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Modern slavery’ most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study/in /by
The report said an estimated 50 million people were "living in situations of modern slavery" in 2021, an increase of 10 million over 2016, when the problem was last measured.
Senegalese react as opposition leader Sonko awaits verdict in rape trial/in /by
Highly popular among young people, Sonko has branded the trial a political plot aimed at scuttling his bid for the 2024 presidency. The complainant maintained her accusations, saying she had been abused five times by the PASTEF party leader.
IMF agrees $1bn loan to cash-strapped Kenya/in /by
Kenya's economy is burdened by a debt of $70bn (about €65bn) and a sharp devaluation of its currency, the shilling, against the dollar.
ICC: DRC files 2nd complaint against M23 rebels/in /by
The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on the alleged systematic pillaging of its natural resources in the country’s east by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.
Horn of Africa: UN appeals for $7 billion humanitarian aid/in /by
The United Nations is appealing for a full $7 billion in funding ahead of the upcoming UN Horn of Africa Pledging Conference scheduled to start later this week.
Prominent Algerian opposition figure arrested again/in /by
Tabbou was one of the most-recognisable faces during unprecedented mass rallies, led by the Hirak pro-democracy movement, that began in February 2019.
Namibia: Man dies of Congo fever/in /by
A man died in Namibia of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, known as Congo fever, a viral disease that is transmitted by ticks, we learned on Wednesday from the Ministry of Health.
Cholera-hit South African town blames government for deadly outbreak/in /by
Anger at the government is widespread and growing in the small town 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Pretoria where residents battle power and water outages for several hours a day.
Sudan: Fears of communal conflict persist as ceasefire begins/in /by
In the sixth week of war, witnesses reported a relative calm had taken hold, both in greater Khartoum and in the Darfur region's cities of Nyala and El Geneina, which have been among the other main battlegrounds. However, some people Yasser fear the poison of war may deepen communal cleavages.
Libya: the beginning of rapprochement between rivals from the East and the West/in /by
A few weeks before a deadline to organize elections in Libya, the sidelining of the head of the parallel government in the East reflects the beginning of a rapprochement behind the scenes between the strong man of this region and the camp of the West, recognized by the UN, according to analysts.