The detention of Saâd Bouakba, one of Algeria’s most respected journalists, marks a new chapter in the country’s escalating campaign against independent voices. Bouakba, 79, was placed in pre-trial detention on Nov 27, after being accused of defamation and “insulting historical symbols of the state,” which he denied. The charges have been described as bogus […]
South Sudan Wednesday announced 179 cases of cholera outbreak that has also caused the death of one person since the report of the first case in February, Anadolu news agency reports. Yolanda Awel Deng Juach, the Health Minister of the African country indicated that the cases have been circumvented in Malakal region, in the state […]
The military ruled states in the Sahel, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali are seeking to acquire telecoms technology and remote-sensing satellites from Russia as they seek to counter the surge of terrorist activity. Ministers from the three countries met officials from Russia’s aerospace agency Roscosmos in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Monday, to discuss implementation plans, […]
