West-Africa
20 Years After Probo Koala Waste Disaster, Côte d’Ivoire Still Faces Its Fallout
Nearly two decades after more than 500 tons of toxic waste from the Probo Koala were dumped at 18 locations across Abidjan,…
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Central-Africa
Winnipeg man who fled Somalia as refugee sentenced to 4 years for human smuggling
Abdi Hassan Ali, a Somali refugee who once made Winnipeg his home, will spend the next 500 days in custody after admitting…
North-Africa
Tigray Introduces New School Curriculum After 16 Years
After 16 years under the same framework, Tigray has introduced a new general education curriculum aimed at bringing indigenous knowledge into the…
Southern-Africa
Marikana Families in South Africa Still Demand Justice 14 Years Later
Fourteen years after police shot dead 34 mineworkers during a strike for higher wages on August 16, 2012, survivors, bereaved families and…
West-Africa
Nigeria to Miss Women’s World Cup for First Time in More Than 30 Years
Nigeria’s unbroken run at every Women’s World Cup since the tournament’s inaugural edition in 1991 has ended.
World
Man to Stand Trial in Tupac Shakur Murder Nearly 30 Years Later
More than three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, a former gang leader is set to face trial…
Somalia
Man sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting Grade 7 pupil in Garissa
By Joseph MuiaThursday August 6, 2026 A man convicted of defiling a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil after allegedly luring her away from…
East-Africa
Eight Years Later, Zimbabwe Still Hasn’t Delivered Justice for 2018 Victims
Eight years after Zimbabwean security forces killed six people and wounded 35 during post-election protests on 1 August 2018, no one has…
East-Africa
African leaders ask Security Council to back AUSSOM for up to two more years
Saturday August 1, 2026 Kampala (AX) — African leaders whose countries provide troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in…
World
UK funeral director jailed 20 years for hoarding bodies, mixing ashes
A UK funeral director who left families grieving over strangers’ ashes and bodies stored for months has been sentenced to 20 years…
West-Africa
HRW Says Niger’s Junta Deepens Repression Three Years On
Three years after Niger’s military seized power, Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the country’s international partners to reengage as the junta…
