France gave Chad back one of its military bases. It was the first step in pulling all of the French troops out of the African country. The base was at a place called Faya-Largeau way up in the north. Chad's head military guy said they got the base back. He also mentioned that the army would let everyone know how things go with the French leaving their other bases too. Those are in a city called Abeche in the east and Chad's capital, N'Djamena.
The Chadian military reported that the French troops drove off in their vehicles. They were headed to N'Djamena, about 480 miles away from the base they had just left. There used to be around 1,000 French soldiers in Chad.
The French military said everything was going according to plan. They had...
A boat full of people trying to get from West Africa to Spain's Canary Islands tipped over off the coast of Morocco. Sadly, at least 69 folks died, including 25 from Mali. Only 11 people made it out alive. The Malian authorities shared this awful news on Thursday after they figured out what happened. They've put together a special team to keep an eye on the situation.
Doulaye Keita, who works for Mali's Ministry of Malians Abroad, said a bunch of the Malians who died came from the Kayes area in the western part of Mali. Mamadou Siby is the mayor of a town called Marena in Kayes. He told the Associated Press that eight of the dead were from his town.
Mayor Siby explained that these young men had left Marena seven months ago. They went...
A bunch of folks died in a prison riot in Mozambique on Christmas. It happened at the maximum security prison in Maputo, the capital city. The big boss of the police, Bernardino Rafael, said 33 people were killed and 15 got hurt. He also mentioned that about 1,530 prisoners managed to escape during all the chaos. But they've already caught 150 of them.
Mozambique has been having a rough time lately. There's been increasing unrest since the election in October. The party that's been in charge forever, Frelimo, won again. But the opposition groups and their supporters say Frelimo cheated to win.
Rafael thinks the protests outside the prison encouraged the inmates to riot. But the justice minister, Helena Kida, told a different story on...
Kipchumba Murkomen, the big cheese at the Interior Ministry, finally spoke up about the rumors of people getting snatched off the streets. He said straight up that the cops weren't behind it. Kidnapping folks or making them vanish isn't something the government does, he insisted.
Murkomen explained that if the police grab someone, they have to haul them in front of a judge within a day. The National Police Service told him they hadn't arrested anyone and then failed to take them to court, which is against the law.
Murkomen wanted everyone to know that the police don't take orders from any politician, no matter how important they think they are. The National Police Service is its own thing, with the Inspector General calling the shots...
Mozambique's highest court just said that Frelimo, the candidate from the ruling party, won the presidential election. This was even though there were many reports of funny business at the polls and protests where people died. Daniel Chapo is the guy's name, and he gets to be president now.
The opposition candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, isn't happy about it. He says Frelimo cheated to stay in power. Frelimo says they didn't do anything wrong, but some election watchers saw stuff that wasn't on the up-and-up.
Mozambique has it rough. It's a poor country, and a big storm just killed almost 100 people up north. There's also been fighting with a group that likes the Islamic State in that area. That's put some big money gas projects on hold...
Mozambique, a country in southern Africa, is having a really tough time right now. There's been a bunch of violence ever since their big election ended a month ago. It's the worst things have been since their civil war stopped 32 years back.
The top court said that the candidate from the party that's been in charge forever, Frelimo, won the presidential election. But a lot of folks think Frelimo cheated and messed with the votes. The candidate who came in second, Venâncio Mondlane, is saying he's the real winner. He's telling people to shut the whole country down in protest.
The protests have gotten way out of hand. People are burning tires, breaking into buildings, and stealing stuff. They're even setting up roadblocks and making...
The Law Society of Kenya, or LSK for short, wants people to tell them about any kidnappings they know about. The head of the LSK, Faith Odhiambo, said on Friday that they need this info to help them sue the government. They want to write down exactly what happened in each case. If someone's rights are violated, the LSK plans to take legal action. They also want to speak up about it in Kenya and other countries. The goal is to make sure the bad guys face consequences.
Faith said it's really important for the families and friends of the missing people to come forward. They need to share everything they know about what went down. That way, the LSK can do its best to get justice for the victims. They want to hold the culprits accountable...
Zimbabwe says the reason countries like the US, EU, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand put sanctions on them around the year 2000 was because they took back land from white people and gave it to black people who didn't have any land. But those other countries claim they did it because Zimbabwe was abusing people's rights and cheating in elections under their leader back then, Mr Mugabe.
Raymond Omollo, a big boss at the Interior Ministry, wants Kenyans to ignore the people spreading wrong information about a new health program called Taifa Care. He says it's meant to ensure everyone can get the care they need, no matter how much cash they have.
Omollo told people they could still sign up for Taifa Care. He hopes all Kenyans will join so the whole country can have better healthcare. President Ruto really wants this to happen.
A new group, the Social Health Authority, will work hard to ensure that every Kenyan gets good-quality care. They also want to improve hospitals and ensure that patients always have the right medications.
Omollo says this is a good thing for Kenya. He wants people to ignore the haters who are...
