The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced on Tuesday March 4 a critical funding gap of $412 million for 2025 to address the urgent humanitarian needs in South Sudan. The WFP stressed the importance of securing funds for essential food and nutrition aid, prepositioning supplies before the onset of the rainy season in […]
Beninese police have arrested and detained Nigerian journalist Damilola Ayeni, the editor of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism and Social Justice (FIJ), who is likely to face terrorism charges, the Nigerian non-profit organization reports. The journalist was detained August 31 in Parakou, a northern Benin city. The FIJ said its editor was on a trip […]
Libya has held its first Gaddafi trial on Sunday after Saadi Gaddafi appeared in a court in southern Tripoli. After being detained since March 2014 following his extradition from Niger, Saadi is charged with the murder of a football player and unlawful imprisonment. The trial didn’t last for long. According to Sadiq Al-Sour, the chief […]
