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South Africa: Malema and Elon Musk tear each other apart on an anti-apartheid song/in /by
South Africa: Malema and Elon Musk tear each other apart on an anti-apartheid song
Niger: the United Kingdom “reduces” the staff in its embassy/in /by
The United Kingdom is "temporarily reducing the number of its employees in its embassy in Niamey" due to the "security situation" in Niger, the British Foreign Office said on its travel advice site on Thursday.
Niger Coup Leader Visits Mali/in /by
Western countries fear that Niger will fall under Russia's influence after the coup, especially as Mali has welcomed up to 1,000 fighters from the Wagner Group.
South Sudan: extreme weather conditions raise concerns of food insecurity/in /by
Extreme weather due to the climate crisis has driven hunger in South Sudan to unprecedented levels. Access to food has become scarce even for those who were previously able to feed themselves according to the United Nations food agency.
Brazilian president supports more countries in BRICS/in /by
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that he supports more countries joining the BRICS group of large developing nations, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Niger’s civil society mobilizes the nation to fight for freedom from foreign interference/in /by
"We are talking about the immediate departure of all foreign forces,"
Niger coup already making prices of goods go higher/in /by
One week after Niger's coup and only days after some of the landlocked West African country's neighbours imposed sanctions to punish the putschists, people are beginning to feel the economic effects.
Somalia suspends athletics head after runner’s slow 100-meter sprint/in /by
Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Barre Mohamud said his ministry did not know how 20-year-old Nasra Abukar Ali was selected to compete in the women's 100 at the student games in Chengdu on Tuesday.
Ivory Coast: Abidjan residents react to death of former president Henri Konan Bedie/in /by
"President Bédié lived a quiet life and left quietly. The greatest challenge facing us today, especially the supports of the PDCI-RDA, is the challenge of maintaining cohesion and unity." Djédri N'Goran, PDCI administration director
Mali: influencer sentenced to prison for denouncing the junta’s “failure”/in /by
An influential Malian woman was sentenced on Wednesday to a year's imprisonment after speaking out against the ruling military and its "failure" to deal with insecurity and inflation, according to her lawyer.