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14 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drown off Tunisia – coastguard/in /by
The boat carrying the migrants sank off the coast of Sfax (central-eastern Tunisia) on Wednesday night and the coast guard "recovered 14 bodies of migrants and rescued 54 others,"
Freedoms at stake in Senegal, year ahead of the presidential election/in /by
Senegal is facing rising tensions, a year ahead of the presidential election. Several activists and members of the opposition are denouncing "a retreat from democracy" due to, among other things, "arbitrary arrests" and bans on demonstrations.
Basketball: “Baby Shaq” Yacoubou and the orange ball/in /by
"With men, we don't talk about it because they are fathers but their wives take care of everything. For women, it immediately calls into question their status. Is she capable of returning to the top level? Is it physically possible? Is it possible to manage children, a home and a profession? ..."
Motorbikes and Ouagadougou’s women: a journey to freedom/in /by
The motorcycles that buzz along the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, have a story to tell. Once the preserve of men, today they are used ubiquitously by women -- and are a prized tool of emancipation.
Egypt eases citizenship terms for foreigners/in /by
A law passed by parliament in 2018 and amended by the prime minister in 2019 had paved the way for Egyptian nationality to be obtained through investment, such as when depositing in an Egyptian bank or buying real estate in dollars.
Zimbabwe’s tobacco output on the rise/in /by
The southern African country now wants to make its tobacco industry more lucrative by manufacturing more cigarettes at home and limiting foreign funding of farmers.
UN Security Council renews sanctions against Sudan for one year/in /by
The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to renew for a year the sanctions regime that has hit Sudan since 2005 and the Darfur conflict, but Russia and China abstained.
Burundi’s homosexuality crackdown: 24 people prosecuted/in /by
After interrogations which lasted about ten days, 17 men and seven women "were charged with homosexual practices and incitement to homosexual practices by the public prosecutor before being imprisoned in the central prison of Gitega"
DRC: More than 40 dead in new attack attributed to ADF/in /by
A new attack on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night killed more than 40 people, according to local authorities. The attack was attributed to the ADF rebels, who are affiliated with the Islamic State group.
At least 4 dead, 20 injured in devastating train accident in Egypt/in /by
Four people were killed and several others injured Tuesday (Mar. 7) in a train accident north of Cairo, Egyptian authorities announced after the country's latest rail tragedy.