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Senegalese condemn restriction of social media over unrest/in /by
"Banning the use of Youtube, Whatsapp, Facebook, etc... is a huge problem for us, because we can't get real-time information about where demonstrations are taking place, and our safety is at stake. I believe that access to information is a right, and the state has no right to encrypt networks."
Kenya: Virtual reality used to teach students about plastic pollution/in /by
So, VR comes in helping them, one, conceptualise the problem. It's one thing to say 'don't throw away waste,' but it is another thing to understand that if I throw away a plastic bottle, it will end up in the Indian Ocean and it will affect marine life, which then affects me..." Ndonga, co-founder
South Africa: Power cuts suspended “until further notice”- Eskom/in /by
"Load shedding was suspended today at 11:40 am (09:40 GMT) and until further notice, thanks to improved generation capacity and lower demand," Eskom spokeswoman Daphne Mokwena told AFP.
UN to deliver draft treaty to combat plastic pollution by November/in /by
"We see that the trend is by 2050 there will be more plastic garbage than fish in the ocean. And that therefore, we have to take international action to solve the issue. National efforts alone are not going to solve it. And therefore, we do need an international ban.And the quicker it is, the better
Sudan: Security Council renews UN mission for just six months/in /by
In a short resolution, the Council unanimously agreed to extend until December 3, 2023 the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, a limited duration that underscores the delicate situation in the country.
Nigeria: Main labour union to go on strike over govt removal of fuel subsidy/in /by
"That the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum corporation, ed.), a private limited liability company, that illegally announced the price regime in the oil sector refuses to revert itself for negotiations to continue. That the Nigeria labour congress and all its affiliates will withdraw their services
India: More than 280 dead, hundreds hurt in horrific three-train collision/in /by
As dawn broke on Saturday, rescue workers were able to see the full extent of the carnage. More than 200 ambulances and hundreds of doctors, nurses and rescue personnel were sent to the scene, the state's chief secretary Pradeep Jena said.
Self-esteem through skin care [Inspire Africa]/in /by
On this episode of Inspire Africa, we hear the story of South Africa’s Dr. Lungile Mhlongo, the face behind Numa medical aesthetics, an outfit which provides medically supervised skin care and cosmetic practice.
UN, AU urge calm after deadly clashes in Senegal/in /by
"The feeling that drives me today, it is a feeling of frustration and desolation at what happened in front of this public institution of the state of Senegal which belongs to the Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor.This is an institution that is only a decade old." Noël Magoulouar Manga, resident
After clashes on campus Dakar university students return home/in /by
Students were seen leaving with their belongings on Friday as they walked past the wrecks of burnt out vehicles and damaged buildings on the university's campus.