Deaths Reported As Kinshasa Protesters Defy Govt

[Deutsche Welle] Congolese security forces have fired tear gas in and around churches to break up protests against President Joseph Kabila. At least two deaths and multiple arrests were reported.

[Deutsche Welle] Congolese security forces have fired tear gas in and around churches to break up protests against President Joseph Kabila. At least two deaths and multiple arrests were reported.

source: AllAfrica News: Congo-Kinshasa

Kenya Crawls Out of Bloodstained 2017 After High Road Fatalities

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Just hours to 2018, Kenya appeared to crawl out of the bloodstained 2017 which has been marked with highest number of fatal road accidents across the country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Just hours to 2018, Kenya appeared to crawl out of the bloodstained 2017 which has been marked with highest number of fatal road accidents across the country.

source: AllAfrica News: Kenya

‘Stop Invading Dairy Farms,’ Zim Govt Warns Illegal Settlers

[News24Wire] A Zimbabwean minister has warned illegal settlers against invading dairy farms that were sparred by government during the country’s land reforms programme, says a report.

[News24Wire] A Zimbabwean minister has warned illegal settlers against invading dairy farms that were sparred by government during the country's land reforms programme, says a report.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Mistaken Identity – Trader Was Robbed of 12 Years of His Life

[Nation] You may never understand the pain that comes from being arrested out of mistaken identity until you hear the story of Harrison Murigi, a man who spent 12 years in detention for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Nation] You may never understand the pain that comes from being arrested out of mistaken identity until you hear the story of Harrison Murigi, a man who spent 12 years in detention for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

source: AllAfrica News: Kenya

SPLM-N-Agar Declares Unilateral Ceasefire in Sudan’s Blue Nile

[Radio Dabanga] Blue Nile State -On Thursday, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar, declared a unilateral six-month ceasefire in conflict-torn Blue Nile State.

[Radio Dabanga] Blue Nile State -On Thursday, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Malik Agar, declared a unilateral six-month ceasefire in conflict-torn Blue Nile State.

source: AllAfrica News: Sudan

Khartoum Imposes Two States of Emergency

[Radio Dabanga] El Obeid / Kassala -The disarmament campaign has been extended to North Kordofan and Kassala. On Saturday, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir imposed the State of Emergency in these two states. Activists and politicians doubt the reasons…

[Radio Dabanga] El Obeid / Kassala -The disarmament campaign has been extended to North Kordofan and Kassala. On Saturday, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir imposed the State of Emergency in these two states. Activists and politicians doubt the reasons for the measure.

source: AllAfrica News: Sudan

Nusoj Calls for the Immediate Release of TV Journalist Arrested in Jowhar

[Shabelle] The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the arrest of a Somali journalist in the town of Jowhar, the Headquarters of Hirshabelle State, 90 km North of the Somali capital Mogadishu, on Thursda…

[Shabelle] The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the arrest of a Somali journalist in the town of Jowhar, the Headquarters of Hirshabelle State, 90 km North of the Somali capital Mogadishu, on Thursday afternoon, December 28, 2017, by the police.

source: AllAfrica News: Somalia