Jihadist groups increase abuses in northeast Mali – HRW/in /by
Jihadist groups increase abuses in northeast Mali, HRW says
Parliament passes NACOC Bill to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial and medicinal purposes/in /by
This milestone achievement comes after the Supreme Court intervened and declared section 43 of the law as unconstitutional, thereby hindering the smooth passage of the legislation.
Zimbabwe election: court cancels candidacy of Mugabe ally/in /by
Zimbabwe's High Court of Justice has annulled the candidacy of an ally of former president Robert Mugabe in the presidential election scheduled for August, his electoral adviser announced on Wednesday.
UN report finds increase in global hunger/in /by
A new report by the United Nations has found that there has been an increase in global hunger since 2019.
Iranian president accuses west of promoting homosexuality/in /by
Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, criticised the West for promoting homosexuality during a visit to Uganda
Six dead as police break demonstrations in Kenya/in /by
Six dead as police break cost of living demonstrations in Kenya
UN Human Rights Council condemns burning of the Koran/in /by
"This urgent debate is prompted by recent incidents of burning of the Koran, which is the core of faith for well over a billion people. These and other incidents appear to have been manufactured to express contempt and inflame anger, to drive wedges between people and to provoke." Volker Turk
Zimbabwe’s Kasukuwere, not allowed to run for president/in /by
Saviour Kasukuwere, a former cabinet member who was exiled, is not allowed to run for president of the country, according to the Zimbabwean High Court.
Rainy season in Côte d’Ivoire: 30 deaths since the beginning of April/in /by
Torrential rains followed by devastating floods are a regular occurrence in Côte d'Ivoire's largest city, which has a population of nearly six million.
A jury validates Aretha Franklin’s handwritten will/in /by
One dated 2010, written while Aretha Franklin was suffering from Cancer, and the other dated 2014, was found in the living room of Aretha's house.