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South African Activists Call for Cancellation of Chris Brown Concerts

In South Africa, the battle for women's rights has reached a new crescendo, with dedicated activists rallying against the anticipated performance of the controversial U.S. artist, Chris Brown. The advocacy group, Women For Change, has initiated a petition aimed at urging both the government and concert promoters to reevaluate the decision to host him in December. The petition articulates a clear demand: the Department of Home Affairs should revoke Brown's visa, thereby preventing him from entering the country altogether.…

Kenyan, Somali, and Ethiopian Elders Call for Unity Amid Rising Insecurity from Smuggled Arms

MANDERA, Kenya (AX) — Prominent elders from Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia are making an earnest appeal for unity among Northern Kenya's communities, in the wake of deadly upheavals in Banessa. Authorities caution that the infiltration of illegal arms from neighboring territories exacerbates the region's turmoil. During the assembly, leaders called on Northern Kenya inhabitants to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to tackle the smuggling of small arms — a significant contributor to the area’s escalating insecurity.…

interruption of the march at the call of the Wakit Tama Coalition

The opposition's Wakit Tama coalition once again called for taking to the streets of the Chadian capital on Saturday morning, August 21, to challenge the military's handling of the transition. A request had been submitted to the authorities, but the authorities only approved the march for three organizations that had officially signed the request. This created some uncertainty, and the opposition ended…

call for calm after an accident in Kaolack

In the aftermath of the accident that killed four people in Kaolack, in central Senegal, transport workers from Mali and Senegal are mobilizing to restore calm to the population and drivers. In Senegal, the national secretary of the Union des routiers condemns the retaliation from the Senegalese people against the Malian drivers…

Ethiopian mother and father demand assist to evacuate college students stranded by

Ethiopian parents call for help to evacuate students stranded by the Tigray War ADDIS ABABA - Parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern Tigray region on Friday asked for help evacuating them after the main university warned it could not feed them any longer in due to food and cash shortages. The University of Mekelle, which receives its budget from the…

Alassane Ouattara continues to call for

In the Ivory Coast, there was a feast day this Tuesday, July 20, for the Muslim believers. Believers celebrated Eid al-Kebir, also known as Tabaski in West Africa. President Alassane Ouattara seized the opportunity and demanded a continuation of the national reconciliation process. The head of state had not spoken on the subject since he returned to the country Laurent Gbagbo.…

Migrants: “We call on the European states to

In a report published on Thursday, July 15, the NGO Amnesty International denies the European Union's cooperation in the treatment of migrants and refugees in Libya. She describes their conditions of detention as "cruel" and accuses the EU of being responsible to the Libyan government for these human rights violations suffered by migrants captured in Libya. Details from Sofia Dagna, Refugee and Migration Administrator at Amnesty International France. .