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Non-profit groups have been heading out to rural communities in Uganda to highlights the importance of speaking up about domestic abuse, using theatre and role-play. Story by Sophie Lamotte.

Clashes broke out on Thursday between demonstrators and police in Nairobi, as protests by Generation Z entered their second month. In a statement, Reporters Without Borders denounced « violence against journalists » by the police. Three reporters were injured when tear gas grenades were fired at point-blank range. FRANCE 24 correspondent in …

In Sudan, aid fails to get through but  weapons are  in ample supply. We hear from up with sudanese campaigner  Kholood khair as she heads to New York to brief the UN security council on the crisis consuming her homeland. 

En République démocratique du Congo, 26 prévenus ont été condamnés à mort par la justice militaire pour leur participation à la rébellion du M23. 21 personnes en fuite étaient absentes du procès dont le principal accusé Corneille Nangaa. Tous les prévenus ont été reconnus coupables de leurs charges. 

Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas to clear pockets of protesters in Nairobi calling for President William Ruto’s resignation as a revamped cabinet was sworn in. At least 60 peope have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-June. 

La police kényane a fait usage, jeudi, de gaz lacrymogène dans la capitale Nairobi, où de petits groupes de manifestants se sont rassemblés contre la politique du président William Ruto. Des journalistes ont été blessés.

The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities, the U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in a joint statement on Monday.

More than 8000 churches and mosques have been shut down in Rwanda this month for not meeting health and safety standards. Nearly half of the country’s places of worship have been found to be in violation of several regulations. Its the first major crackdown since a law tightening up operations …

South African film star and maker Connie Chiume has passed away at age 72. From 2018, she became an internationally known face for her roles in the two Black Panther blockbusters. But she was also popular in her homeland, long before that.