Senegal declines to lift TikTok ban/in /by
Senegalese authorities have upheld the ban on TikTok, demanding the company sign an agreement for the creation of a mechanism to remove accounts.
Algeria acts to limit bedbug spread from France/in /by
Algerian authorities have announced the tightening of health measures at border crossings to avoid the spread of bedbugs, which have recently invaded French cities.
Putin didn’t travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit to avoid “political show”/in /by
Host South Africa said at the time that Putin did not want to "jeopardise" the talks. Speaking Thursday (Oct. 05) at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, an international discussion forum, Putin explained why did not travel for the bloc's first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cameroon: 2 villagers “executed” in public by separatists/in /by
Two villagers were publicly "executed" in a market by separatist rebels in western Cameroon in the grip of fighting between the army and separatists from the English-speaking minority who are accustomed to this type of assassination, the prefect said on Thursday.
Kenya confirms last troops to leave Somalia by end of 2024/in /by
Kenya’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that it will withdraw its last troops in Somalia under the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) by December 2024.
UN warns Sudan warfare is hampering aid efforts, worsening humanitarian crisis/in /by
"19 aid workers have been killed and 29 injured. It is unacceptable, and it is unlawful. We also need to see an end to interference from the conflict parties in our operations including forced checks of humanitarian trucks and mandatory military presence during the loading process.."
IMF, World Bank to tackle climate goals among reforms at annual meetings/in /by
During her speech, Georgieva noted that the world was heading into the annual meetings in much better economic shape than many analysts had predicted
Mali: Army claims to be close to Kidal, rebel stronghold/in /by
The Malian army indicated Thursday evening that a large convoy of its forces had progressed to the surroundings of Anéfis, a stopover towards the strategic town of Kidal, stronghold of the Tuareg separatist rebellion which has taken up arms again against the central state.
Climate change displaces 43 million children in 6 years, UNICEF says/in /by
A new UNICEF report released Friday highlights the impacts of climate change on children, saying that 20,000 children were displaced every day between 2016 and 2021.
Nigeria’s president challenged over alleged diploma forgery/in /by
President Bola Tinubu forged a diploma from an American university that he presented to Nigeria's election commission before the February vote and should be removed from office, first runner-up Atiku Abubakar and his lawyer alleged in a briefing with reporters.