Tunisia: Opposition leader Sihem Bensedrine banned from leaving the country/in /by
The Tunisian opposition leader Sihem Bensedrine announced on Tuesday that she has been banned from leaving the country after being charged in connection with an investigation into a report by a body she chaired on crimes committed under the dictatorship.
Senegal: First-ever surgery performed on board largest civilian hospital ship/in /by
Amadou, a four-year-old, was the first patient to receive a surgery on board the Global Mercy ship which is docked in Dakar, Senegal. He was born with one windswept leg and one bowed leg, even sitting for a meal was painful for him.
UN chief says world failing to achieve gender equality/in /by
Antonio Guterres said that "women's rights are being abused, threatened and violated around the world" and that "the progress made for decades is disappearing before our eyes"
Nigeria: Blocking Leakages in Oil Industry to Help New Administration Survive/in /by
[Leadership] The chief executive officer(CEO), of the Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise(CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf, has demanded immediate removal of petrol subsidy regime and plugging of all identified revenue leakages in the oil and gas industry.
Mozambique: Mozambique Shows How JPMorgan Chase Backs War and Climate Chaos/in /by
[Rainforest Action Network] JPMorgan Chase is the biggest fossil fuel financier in the world fueling climate chaos - an undisputed fact from the report Banking on Climate Chaos. A new case study and video from Mozambique exposes how this financing also prolongs civil unrest, using unstable situations to force fossil fuel projects. A liquified natural gas (LNG) project by TotalEnergies in the Cabo Delgado region is on pause after armed groups killed dozens of their workers in Palma in 2021. On February 3rd the company's CEO visited th
Champions League: Chelsea positive ahead crucial clash with Borussia Dortmund/in /by
"Believe it or not, the mood has been positive throughout. It's not happy and joking and smiling when you're losing, of course not. But at the same time, there's been a support for each other and a good spirit and a good atmosphere.
DRC: fighting continues with the M23 despite a ceasefire/in /by
Fighting had resumed on Monday morning between the army and the M23 on the northern and southern fronts in the province of North Kivu, leaving several civilians dead and injured according to hospital and humanitarian sources.
South African rand weakens after cabinet reshuffle/in /by
South Africa's economic activity as measured by GDP growth fell 1.3% in the last quarter of 2022, dropping below its pre-pandemic level due to record power cuts, official figures showed Tuesday.
Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit/in /by
The United Nations' monitoring station on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion warned that Freddy will "gradually intensify to the stage of a tropical cyclone or even an intense tropical cyclone" over the Mozambique Channel before making landfall overnight on Friday into Saturday.
French-Cameroonian commission to turn light on colonial era/in /by
A joint French-Cameroonian commission started Friday (Mar. 3rd) work on delving into France's role in the nation's bloody colonial past and post-independence years. The composition of the team has stirred controversy.