Mali bans political party activities as calls for elections grow/in /by
The announcement was made by the government spokesperson on state television. Abdoulaye Maiga said the ban on political activities was made in the interest of maintaining public order. The statement did not specify any threats to public order emanating from political parties
Nigeria: Activists Urge Nigeria to Refuse Shell’s Oil Selloff Plans/in /by
[VOA] London -- Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to withhold approval of plans by the London-based oil giant Shell to sell off its operations in the Niger Delta, unless the oil giant does more to tackle pollution in the region caused by the industry.
EU parliament approves new policies that make migration, asylum harder/in /by
The new rules include controversial measures: facial images and fingerprints could be taken from children from the age of 6, and people may be detained during screening. Migrant and human rights groups mostly slammed the changes
Hamas political leader confirms death of three sons in Israeli strike/in /by
Israel confirmed carrying out the attack, describing the three men as Hamas military wing operatives.
Charity: More than 10 million Sudanese children have been in warzone/in /by
Save the Children says more needs to be done to protect children amid worsening fighting in the year-long war.
Senegal: In some classrooms, deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils now study alongside everyone else/in /by
Senegal lacks a national strategy for inclusive education, but it is developing one. A new approach in a selected number of schools in Senegal seats those who are deaf and hard of hearing in a same classroom as other children with no disability.
Togo delays legislative and regional polls until Apr. 29/in /by
The legislative and regional elections were initially scheduled on April 13, then on April 20. The controversial constitutional reform has triggered discussion over the rule of Faure Gnassingbé whose family has governed the west African country since a coup in 1967.
Kenya Muslims pray for Palestinians as they mark end of Ramadan/in /by
Muslims in the Gaza Strip are marking the day faced with widespread hunger, shortages of basic necessities, destruction, and death.
Togo bans protests against arrest of opposition activists, constitutional reform/in /by
The interior and security ministries said the protests set to begin Thursday (Apr. 11) would seriously disturb public order.
New poll finds support for South Africa’s ruling ANC is plunging/in /by
The opinion poll by the Social Research Foundation suggests the African National Congress may garner as little as 37% of the vote on 29 May.