Morocco’s Gnaoua culture inspires fashion designers/in /by
From music to gastronomy or even calligraphy, the Amazigh and Gnaoua culture endlessly inspires fashion designers.
Rwanda contests ruling on UK’s asylum plan that describes it an unsafe country for refugees/in /by
"Yeah, so our clients were very scared of being sent to Rwanda, a country they know nothing about, most have been to, some have never heard of, and they thought they'd reached protection and safety in the UK after a long and grueling journey. .." Alison Pickup, Director of Asylum Aid
Mining industry opens up to technological solutions/in /by
At the Mining Week event in the DRC, Vodacom showcased its advanced technological offerings to the mining industry.
Guinea calls for justice in the return of the body of a young man killed by a police off/in /by
The body of a 19-year-old Guinean man killed during a roadside checkpoint on 14 June in south-west France was received in Conakry on Wednesday evening by his family and the authorities, who called for justice to be done, an AFP journalist noted.
Germany to speed up Mali withdrawal as UN mission ends/in /by
With a UN peacekeeping deployment set to conclude on June 30, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that his nation wants to remove its troops from Mali more quickly while maintaining order.
British court of appeal rules deporting migrants to Rwanda “illegal”/in /by
The controversial plan to deport migrants who arrived clandestinely in the UK to Rwanda was declared unlawful on Thursday by the British court of appeal due to safety concerns, much to the dismay of the government, which has announced that it will appeal to the supreme Court.
Beware of ‘contaminated’ Sprite, says Nigeria/in /by
Nigeria's food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles.
Ghana: Tanker Drivers’ Strike – Roads Minister Meets Union Executive… As Strike Enters 4th Day/in /by
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, will meet the leadership of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union to resolve the nationwide indefinite sit down industrial action embarked upon by the union.
Hospital in Darfur struggles to give basic services/in /by
The Nyala Sudanese Turkish hospital's Medical Director, Soliman Ahmadi described the difficult situation the hospital is facing.
Uganda: Lawsuits Mount Against TotalEnergies Over Uganda Oil Projects #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[allAfrica] Harare -- At least 26 Ugandans have filed a lawsuit against French oil firm TotalEnergies in Paris, France, seeking compensation for alleged human rights abuses at the company's huge megaprojects there. According to AFP, people from the impacted areas, joined by five French and Ugandan charity organisations, say that the energy company TotalEnergies caused "serious harm," to their rights to land and food.