Nigeria: disinformation reflects a demonetization of institutions/in /by
It is "really a big problem in Nigeria", observes Kemi Busari, Nigeria publishing director of the fact-checking organization Dubawa. "People don't care about fact-checks. All they care about are their prejudices," he laments.
Champions League: Mané’s Bayern eye Remontada in Man City decider/in /by
One week after their 3-0 defeat to the Citizens in England and their violent post-match dispute their coach Thomas Tuchel said Tuesday (Apr.18) that the case was closed. The German sayd he'd rely on the two players from Senegal's southern region of Casamance.
Uganda: eye care for the poorest/in /by
" Since in the Karamoja sub-region, patients do not have access to health care, we go to meet the patients in the villages. After checking the condition of their eyes, we treat them, and those who need surgery are taken to the hospital .”
USA: African-American nationalists accused of acting for Russia/in /by
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday indicted the founder and three members of an African-American nationalist group, accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence services to influence elections in the United States.
Tunisians on the frontlines of battle against a severe drought/in /by
With less water falling as rain to fill them, none of Tunisia's thirty dams are even a third full, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. Authorities have decided to cut water supply at night from March 31, 2023, until September 2023.
Libya: “historic” opportunity to end the crisis, according to the UN/in /by
The Libyans face "a historic opportunity to overcome" the crisis in which their country has been mired since 2011, the UN envoy to Libya said on Tuesday, still hoping for elections to be held this year.
Mali: two peacekeepers injured in mine explosion/in /by
The UN mission in Mali said on social networks that two peacekeepers were wounded Tuesday by a mine explosion in central Mali.
Sudan: Japan to evacuate its nationals/in /by
Japan announced on Wednesday that it was preparing to evacuate its nationals to Sudan, becoming the first country to take such a step in the country where violence has lasted since Saturday despite calls for a truce.
Tunisian president issues stern warning to opposition figures/in /by
President Kais Saied has maintained that the law must be respected issuing stern warning to the opposition figures in the country
DRC: Over 150 dead in two weeks in Ituri, according to the UN/in /by
The massacres continue in Ituri, a province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo where more than 150 civilians have been killed since early April, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday.