Kenya: Meta faces legal offensive from content moderators/in /by
In Kenya, three complaints have been lodged against Meta and the Californian company Sama, to whom the group that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram has subcontracted the moderation of content on its social network for sub-Saharan Africa between 2019 and 2023.
Flood victims denounce aid profiteering in eastern DRC/in /by
A group of victims of May's floods and landslides in eastern DRC have denounced the crisis management committee in charge of aid distribution
South Africa: Clinic hopes to save future of penguins threatened by extinction/in /by
"So sadly the population is declining quite drastically. So since 2015 we lost about 90% of the population in Algoa Bay and around 75% in the Western Cape. So overall the population is declining and there is a real threat that the species can become functionally extinct in the next decade, .. "
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – NLC Proposes Wage Award – Chris Ajaero/in /by
[Premium Times] Mr Ajaero said the proposal was part of the agreement reached with the government during the negotiation on the removal of fuel subsidy.
Brazil’s President Lula plans 2 trips to Africa/in /by
The Brazilian leader is due to visit no fewer than eight African countries from August onwards. The aim? Strengthen #political and #economic ties on the continent.
Nigeria: President Tinubu suspends anti-corruption chief under investigation/in /by
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has suspended the country's anti-corruption chief, who is under investigation for abuse of office, the government has announced.
Nigeria: Reps to Tinubu – Roll Out Fuel Subsidy Palliatives/in /by
[Vanguard] The House of Representatives yesterday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, implement palliative measures to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Our Priority’s to Get Salary Award On June 19 – NLC/in /by
[Vanguard] ·Says minimum wage discussion'll come up next year·Faults govs reducing working days·Insists on probe of subsidy regime
Sudan slips into crisis with critical shortages as conflict enters third month/in /by
The war between rival generals enters its third month on Thursday, with no end in sight in Sudan, where planes bombed a southern town for the first time and the regular army accused paramilitaries of "abducting and murdering" a governor in Darfur.
Nigeria: ExxonMobil Butane Lifting At Bonny Terminal Approved By NUPRC – Official/in /by
[Premium Times] "It is important to state that ExxonMobil formally applied to NUPRC for approval of its operations as an integrated operation...," an official said.