Senegal: Koranic teacher arrested on suspicion of raping 27 schoolgirls./in /by
A Senegalese Koranic master suspected of raping 27 of his schoolgirls in Touba was arrested on Monday in the central Senegalese town after several weeks on the run, a police official told AFP.
Senegal: 3 intellectuals castigate Macky Sall’s “authoritarian drift”/in /by
"The situation our country is currently experiencing results from the authoritarian drift of President Macky Sall, " say, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Felwine Sarr, and Boubacar Boris Diop in a column published in the press and social networks.
Misinformation pollutes debate on GMOs in Kenya/in /by
In October, the administration of President William Ruto, who is due to be elected in August 2022, authorised the import and cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which had been banned since 2012, in particular to deal with the historic drought ravaging the Horn of Africa.
Endemic racism plagues football/in /by
The manifestation of a deeper societal problem, racism is a decades-old issue in soccer — predominantly in Europe but seen all around the world — that has been amplified by the reach of social media and a growing willingness for people to call it out.
Normalcy slowly returns in Senegal following deadly protests/in /by
Normalcy is finally settling in Senegal after deadly confrontations between the police and the supporters of the embattled opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after a Dakar court found him guilty on charges of corrupting the youths.
Paleontologist Lee Berger announces exciting new discovery/in /by
South Africa-based scientist and explorer Lee Berger announced the discovery of a non-human species that used symbols to mark the tombs of their dead
Tunisian Ons Jabeur reaches quarter-finals at Roland Garros/in /by
Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur beat Bernarda Pera of the United States reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open
Nigeria: Court Stops Labour’s Planned Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal/in /by
[Premium Times] The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to halt the strike they planned to embark on in protest against the removal of subsidy on petrol.
Nigeria: NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal/in /by
[Premium Times] "The labour centres and the Federal Government to meet on June 19, 2023, to agree on an implementation framework," the notice said.
Angola and Portugal sign new cooperation agreement/in /by
The Portuguese president, António Costa, was welcomed to Angola by President João Lourenço on Monday