– NEWS – UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis: The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a decade of chaos and bloodshed by arranging elections. The talks, held among 75 participants chosen by the United Nations to represent an array of political viewpoints, regional interests […]
– NEWS – Algeria deports thousands of people: Algerian authorities expelled thousands of migrants and asylum seekers to Niger during waves of roundups of mostly sub-Saharan Africans across at least nine cities in recent weeks, Human Rights Watch said. Security personnel have separated children from their families during mass arrests, stripped migrants and asylum seekers
– NEWS – Rivals in Libya agree ceasefire: Libya’s two main warring factions agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of bloody turmoil that have drawn in military forces from Russia, Turkey and other regional powers. The two sides signed the agreement at the United Nations in Geneva at
– NEWS – Mass protests after police violence in Nigeria: Nigerians have been protesting for years against police brutality, but over the last two weeks, an outpouring of support for Nigerian protesters has played out on Twitter, with various hashtags, but predominantly #EndSARS. Sars stands for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. Accusations of Sars officers robbing,
– NEWS – Africa loses billions to illicit capital flight: According to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), African countries lose an estimated 88.6 billion dollars each year, equivalent to 3.7% of the continent’s economic output, in illicit capital flight. “Illicit financial flows rob Africa and its people of
– NEWS – WHO: Covid-19 herbal medicine clinical trials: The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for Covid-19 formed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Union Commission for Social Affairs has endorsed a protocol for phase III clinical trials of herbal medicine for Covid-19
– NEWS – ECOWAS calls for civilian transition in Mali: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded an immediate civilian transition in Mali and elections within 12 months. The demands were spelt out after Mali’s new junta released ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, seized in the August 18th coup, but also apparently
– NEWS – Three weeks after the coup in Mali: Malou Sow, a Malian politician and since February president of Tabital Pulaaku, one of the most important cultural associations of the Fulani in Mali, is happy that Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s presidency is over. Mali has suffered a lot in the past, explains Sow. He says
– NEWS – Mali junta frees ousted president Keita: Coup leaders in Mali have released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and he has returned home, his representative said on Thursday, a potential sign of good faith a day ahead of a regional summit on the country’s political future. A group of military officers has controlled Mali
– NEWS – One million girls face school expulsion because of pregnancy: A report released by aid agency World Vision has warned that as many as one million school girls in Africa could be blocked from re-entry to school because they have become pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Girls who have become pregnant, many because
