Egypt eases citizenship terms for foreigners/in /by
A law passed by parliament in 2018 and amended by the prime minister in 2019 had paved the way for Egyptian nationality to be obtained through investment, such as when depositing in an Egyptian bank or buying real estate in dollars.
Zimbabwe’s tobacco output on the rise/in /by
The southern African country now wants to make its tobacco industry more lucrative by manufacturing more cigarettes at home and limiting foreign funding of farmers.
UN Security Council renews sanctions against Sudan for one year/in /by
The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to renew for a year the sanctions regime that has hit Sudan since 2005 and the Darfur conflict, but Russia and China abstained.
Burundi’s homosexuality crackdown: 24 people prosecuted/in /by
After interrogations which lasted about ten days, 17 men and seven women "were charged with homosexual practices and incitement to homosexual practices by the public prosecutor before being imprisoned in the central prison of Gitega"
DRC: More than 40 dead in new attack attributed to ADF/in /by
A new attack on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night killed more than 40 people, according to local authorities. The attack was attributed to the ADF rebels, who are affiliated with the Islamic State group.
At least 4 dead, 20 injured in devastating train accident in Egypt/in /by
Four people were killed and several others injured Tuesday (Mar. 7) in a train accident north of Cairo, Egyptian authorities announced after the country's latest rail tragedy.
In a Lagos stadium, Nigerian women mark Women’s Day/in /by
Thousands of Nigerian women marked International Women's Day in Lagos on Wednesday (Mar. 8). Some gathered at the city's Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, many wearing the internationally recognised Women's Day colour, purple.
Around 5,000 migrants in Libyan detention centres, not counting unofficial centres – IOM/in /by
In addition to thousands of migrants in official Libyan detention centres, others could be held in unofficial centres, the UN's migration agency chief feared Wednesday (Mar. 8). These have regularly been denounced by the UN for their poor conditions.
Tunisian leader to ECOWAS chairman: “I am a proud African”/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.
Boko Haram survivors meet Pope on Women’s Day/in /by
Pope Francis met two Nigerian women, formerly held by Boko Haram militants, on International Women's Day.Pope Francis met two Nigerian women, formerly held by Boko Haram militants, on International Women's Day