Sudan war: Al-Burhan visits Gezira state following RSF attack
On Thursday (Jun. 6), Sudan's army chief visited Gezira state in south-eastern Sudan, following a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack.
Upon arrival, Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan was greeted by crowds chanting "one army, one people".
The RSF killed at least 100 people in their raid over the Wad Al-Noura village, in Al Gezira state.
Footage from the Sudanese Armed forces Facebook account showed Burhan visiting injured people in hospital.
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/07/sudan-war-al-burhan-visits-gezira-state-following-rsf-attack/
DRC 'thwarted coup' trial gets underway in Kinshasa
Some 50 people, including 3 Americans, appeared in a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday in connection with last month’s failed coup.
They are facing charges including terrorism, attempted assassination, illegal possession of weapons and arms of war, and financing of terrorism related to the “attempted coup” on 19 May.
Six people were killed during the attack led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga, which targeted the presidential palace and a close ally of the President Felix Tshisekedi.
Army officials say Malanga, who lived in the United States, was shot dead for resisting arrest soon after live-streaming the attack.
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/07/drc-thwarted-coup-trial-gets-underway-in-kinshasa/
Sudan: RSF kills at least 100 in attack on village - activists say
At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said.
Women, children, and elderly were among the victims in the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on Wad al-Noura village in Gezira, Mini Arko Minawi, the governor of Darfur province, said on X, formerly Twitter.
A grassroots group set up to protect residents in Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira, said late Wednesday on social media that the paramilitary force, which has been fighting the Sudanese army for over a year, used heavy artillery to besiege and attack the village.
Read ahead at: https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/07/sudans-rsf-kills-at-least-100-in-attack-on-village-activists-say/
Kenyan company becomes country’s first to 3D print prosthetic limbs
Kenyan cobbler, Stephen Ochieng’s life was changed forever following an accident a few years ago.
He was standing in a crowd of people at a packed station, all trying to board a train to get home after work when he fell under the train.
The damage to his legs was so severe they both had to be amputated.
Now, a new 3D printing company, Prothea Kenya, has helped him and other amputees to change their lives for the better.
Read ahead at: https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/07/kenyan-company-becomes-countrys-first-to-3d-print-prosthetic-limbs/
Russia's top diplomat promises more military support for Burkina Faso
Russia's foreign minister on Wednesday pledged more support to Burkina Faso in fighting militant groups as he pressed his whirlwind tour of West Africa in an attempt to fill a vacuum left by the region's traditional Western partners.
Sergey Lavrov spoke at a news conference in the country's capital of Ouagadougou while on the third leg of his latest Africa trip, after Guinea and the Republic of Congo.
Russia is seeking to shore up support from the region amid Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A number of African countries in recent years have expressed growing frustration with their traditional Western partners such as France and the United States.
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/06/russias-top-diplomat-promises-more-military-support-for-burkina-faso/
In Burkina Faso, a growing number of children are traumatized by war
When armed men entered Safi's village in northern Burkina Faso and began firing, she hid in her home with her four children. The gunmen found them and let them live to suffer the guilt of survival after killing her husband and other relatives.
Safi, is among 2 million people displaced in the West African country by growing violence between Islamic extremists and security forces.
About 60% of the displaced are children. Many are traumatized, but mental health services are limited and children are often overlooked for treatment.
"People often think that the children have seen nothing, nothing has happened to them, it's fine," said Rudy Lukamba, the health coordinator for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Burkina Faso.
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/05/in-burkina-faso-a-growing-number-of-children-are-traumatized-by-war/
Chinese nationals among dozens jailed in Zambia for cybercrimes
A Zambian court on Friday jailed 22 Chinese nationals over cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.
The Magistrates Court in the capital, Lusaka, jailed them for periods ranging from 7 to 11 years.
The court also fined them between $1,500 to $3,000 after they pleaded guilty to charges of computer-related misrepresentation, identity fraud and illegally operating a network or service on Wednesday.
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/08/chinese-nationals-among-dozens-jailed-in-zambia-for-cybercrimes/
Conflicts making migrant routes in Sahel more dangerous, says UN
The UN Refugee Agency has warned in a new report that conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa.
For the hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants attempting to cross from sub-Saharan African countries to Europe, the journey is an extremely dangerous one.
The migration routes are all the more dangerous due to the lack of critical services, the UNHCR has said.
“Our capacity to partner directly with local authorities is missing," said Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Situation. "But the local authorities are there and they would be able to provide those immediate protection services.”
Read ahead at:https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/05/conflicts-making-migrant-routes-in-sahel-more-dangerous-says-un/
UN: Somalia elected to Security Council after more than 50 years
Somalia was elected on Thursday (Jun. 6) to serve on the UN security council as a non-permanent member for two years.
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan and Panama also got seats on the U.N. Security Council in a secret ballot in the General Assembly.
The 193-member world body elected five countries. The 10 non-permanent seats on the 15-member council are allotted to regional groups that usually select their candidates but sometimes can’t agree on one. There were no such surprises this year.
This time, the regional groups put forward Somalia for an African seat, Pakistan for an Asia-Pacific seat, Panama for a Latin America and Caribbean seat, and Denmark and Greece for two mainly Western seats.
Read ahead at: https://www.africanews.com/2024/06/07/un-somalia-elected-to-security-council-seat-after-more-than-50-years/
