East-Africa
Enterprise mogul arrested by NISA over al-Shabaab hyperlinks
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A high businessman was arrested by the Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company [NISA] in Somalia over ties with Al-Shabaab, in…
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West-Africa
clarification of measures against Covid-19
Gabon has eased its curfew against Covid-19, and the authorities have also allowed, under several conditions, the reopening of places of worship.…
East-Africa
Radio reporter arrested in Somalia for interview
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Intelligence and Safety Agent [NISA] has arrested a neighborhood journalist, Abdullahi Kulmiye Adow, for interviewing a number one…
West-Africa
Guinea votes in tense elections as ruler seeks a 3rd time period
The presidential election comes after greater than 90 individuals have been killed in protests in opposition to the 82-year-old ruler Alpha Condes’…
West-Africa
death of Woungly Massaga, figure of the armed struggle for independence
Woungly Massaga, revolutionary pan-Africanist, figure in the armed struggle for Cameroon’s independence, died on Saturday 17 October in Yaoundé at the age…
Central-Africa
tens of thousands of flood victims in the north
Nearly 70 villages and at least 46,000 people have been affected by flooding in northern Congo-Brazzaville in the province of Likouala after…
North-Africa
Tunisian authorized to remove a reference to slavery from his surname
This is a first in Tunisia: a court in Medenine (south) accepted the request of an 81-year-old black man to remove the…
North-Africa
Kidnappings rising in Libya
The Nationwide Fee on Human Rights in Libya (NHCR) in a press release condemned the arbitrary detention of considered one of its…
West-Africa
the largest opposition parties absent from the discussion table
To negotiate, the Ivorian opposition trusts the international community. The government had invited the parties and political groups to a “working session”…
Central-Africa
the government adopts a lower budget for 2021
That’s $ 6.8 billion. We are far from the 11 billion that was planned for the year 2020. This budget is now…
West-Africa
five million voters called for the ballot box
Twelve candidates are in attendance, including outgoing President Alpha Condé seeking a contested third term and his main opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo.…
