Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban/in /by
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago.
Oligui Nguema: A breakthrough or continuity for Gabon? [Business Africa]/in /by
This week on Business Africa: Gabon: President Brice Oligui Nguema on track for 7 years in power; in Uganda, farmers are suffocating under the pressure of imports; and on global markets, the drop in oil prices shakes African oil-producing states.
Nigerian Court finds club and football federation negligent of Chineme Martins’ death/in /by
Five years after Chineme Martins' death while playing for Nasarawa United in a league match, a court has found the football player's club and the football federation (NFF) negligent of his death.
Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator/in /by
Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi’s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, three days after she failed to show up at work.
Tunisia: new Human Rights Watch report finds dramatic increase in politically motivated arrests/in /by
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday has drawn attention to the widespread politically motivated arrests and arbitrary detentions utilised by the Tunisian authorities to silence critics of president Kais Saied.
Virgil van Dijk signs a new contract with Liverpool/in /by
Virgil van Dijk has joined Mohamed Salah in signing a new contract with Liverpool.
South Africa’s tax row heads to court as implementation date nears/in /by
The South African government is still embroiled in a tax row between the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA).
South Sudan: top UN official in the country warns of risk of new civil war/in /by
Tensions between South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and his political rival Riek Machar have escalated into fighting, according to the UN's Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South, Nicholas Haysom. He warned of the risk of a new civil war in the fragile country.
European Union announces new asylum measures/in /by
Migrants from Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and should have their applications fast-tracked so they can be sent home more quickly, the European Union’s executive branch said on Wednesday.
South Africa: Select Committee On Public Infrastructure Considers C-List Amendments to Marine Oil Pollution Bill/in /by
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and the Minister in the Presidency convened a significant dual-session meeting focused on two critical issues: finalising the C-list of the Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness, Response and Cooperation) Bill [B10B-2022] and scrutinising audit outcomes presented by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the departments of Transport and Public Works and Infrastructure.