Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator/in /by
Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi’s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, three days after she failed to show up at work.
Tunisia: new Human Rights Watch report finds dramatic increase in politically motivated arrests/in /by
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday has drawn attention to the widespread politically motivated arrests and arbitrary detentions utilised by the Tunisian authorities to silence critics of president Kais Saied.
Virgil van Dijk signs a new contract with Liverpool/in /by
Virgil van Dijk has joined Mohamed Salah in signing a new contract with Liverpool.
South Africa’s tax row heads to court as implementation date nears/in /by
The South African government is still embroiled in a tax row between the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA).
South Sudan: top UN official in the country warns of risk of new civil war/in /by
Tensions between South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and his political rival Riek Machar have escalated into fighting, according to the UN's Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South, Nicholas Haysom. He warned of the risk of a new civil war in the fragile country.
European Union announces new asylum measures/in /by
Migrants from Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and should have their applications fast-tracked so they can be sent home more quickly, the European Union’s executive branch said on Wednesday.
UN officials warn of worsening crisis in eastern DRC/in /by
As the situation deteriorates, UN officials are calling for immediate international pressure to restore humanitarian access, uphold human rights, and pave the way toward a lasting peace in one of Africa’s most volatile regions.
Boat catches fire in Congo killing at least 50 people/in /by
Dozens were saved following the accident on the Congo River late on Tuesday night, many of them with bad burns.
Davido talks new album ‘5ive,’ helping lead the Afrobeats craze/in /by
Davido, the Grammy-nominated artist who has multiple 100 million-streamed songs on Spotify and is often credited as playing a vital role in the global expansion of Afrobeats, drops his new album, “5ive,” on Friday.
Al-Qaida-linked militants attack a strategic town in Somalia/in /by
The Somalia -based militant group al-Shabab on Wednesday attacked a strategic town that serves as a major base for government troops, raising new concerns about the sustainability of the fight against the al-Qaida-linked militants.