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Climate activists denounce COP28 president/in /by
Climate activists denounce COP28 president and head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sultan al-Jaber, ahead of meeting in Dubai later in the year.
Uganda: US updates travel advice due to Anti-LGBT law/in /by
The United States has updated its travel advice for Uganda, following the promulgation in May of the "Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023", considered to be one of the most repressive in the world, according to a note published Monday evening by the State Department.
Ethiopia: Followers of sect advocating extreme fasting repatriated/in /by
Some 80 followers of a cult in eastern Uganda who travelled to Ethiopia in February at the call of a pastor to find salvation by fasting to death have been repatriated, the Ugandan authorities said on Tuesday.
Senegal: UN sees “dark precedent” in use of firearms/in /by
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by developments in the human rights situation in Senegal, and sees "a dark precedent" in the use of firearms by security forces against demonstrators.
Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule expelled from the party/in /by
South Africa's ruling party, ANC, announced on Monday the expulsion of former secretary-general, Ace Magashule, for misconduct and corruption
Zimbabwe: Opponents accused of demolishing ruling party offices/in /by
Thirty-nine opponents were charged on Monday in Zimbabwe for the alleged "demolition" of the offices of the party that has been in power since 1980, as tension mounts in the country less than three months before the elections.
Tunisia: Washington backs IMF aid/in /by
On Monday, the head of US diplomacy Antony Blinken called on Tunisia, a country strangled by debt and grappling with migration issues, to accept an IMF reform plan in order to avoid economic collapse.
Nigerian markets regulator ends local Binance operations/in /by
“Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever,” stated the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday. The statement added that the company was not registered or regulated, rendering its operations in the country illegal.
Cameroon: Main opposition leader John Fru Ndi dies at 81/in /by
Born in the English-speaking region of Cameroon on July 7, 1941 in Bamenda in the country's northwest, Fru Ndi ran against Biya three times in the presidential elections of 1992, 2004 and 2011.
South Africa: a hub for jihadism funding?/in /by
South Africa has never really been affected by jihadist attacks. Its democracy is solid and its economy stable. Yet, it is considered to be a stronghold for the financing of the Islamic State (EI) and other Islamist organizations.