Activists demand action to tackle the global food crisis/in /by
"We're talking about the empty plates, and we are using these to symbolize people around the world, 733 million people that are not having food, they are having an empty plate," activist Paul Newnham said Thursday (Jul. 25).
Nigeria: Making Dangote Cry, and Nigerians Bleed/in /by
[Daily Trust] Recently, on one of those social media perambulations we sometimes indulge in, I came across a cartoon that resonated deeply with me and compelled me to share it on my Facebook page. It featured a man tiptoeing on a huge pile of ladders to look over a fence. All he needed to do was stand one of the ladders against the wall, climb it like a gentleman, and comfortably enjoy the view on the other side.
France buses migrants and homeless out of Paris for Olympics/in /by
Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics
France’s rail network paralysed by ‘malicious’ arson attacks/in /by
France's high-speed train network was paralysed by arson attacks on Friday, just hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony is due to take place on Friday evening.
South Africa appoints first woman Chief Justice/in /by
Her term is due to start on Sept. 1, when she will replace Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the head of the apex Constitutional Court.
Sudan’s agriculture minister denies the country is experiencing famine/in /by
Sudan's Agriculture Minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, denied that there is a famine in the country, challenging U.N. reports that 755,000 people are facing severe hunger.
Tunisia: pro-Saied demonstrations held, alongside counter-protest/in /by
Hundreds of supporters of President Kais Saied demonstrated in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Thursday, coinciding with the country's Republic Day.
World leaders warned Olympic ideal threatened by racism, war/in /by
Senegal president Diomaye Faye told an Olympic summit of leaders on Thursday that sport can longer allow hate speech and xenophobia to become accepted
Nigeria: Senate Panel to ‘Expose’ Importers of Adulterated Fuel/in /by
[Premium Times] The committee also said it would investigate the reasons behind the failure of the nation's refineries to commence operation despite huge funds allocated to them yearly.
South Africa: DA wants ANC punished for Ramaphosa speech/in /by
The DA wants the Electoral Court to deduct 1% of the vote received by the ANC in the May 29 national election and fine Ramaphosa, the ANC leader, $10,900 and his party $5,450, over what it argues was a presidential address that was used for election campaigning and amounted to an abuse of office