Rights commission appeals to Niger president over alleged abuses against Mahamid. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has appealed to Niger’s president over alleged violations of the fundamental rights of the country’s Arab Mahamid community, amid reports of restrictions on access to water, education, healthcare and identity documents. In an urgent appeal sent […]
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Seventy years after France, the United Kingdom and Israel invaded Egypt following its nationalization of the Suez Canal, the military operation is remembered as a diplomatic disaster. Friday marks the anniversary of a ceasefire that halted the fighting under international pressure, despite the invading forces’ success on the battlefield. Archive footage excluded from French cinema […]
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OLEG LOGINOV Following its invasion of Ukraine and the resulting rift with the West, Russia has declared that it intends to make a “historic return” to Africa. What have we seen of this so far? The conflict with the West sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek support […]
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Boakai Hails Historic Security Council Seat, December Presidency LEWIS S. TEH President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says Liberia is preparing to assume a greater role in global peace and security as it approaches its December presidency of the United Nations Security Council, describing the responsibility as a defining moment in the country’s diplomatic history. Speaking during […]
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LZ GRANDERSON Martin Luther King III and his wife, Andrea Waters King, were in Georgia when they learned about the July death of Nolan Wells, who authorities in Mississippi said drowned even though no water was found in his throat, lungs or stomach. “We were getting our daughter prepared for college when he died,” Waters […]
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KATHY SHORT One year after the former prime minister’s death, Kenyans are reflecting on his contribution to democracy and national reconciliation. Odinga’s “handshakes” with his political rivals remain the subject of much debate. As Kenya marks the first anniversary of Raila Odinga’s death on Thursday, October 15, the former prime minister remains a towering figure. […]
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DAVID HERBLING & HELEN NYAMBURA Kenya allegedly spent $900 million more than it should have for a Chinese-built railway because of rampant corruption, fraud and graft in one of the flagship projects of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to the World Bank. The East African nation paid $7.6 million per kilometer for a railway […]
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ANTONIO CASCAIS Dozens of West Africans lured to Guinea-Bissau with promises of jobs and migration to Europe say they were exploited by a suspected trafficking network. Now many cannot afford to return home. Sadio Konimba had hoped for a better future. The 26-year-old had lost her husband and was left alone with her child in […]
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Countries also urge Sudan’s warring parties to ‘lift all impediments on humanitarian assistance’. The United States, the European Union and 30 countries have warned of an “alarming deterioration” in food security in Sudan, calling for “urgent action” to prevent famine in the African country. In a joint statement released by the US State Department on […]
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Farmer Dudzai Matsapa works under a scorching sun, digging small, shallow pits across his field in Nyanga, east of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. He will later fill these potholes with organic manure and wait for the rainy season. This is all part of Matsapa’s preparation for the anticipated El Nino, which is expected to trigger […]
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