Uganda presents anti-gay bill in parliament with tough new penalties/in /by
"There is an outcry of homosexuality related issues. The basic unit of the society is the family if you destroy the family you have destroyed the society so there is nothing more important than having stable, solid and grounded families" - Asuman Basalirwa, the Bugiri Municipality MP
Tunisian president denies racism accusation after migrant crackdown/in /by
Tunisia's leader hosted Wednesday (Mar. 8) the Ecowas chairman amid racism accusations following Kaies Said's February 21st speech on undocumented migrants. From the Carthage palace, the one who'd linked migrants to violence and crimes denied racism; insisting on his will to uphold the law.
Uganda: Reaction following French court ruling in favor of TotalEnergies/in /by
Six NGOs that filed the suit argued the development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) failed to adhere to a "duty of vigilance", a 2017 law that compels companies to avoid grave harm to human rights, health, safety and the environment.
Nigeria bus crashes into train; 6 dead and many injured/in /by
The bus was taking government staff to work when it collided with the intra-city train in the Ikeja area of Lagos, said Ibrahim Farinloye, head of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency in the state.
Nigeria’s electoral commission postpones polls for new state governors/in /by
The gubernatorial vote is part of Nigeria’s general elections for four-year single terms for major political positions, including last month’s presidential vote won by the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu. That outcome is being contested by the opposition.
Senegal: Recyclers seek solutions in fight against plastic/in /by
"...... We provide collection and sorting of garbage cans, we manufacture them in order to equip the population with tools allowing them to sort their waste. We collect the sorted waste and recycle it through partnerships." Abdoul Bakhy Mbacke, founder of the recycling company Ciprovis
14 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drown off Tunisia – coastguard/in /by
The boat carrying the migrants sank off the coast of Sfax (central-eastern Tunisia) on Wednesday night and the coast guard "recovered 14 bodies of migrants and rescued 54 others,"
Freedoms at stake in Senegal, year ahead of the presidential election/in /by
Senegal is facing rising tensions, a year ahead of the presidential election. Several activists and members of the opposition are denouncing "a retreat from democracy" due to, among other things, "arbitrary arrests" and bans on demonstrations.
Basketball: “Baby Shaq” Yacoubou and the orange ball/in /by
"With men, we don't talk about it because they are fathers but their wives take care of everything. For women, it immediately calls into question their status. Is she capable of returning to the top level? Is it physically possible? Is it possible to manage children, a home and a profession? ..."
Motorbikes and Ouagadougou’s women: a journey to freedom/in /by
The motorcycles that buzz along the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, have a story to tell. Once the preserve of men, today they are used ubiquitously by women -- and are a prized tool of emancipation.