Posts

Calm returns to the streets of Dakar after 72 hours of violence/in /by
Clashes erupted on Thursday after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail
Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau/in /by
Votes are being counted in Guinea-Bissau following Sunday's legislative elections that seek to end instability following a coup attempt in 2022
Antigua and Barbuda: Rastafari granted authorization to grow herb/in /by
"We see it as a food source, we see it as a sacrament in terms of, like I said, it aids us into meditation and tap into consciousness and all these things. You know, to deprive us of our food, of our medicine, we saw that as being unjust. So, we had to stand up and fight over the years." Ras Kiyode
Morocco: Hundreds in Casablanca protest high cost of living/in /by
Morocco is faced with soaring prices, particularly for food products, which are affecting the most modest households. Inflation slowed slightly in April, to 7.8% year-on-year, after 10.1% in February and 8.2% in March, according to official statistics.
Bissau-Guineans go to the polls for legislative elections/in /by
Twenty-two political parties are contesting the ballot, including the three that shared almost all the seats in the outgoing Assembly. Some 200 international observers have been deployed in the country to monitor the vote.
Uganda says 54 of its AU soldiers killed in May 26 Somalia attack/in /by
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni explained the heavy toll by the poor decisions of two officers, who were panicked by the attack by "800 terrorists" and ordered their soldiers to retreat.
Boxer Claressa Shields extends record wins, calls for equal pay/in /by
“If there’s somebody else who you can call the ‘Greatest Woman Of All Time,’ show me them. But as of right now, it’s me and it’s been me. And when you think of ‘GWOAT’ and you Google ‘GWOAT,’ I’m going to pop up. Just like when you Google ‘GOAT,” Muhammad Ali is going to pop up.” Claressa Shields
Senegal: Presidency accuses opposition of ‘destabilizing the country’ as death toll hits 15/in /by
"Our country has been under attack, but by occult forces, as I said in 2021. At the time, I was criticised for (saying) this and even accused of confusing peaceful Senegalese demonstrators with destructive forces. The events of the last few days appear to have opened the eyes of the most sceptical."
Senegalese condemn restriction of social media over unrest/in /by
"Banning the use of Youtube, Whatsapp, Facebook, etc... is a huge problem for us, because we can't get real-time information about where demonstrations are taking place, and our safety is at stake. I believe that access to information is a right, and the state has no right to encrypt networks."
Kenya: Virtual reality used to teach students about plastic pollution/in /by
So, VR comes in helping them, one, conceptualise the problem. It's one thing to say 'don't throw away waste,' but it is another thing to understand that if I throw away a plastic bottle, it will end up in the Indian Ocean and it will affect marine life, which then affects me..." Ndonga, co-founder