their economies and borders and Mottley said that Barbados is still holding discussions among stakeholders on the issue.
Canada comes up against Norway and Ireland for the rotating seat and Mottley said, “ Barbados and Canada have had a long relationship.
[Dalsan Radio] Vietnam has called on Somalia to create favourable conditions for women to engage in political activities and ensure a 30 per cent rate of legislative seats for women.
[New Times] A screening exercise for Covid-19 which was conducted in public and private transport around the City of Kigali established the positivity for the pandemic now stands at 0.5 per cent within the capital.
