The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. The project will enable farmers to adopt renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic (PV) irrigation pumps, the establishment of […]
A Moroccan court delivered a one-year prison sentence to a journalist and her fiancé, found guilty of having premarital sex and unlawful abortion. Hajar Raissouni was arrested on August 31 along with her fiancé Amin Rifaat, as they left a doctor’s office in Rabat. The doctor and two others working at the clinic were also […]
Mass protests erupted in Bukavu, South Kivu’s provincial capital, as thousands of citizens rallied against the advancing M23 rebel threat and ongoing illegal mineral exploitation. The demonstration, which drew participants from across the region, highlighted growing public anxiety over deteriorating security conditions and resource management. Demonstrators voiced particular concern about M23’s movement toward South Kivu […]
