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Guinea’s junta requisitions army in face of protests, threatens to apply anti-terrorism law/in /by
The ruling junta in Guinea commandeered the army on Wednesday in the face of fresh opposition protests, and threatened to apply anti-terrorism laws providing for up to life imprisonment against those responsible for a "crisis situation".
IMF approves $3bn loan to Ghana/in /by
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a $3 billion loan for Ghana, a West African country in the midst of a severe economic crisis, with the first immediate disbursement of about $600 million.
Tanzania: Traders in country’s largest market on strike over new tax/in /by
"The main reason for our strike is that we are against the new taxes.. As a business owner I am sure this new tax will harm our business but also our customers, that is why we decided to come together and have a strike against this new law, because we have already got so many taxes which we pay."
Tunisian president Saied meets religious leaders/in /by
Tunisian president Kais Saied met with Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders to re-affirm Tunisia as a country of tolerance
French army in spotlight over journalist’s abduction in northern Mali in 2021/in /by
French media reported Wednesday (May. 17) that French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militant.
Pro-army supporters want UN envoy to Sudan ‘out’/in /by
Hundreds of pro-army supporters demanded, Wednesday (May 17), that he UN envoy to Sudan leave the country; as the UN said more than half the nation's population needed aid.
Nigeria: at least 30 killed in herder-farmer clashes/in /by
Nigerian villagers buried victims of the latest farmer-herder conflict in Plateau State, in the north central part of the country. At least 30 people were killed Monday (May. 15) in Mangu district.
Evangelist rapper KS Bloom is a hit in Ivory Coast/in /by
Twenty-six year old Ivorian star, KS Bloom, sings about his clean lifestyle
Kenya’s Ruto attends 3rd Pan-African Parliamentarians Summit/in /by
The African Summit focuses on a number of key areas, including adaptation, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and climate finance.
Actor Forest Whitaker unveils a training centre for his NGO near Paris/in /by
American actor Forest WhitakerOscar for best actor in 2007 for The Last King of Scotland inaugurated Wednesday in Aubervilliers a training center dependent on its NGO, which is established in Seine-Saint-Denis after America and Africa.