Politics and society

Cameroonian authorities sealed off at least 30 gold mines in the country due to the death of more than 30 young miners in landslides in August. In this period of heavy rainfall in Cameroon, the risk of landslides is high. This is what happened a few weeks ago with the …

Ugandan authorities say they will install 2,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country as part of a new project to improve internet connectivity. The internet will be used by government offices during working hours and will be available to the public past working hours and during weekends. “We would like to …

Until a few days ago, if you mentioned the name “Bello Turji” to any northern Nigerian you would most likely get a vexed and fearful response. Over the last couple of years, Mr Turji gained notoriety as the banditry and insecurity troubling north-western Nigeria worsened. Amongst other alleged crimes, he …

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that his government would repeal the law that criminalizes same-sex relations. Only few days and sex between men won’t be reprehensible anymore in Singapore. Autorities decided to repeal the law that criminalizes homosexuality. It is the Singaporean Prime Minister who gave …

Ugandan health authorities announced the start of vaccination of children against covid-19 from Monday, in order to curb the spread of the pandemic in the country. “Only children aged between 12 and 17 today will get their jabs,” the health ministry said. Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the spokesperson of the Health …

The Cameroonian Minister of Health, Manaouda Malachie, banned in a press release the sale of lightening products, marketed by 5 companies, including that of opposition MP Nourane Fotsing. Traders who did not like the ban reportedly threatened the minister. In an interview with Naja TV, the minister said ” you …

Nigeria’s Lagos state authorities expanded their ban on motorcycle taxis, locally known as okadas, to a further four local government areas and local council development areas, local media reported. The commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the expansion of the ban was for security reasons and the best interests of …

Authorities in Japan are venturing down an unexpected path to make up for their budgetary shortfall: reviving alcohol consumption among young people. To achieve this goal, tax authorities launched a campaign to collect ideas from young people aged 20 to 39 to make the drink popular again. Decline in alcohol …

Emirates airline announced that it will suspend flights to Nigeria from the start of September as Nigeria has been unable to repatriate its money from Nigeria. The problem arose because Nigeria restricted access to foreign currency, Reuters news agency reports. In a statement, Emirates said it made considerable efforts to …

World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said racism is at the root of the lack of international attention given to the ongoing civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Calling it the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, with 6 million people unable to access basic services, Dr Tedros …