Egypt’s boxing team ready to strike in Paris/in /by
The country hopes to take around 150 athletes to the Paris Games, 18 more than it took to Tokyo where it bagged six medals - a gold, a silver and four bronzes
“Drop your weapons and recognize the state’s authority”, Haiti’s PM tells gangs/in /by
PM Garry Conille said restoring security is a top priority for him but warned it would take time. He said the objective is to recapture all gang-controlled territory “house by house, neighborhood by neighborhood, community by community.”
European aid worker in Central African Republic on hunger strike after spying arrest/in /by
Martin Joseph Figueira, a consultant for the American nongovernmental organization FHI 360, was arrested in May, according to the Central African Republic prosecutor's office.
Mozambique: former finance minister on trial in US/in /by
The former finance minister in Mozambique has gone on trial in the US over the so-called "tuna bond" scandal which came to light in 2016.
Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death/in /by
It has been 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry.
Kenya police ban protests in Nairobi/in /by
Kenya's police have banned protests in central Nairobi until further notice. They claim organized crime gangs have found their way into the demonstrations.
Russia and Ukraine exchange 95 prisoners, in UAE-brokered deal/in /by
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 95 prisoners each, officials in both countries said on Wednesday, as part of a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
Haiti: Kenyan police officers join local forces in reconnaissance tour of capital/in /by
The mandate of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (MSS) is “to support the efforts of the Haitian National Police to re-establish security in Haiti and build security conditions conducive to holding free and fair elections”.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Insists IOCs Are Frustrating Its Crude Supply/in /by
[Premium Times] Mr Edwin, had last month accused IOCs in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals
Kenya’s opposition group denies coalition talks with the government/in /by
Kenya's opposition coalition led by its veteran leader Raila Odinga has ruled out any possibility of a coalition with the government following the recent antitax protest that has led to at least 40 deaths.