Burkina Faso scolds France24 for referring to jihadists as “Islamist rebels”

Burkina Faso’s media watchdog Conseil Supérieur de la Communication (CSC) has given a notice to French media France24 for unprofessionalism after the outlet allegedly reported that government source referred to terrorists who abducted last month dozens of women as “Islamist rebels”. The warning came Tuesday following a hearing which took place last January 24. The […]

Kenya backtracks on airport procurement deal with India’s Adani

Kenya has backpedaled on a $2 billion deal under which it was expected to hand over Nairobi’s airport to India’s Adani Group. The deal was canceled after India’s richest man, Adani, was indicted in the US for fraud for allegedly orchestrating a $250m bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. “I […]

Rwanda hails UK high court ruling as ‘positive step’, NGOs see deportations as ‘immoral’

While both the British and Rwandan governments welcomed the UK court giving the green light to the deportation of migrants, who have arrived illegally in the United Kingdom, to the central African country, opposition politicians, charities and other organizations in the UK have condemned the plan. The Rwandan government spokesman Alain Mukuralinda called the ruling […]