Sudan: Army accuses RSF of West Darfur governor “assassination”/in /by
The Sudanese army on Wednesday accused the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of "abducting and murdering" the governor of West Darfur state, nearly two months after a power struggle between two rivals plunged the country into a bloody war.
Kenya: Former META employees share experience ahead of trial/in /by
Trevin Brownie hasn't forgotten his first day as a content moderator for Facebook, on the premises of a subcontracting company based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Mali junta to hold vote on new constitution/in /by
It is a checkpoint on the road to a return of civilian rule in March 2024, under commitments made by the military itself.
FIFA secretary general to leave at the end of the year/in /by
Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura, the first woman and first non-European to become the world football body's No. 2 in 2016, will be stepping down at the end of the year to devote "more time to (her) family", the organization announced on Wednesday.
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.