Civil society actors want greater role in global governance/in /by
Bringing together representatives of civil society, governments, senior United Nations officials, the United Nations Civil Society Conference got underway in Nairobi on Thursday. The conference is the first to be held in the Global South, and serves as a precursor to the Summit of the Future
Morocco celebrates Festibaz donkey festival/in /by
On the sidelines of the festival, the Society for the Protection of Animals and Nature organized a campaign to give treatment to donkeys.
Corruption: a critical barrier to progress [Business Africa]/in /by
This week's lineup: Africa's ongoing battle against corruption, Zambia's copper industry threatened by an energy crisis, and the latex crisis in Cameroon's rubber plantations.
44 workers still missing days after South Africa building collapse/in /by
"Despite the introduction of large machinery, rescue techniques will still be applied meticulously and sensitively by the highly skilled and experienced disaster management team,"
Haiti: Voodoo attracting more believers as gang violence surge/in /by
“Today vodou is different (from what it used to be). It is a clean and pure Vodou which is philosophy, spirituality, and magic. Vodou is in education, economy social life and politics and much more.”
WHO’s 194 member countries struggle to draft a pandemic treaty/in /by
A final round of talks involving governments, advocacy groups and others to finalise a “pandemic treaty” is scheduled to end Friday (May 10). The accord's aim: guidelines for how WHO member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources.
Nigeria’s Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking/in /by
This replaces life imprisonment, previously the harshest penalty. Nigeria, with over 200 million people, has shifted from a transit point to a major producer, consumer, and distributor of illegal drugs.
Four Tiktokers arrested after filming prank video outside Police Station/in /by
“The viral video of a daylight robbery at the Kilifi Administration Police canteen in Kilifi was not real but a prank by a group of youths creating content for their TikTok account,”
Prince Harry, Meghan in Nigeria for Invictus games, Soldier meetings/in /by
Harry and Meghan will be meeting with wounded soldiers and their families in what Nigerian officials have said is a show of support to improve the soldiers' morale and well-being.
Chad: Supporters of Mahamat Deby take to the streets in celebration of electoral win/in /by
“So everyone's happy. We've heard about the (high) turnout, which shows that people are really aware and that they were mature enough to achieve it. I guess the majority (of voters) have fulfilled their (civic) duty.” Adoum Mohamed, Ndjamena resident