Morocco post-earthquake challenges/in /by
After a commission tasked by King Mohammed VI to oversee recovery efforts met earlier this week, the government said initial monthly payments of 2,500 Moroccan dirhams ($242) would be disbursed starting Oct. 6
Israel: Expert says “overconfidence” explains “defense failure”/in /by
A rain of rockets from Gaza, hundreds of Hamas militants entering Israel and taking with them more than a hundred hostages...The worst possible scenario for a country that boasts of having eyes and ears everywhere.
Cameroon: Toll rises to at least 27 dead and 50 injured in floods/in /by
Death toll from floods in Cameroon’s capital, reaches 27 with more than 50 injured, Monday, as rescuers intensify the search for those missing following the deluge the previous day.
France based Nigerien author wants to offer “the missing words” to sex/in /by
"The topic of sexuality has never really been a taboo for me. And I've always felt a bit like the friend to whom people come to talk about sexuality, to whom you come and talk about your problems and you can confide in them. And the topic of sexuality has come up quite naturally in 2018." Camille Au
Gates Foundation pledges $40 million to help develop Covid vaccines in Africa/in /by
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged a $40 million investment to assist multiple African manufacturers in producing messenger RNA vaccines on the continent.
COP28 president-designate says world can’t just ‘unplug’ existing energy system/in /by
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai rejected the idea that it iwas feasible to rapidly ditch existing energy infrastructure in pursuit of climate goals. "We must separate facts from fiction, reality from fantasies, impact from ideology," he added.
Libya: UN concerned by clashes and telecoms blackout in Benghazi/in /by
The United Nations expressed concern on Monday about fighting and a telecommunications blackout in Benghazi, the major city in eastern Libya controlled by the camp of strongman Khalifa Haftar.
Liberia’s Weah who seeks re-election remains popular in hometown/in /by
Osman Fofana, a student in Liberia's capital Monrovia, could not contain his excitement as he walked onto a new football field in his slum community of Clara Town. "It's astonishing", he said at a recent school gathering at a sports complex supported by President George Weah's government.
Israel-Hamas war: international community responds/in /by
As the war between Israel and Hamas reached its third day, the regional and international communities stepped up their response on Monday.
Chad: Police arrest “around fifty” opposition activists/in /by
Around fifty Chadian opposition activists were arrested in N’Djamena on Sunday, as they prepared for the return of their leader, who has been in exile since a violent crackdown on a protest against the ruling junta a year ago.