Politics

Mohamed Ziane, the 81-year-old former Moroccan Minister for Human Rights, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption. His lawyer described the sentence as retribution for his outspokenness and defense of political prisoners. The court had found him and two colleagues guilty of corruption and embezzlement during the 2015 …

While the Gaza Strip is deprived of the internet due to Israeli bombing following the October 7 attacks, a hospital in the enclave benefits from humanitarian internet access thanks to Starlink, Elon Musk’s company. Starlink continues to expand around the world, especially when telecom networks are destroyed. Elon Musk has …

Ugandan security forces have arrested at least 60 people including a prominent TV presenter during a banned anti-corruption protests in the capital, Kampala. Lawyers said around 60 people were hurriedly brought before courts and remanded in custody following a march on the country’s parliament on Tuesday. Famous television and radio …

Gunmen have killed 26 people in an attack on a village in central Mali’s insurgent-hit Mopti region on Sunday, a local official said on Monday. The attack targeted a village in the Circle of Bankass, one of several areas in Mali’s north and centre where jihadist groups linked to al …

The day of July 26 is now an official “holiday” in Niger to commemorate every year the arrival of the military to power through a coup d’état on this date in 2023, the Nigerien government announced on Monday. “Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military regime, signed today an …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fired two senior members of government including the foreign minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle, her office said. The changes came as Hassan seeks to regain trust from foreign powers over a programme of economic and political reforms, including easing restrictions on opposition parties and …

Ugandan security forces have sealed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest opposition party on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests on Tuesday. “We have been monitoring (this). Their activities raised a red flag and we took precaution measures,” the police spokesperson said. In posts on social media platform X, …

Faced with the “plastic pollution crisis”, the American government announced a plan to gradually end the use of single-use plastics in federal activities by 2035. The US federal government, which includes hundreds of agencies linked to different departments such as the FBI, the weather service and the armed forces, is …

Residents of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca demonstrated this Sunday, July 21, in the streets of Palma, to denounce the excesses of tourism on the island, police said. Protesters believe that the current model places public services on the verge of collapse, degrades natural resources and makes access to …

American President Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for re-election, announced this Sunday July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I believe it is in the best interests of my party and in my best interests to step down and concentrate solely on carrying out my …