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South Africa: As lights go off, homeless ‘wardens’ offer respite to Johannesburg motorists/in /by
"Some of us don't have occupations, and so if we doing this, even the little cents we get basically assist us". Aubrey Ndlovu , Homeless
International Women’s Day: Burundian women break gender stereotypes by taking on ‘Men’s jobs’/in /by
As the world marks the International Women's Day, the Burundian women are scaling up their roles in the society by encroaching the male dominated industries.
Mali: muslim leaders call for vote against draft constitution over ‘principle of secularism’/in /by
"Secularism, whose definition is variable geometry, is a trick that the rulers use as they see fit to lock down the religions." Bayela Amadou Ba, Administrative Secretary of the LIMAMA office
Senegal: Journalist jailed for “contempt of court and spreading false news/in /by
A journalist from a private Senegalese television station was charged with "contempt of court" and "spreading false news" and jailed Tuesday night, AFP learned Wednesday from his lawyer.
World marks Women’s Day but abuses, inequality still rampant/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that women's rights are being "abused, threatened and violated" around the world and gender equality won't be achieved for 300 years on the current track.
Champions League: PSG, Tottenham eye qualification/in /by
Ahead of Wednesday's (Mar. 8) match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16, France's PSG have no choice but to win. The north London club of Tottenham will go into a must-win second leg of the last-16 tie against Milan.
With stained pants, Kenyan senator fights menstruation taboo/in /by
For a moment, she considered retreat. But then she thought about how the stigma around menstruation affects Kenyan women and girls and strode into the building. To those who noticed the stain, she explained she was making a statement.
DRC: Muyaya justifies himself for his beer on the terrace with Macron/in /by
DRC: Muyaya justifies himself for his beer on the terrace with Macron
Burkina: at least 60 dead in Partiaga attack/in /by
"Sixty" people were killed on February 26 in a suspected jihadist attack in Partiaga, a town in eastern Burkina Faso, for which no official toll has been released, a defense movement said on Tuesday. human rights.
Kenya: Rural women resort to grueling labour as drought worsens food insecurity/in /by
"We have large tracts of land but we can't farm because of the ongoing drought. There is no rain and this river dried up because it is a seasonal river. When it rains, that's when this river gets water and we use it to farm. Now we crush ballast in order to be able to feed our children,..." Caroline