Chinese Ali Baba chief sends assistance to Africa

Uganda: Two successive crashes of army helicopters leave at least 22 soldiers dead

Two crashes of helicopters of the Ugandan army on Monday and Tuesday on mission against terrorists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killed at least 22 soldiers including 3 Congolese soldiers, Anadolu news agency reports citing the Congolese army. The first crash occurred near the village of Boga, in the Ituri province of the […]

Senegal to build stadiums in 26 provinces

Senegal is planning to build sports infrastructure including stadiums in 26 provinces across the 46 that up of the West African country, Sports Minister Yankhoba Diatara announced Wednesday according to Faapa news agency. The Head of State Macky Sall, Diatara told lawmakers during a plenary, has instructed the cabinet to work on a program to […]

HRW denounces imprisonment of Tunisians for debt default

Hundreds of Tunisians are in jail for writing checks they were unable to pay in a debt imprisonment practice that destroys households and businesses in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch warned. In a 41-page report, HRW outlined the defaults of the archaic legislation on checks with insufficient funds, adding that sending insolvent people […]