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Category: Africa
Burundi: Four human rights activists arrested before takeoff at Bujumbura airport
Burundi’s authorities have detained four human rights activists about to fly from Bujumbura airport to Uganda for a conference. Audace Havyarimana, legal representative of the ... Read More
Africa unhappy with Western-led order, but rejects system led by Chinese, Russian autocrats — report
Global attitudes toward China and Russia have shifted since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, but African countries' discontent with the West has not translated into ... Read More
Africa to double its share of global natural gas supply by 2050 — report
Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase from 6% of all gas supplies in 2021 to over 11% by 2050, according to a ... Read More
Africa’s internet speed is rapidly improving — Ookla Speedtest Global Index
A number of African countries have surged in global rankings that gauge internet speeds at telcos and internet service providers, according to the Speedtest Global ... Read More
Ethiopians suffering emotionally, economically after two years of war — Gallop survey
As Ethiopia emerges from two years of conflict in its Tigray region, and with Ethiopians now faced with a monumental task in maintaining peace, restarting ... Read More
King of Morocco meets with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, presents a donation of fertilizers for the benefit of Gabonese farmers
King Mohammed VI had, on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville, a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. This meeting, subsequently extended ... Read More
AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates
The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month's elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as ... Read More
Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights
The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children's books from schools on the grounds that they violate local cultural values of the Eastern ... Read More
DRC: Eight killed in collision between boat & canoe on lake Kivu
Eight people were found dead Tuesday in South Kivu province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after their canoe collided with a boat ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire: Appeal Court upholds life imprisonment sentence against Guillaume Soro
The Court of Appeal of Abidjan has confirmed a previous condemnation to life imprisonment ruled in July 2021 against former Prime Minister and Speaker of ... Read More