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Beitrag vom 24.08.2021

BBC News

Convicted ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies at 79

Chad's ex-ruler Hissène Habré has died at the age of 79 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity.

He was being treated for a coronavirus infection, reports say.

Habré was found guilty in 2016 of crimes committed while he was president from 1982 to 1990.

The conviction was the result of a landmark trial in Senegal. It was the first time an African Union-backed court had tried a former ruler for human rights abuses.

Beitrag vom 23.08.2021

Rebecca Hillauer, reisende Reporterin

Muhammad Ali, die Mauren und der muslimische Sklavenhandel

Zum Welttag der Abschaffung des Sklavenhandels am 23. August: In Afrika handelten auch Afrikaner und Araber mit Menschen.

Der Boxer Cassius Clay (1942-2016) konvertierte 1964, zu Zeiten der „Rassentrennung“ in den Südstaaten der USA, zum Islam und nannte sich fortan Muhammad Ali. „Clay“ sei ein „weißer“ Name und der eines Sklaven, sagte der damals 22-Jährige zur Begründung.

Beitrag vom 21.08.2021

BBC News

Nigeria's royal wedding: Private jets, glitz and glamour

Private jets filled up the runway of the airport in the northern Nigerian city of Kano as members of Nigeria's elite and West African dignitaries flew in for the wedding of the president's son and the daughter of a prominent religious and traditional leader.

The marriage of Yusuf Buhari to Zahra Nasir Bayero is one of Nigeria's biggest celebrity events of the year.

Thousands attended the event at the palace of the Emir of Bichi, a town in Kano state.

Beitrag vom 21.08.2021

BBC News

Africa's jihadists: What Taliban takeover of Afghanistan means

By Catherine Byaruhanga, Africa correspondent, BBC News

As Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Islamist groups waging insurgencies in Africa were quick to celebrate.

"God is great," a media outlet linked to Somalia's al-Shabab wrote in response to the takeover.

Elsewhere, the leader of al-Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) used his first public message since 2019 to congratulate the Taliban.

Beitrag vom 18.08.2021

Deutsche Welle

Auslandseinsatz: Ruandas Armee im Anti-Terror-Kampf in Mosambik

Das kleine Ruanda unterstützt Mosambik beim Kampf gegen islamistische Aufständische - offenbar mit Erfolg. Der Einsatz in der Unruheprovinz Cabo Delgado wirft ein Licht auf das Versagen von Mosambiks Sicherheitskräften.

von Antonio Cascais

Beitrag vom 16.08.2021

BBC News

Nigeria's Kano state moves to ban mannequin heads on Islamic grounds

By Nduka Orjinmo

The Islamic police force in Kano, a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, has raised eyebrows after it ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to advertise clothing.

"Islam frowns on idolatry," Haruna Ibn-Sina, the commander of the Sharia police known as the hisbah, told the BBC.

"With the head on it looks like a human being," he added.