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Football : traité de singe, Didier Drogba répond aux supporteurs de Fenerbahçe

Football : traité de singe, Didier Drogba répond aux supporteurs de Fenerbahçe

Dimanche 12 mai, lors du derby opposant leur équipe de Galatasaray à Fenerbahçe, les deux Ivoiriens Didier Drogba et Emmanuel Éboué ont subi de nombreux gestes et insultes racistes de…

Mandela ‘in good shape and in good spirits’, says Jacob Zuma

Mandela ‘in good shape and in good spirits’, says Jacob Zuma

South African President Jacob Zuma has described visiting Nelson Mandela at his home in Johannesburg. The 94-year-old was discharged from hospital just over three weeks ago after treatment for a…

Senegal ex-president’s son detained in Dakar

Senegal ex-president’s son detained in Dakar

DAKAR — The flamboyant “super minister” son of former Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade was detained in Dakar on Monday as police investigate his assets, valued at more than $1 billion,…

‘Treated like dogs’: Africans complain of discrimination in Mumbai, India

‘Treated like dogs’: Africans complain of discrimination in Mumbai, India

Africans staying in and around India’s commercial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), complain of indiscriminate racism and constant police harassment, reports the BBC’s Zubair Ahmed. Nigerian Sambo Davis is married to an…

US offers up to $5m for leads on Uganda warlord Kony

US offers up to $5m for leads on Uganda warlord Kony

The US has offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.3m) for information leading to the arrest or capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. The announcement came as the Ugandan…

Kenya Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta election win

Kenya Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta election win

Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidential election victory, rejecting several petitions challenging the vote. Chief Justice Willy Mutunga ruled that the election had been free and fair, quashing…