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Jihadists kill 37 fishermen in north Nigeria, say militia/in /by
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest violence in the region
FIFA Sec Gen. Samoura reaches out to women in the upcoming World Cup/in /by
Secretary General Fatma Samoura reached out to a female representative (player or coach) of each one of the eight nations who will be debuting at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on 20 July 2023
Gabon: At least two dead and 28 missing in mini ferry sinking/in /by
"This intrusion resulted in a loss of control of the vessel. Authorities have been alerted and rescue is on the scene, passengers are being rescued,"
Amnesty denounces the blocking of access to several social networks in Ethiopia/in /by
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Ethiopian authorities to lift the blocking of access to several social networks, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and Youtube, which have been inaccessible since February 9 in Ethiopia.
Uganda presents anti-gay bill in parliament with tough new penalties/in /by
"There is an outcry of homosexuality related issues. The basic unit of the society is the family if you destroy the family you have destroyed the society so there is nothing more important than having stable, solid and grounded families" - Asuman Basalirwa, the Bugiri Municipality MP
Tunisian president denies racism accusation after migrant crackdown/in /by
Tunisia's leader hosted Wednesday (Mar. 8) the Ecowas chairman amid racism accusations following Kaies Said's February 21st speech on undocumented migrants. From the Carthage palace, the one who'd linked migrants to violence and crimes denied racism; insisting on his will to uphold the law.
Uganda: Reaction following French court ruling in favor of TotalEnergies/in /by
Six NGOs that filed the suit argued the development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) failed to adhere to a "duty of vigilance", a 2017 law that compels companies to avoid grave harm to human rights, health, safety and the environment.
Nigeria bus crashes into train; 6 dead and many injured/in /by
The bus was taking government staff to work when it collided with the intra-city train in the Ikeja area of Lagos, said Ibrahim Farinloye, head of Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency in the state.
Nigeria’s electoral commission postpones polls for new state governors/in /by
The gubernatorial vote is part of Nigeria’s general elections for four-year single terms for major political positions, including last month’s presidential vote won by the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu. That outcome is being contested by the opposition.
Senegal: Recyclers seek solutions in fight against plastic/in /by
"...... We provide collection and sorting of garbage cans, we manufacture them in order to equip the population with tools allowing them to sort their waste. We collect the sorted waste and recycle it through partnerships." Abdoul Bakhy Mbacke, founder of the recycling company Ciprovis