Senegal: Journalist jailed for “contempt of court and spreading false news/in /by
A journalist from a private Senegalese television station was charged with "contempt of court" and "spreading false news" and jailed Tuesday night, AFP learned Wednesday from his lawyer.
World marks Women’s Day but abuses, inequality still rampant/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that women's rights are being "abused, threatened and violated" around the world and gender equality won't be achieved for 300 years on the current track.
Champions League: PSG, Tottenham eye qualification/in /by
Ahead of Wednesday's (Mar. 8) match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16, France's PSG have no choice but to win. The north London club of Tottenham will go into a must-win second leg of the last-16 tie against Milan.
With stained pants, Kenyan senator fights menstruation taboo/in /by
For a moment, she considered retreat. But then she thought about how the stigma around menstruation affects Kenyan women and girls and strode into the building. To those who noticed the stain, she explained she was making a statement.
DRC: Muyaya justifies himself for his beer on the terrace with Macron/in /by
DRC: Muyaya justifies himself for his beer on the terrace with Macron
Burkina: at least 60 dead in Partiaga attack/in /by
"Sixty" people were killed on February 26 in a suspected jihadist attack in Partiaga, a town in eastern Burkina Faso, for which no official toll has been released, a defense movement said on Tuesday. human rights.
Kenya: Rural women resort to grueling labour as drought worsens food insecurity/in /by
"We have large tracts of land but we can't farm because of the ongoing drought. There is no rain and this river dried up because it is a seasonal river. When it rains, that's when this river gets water and we use it to farm. Now we crush ballast in order to be able to feed our children,..." Caroline
8 killed in Cyclone Freddy’s path through Madagascar/in /by
The Malagasy government said more than 40,000 people have been affected and more than 14,000 displaced since the cyclone returned to hit the island after following an unusual path.
Ghana’s Army owns up to brutality, issues apology/in /by
Soldiers unleashed mayhem on some residents of Ashaiman on Tuesday with helicopters flying over the area because a young military officer, Trooper Imoro Sherrif, was allegedly stabbed in the town on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Kenya to expand use of world’s first malaria vaccine/in /by
Almost 400,000 Kenyan children have received the new malaria vaccine as the Ministry of Health announced Monday (Mar. 6) it will expand its use in the country.