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Native tribes await return of artifacts locked away in US museums/in /by
Joe Baker, a member of the Lenape tribe, said a small ceremonial doll known as an Ohtas, sought for years, was among the items in the closed displays. The sacred doll belonged to the Munsee-Delaware Nation in Ontario, Canada, but had been inappropriately exhibited since the 1950s
Fares Farjani secures Tunisia’s first medal in Paris 2024 Olympics/in /by
The 27 year old was narrowly defeated on Saturday (27th July) in the final of the sabre competition 15-11 by South Korea’s Oh Sanguk.
7 security forces and 5 rangers killed in Benin national park as jihadi violence takes root/in /by
The attack earlier this week on Wednesday happened not far from the Mékrou River in the 10,000-square-kilometer (3,800-square-miles) park which straddles the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger, the African Parks group said in a statement on Saturday.
Olympic Refugee Team carries hopes of intergration of displaced peoples/in /by
"Refugees like any other young people like to compete and win medals, and get enthusiastic about being part of the sports community, but it is also a moment in which people that have lost everything can gain back dignity, identity and give back to the community," the UN refugee chief said.
“In the Olympics, everyone is looking to me to represent them” – Perina Nakang/in /by
“It is a moment in which people that have often lost everything can gain back dignity, identity and give back to the communities hosting them,”
Sexual violence rampant in Sudan’s civil war – Rights group/in /by
An international rights group on Monday accused a paramilitary group in war-torn Sudan of sexual violence against women, including rape, gang rape, and forced and child marriage.
South Africa’s Zuma faces expulsion from ANC/in /by
"The charged member is expelled from the ANC." It also mentions that Zuma has the right to appeal to the National Disciplinary Committee within 21 days.
Tunisia: Submission of documents by presidential hopefuls starts/in /by
Incumbent President Kais Saeed is widely expected to seek re-election. In 2021, Saeed grabbed power when he dismissed parliament, attracting widespread condemnation
Ethiopia’s central bank allows currency to plunge in a bid to secure IMF loan/in /by
Ethiopia's national currency dropped 30 percent against the dollar after its central Bank floated its birr currency on Monday.
Libya: 12 officials sentenced over last year’s deadly flooding/in /by
A court in Libya on Sunday sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over their involvement in the collapse of two dams last year that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of a coastal city.