The bodies of two women and four children are reported to have been found in the desert in south-western Tunisia. They are understood to have been migrants from Niger, who apparently died of thirst. A sole survivor of the group had left to try to find water, but got lost, …
Read More »Zambia: the opposition deplores the cut-off of the internet and demands its restoration
Zambia’s main opposition presidential candidate has denounced the cut-off of the internet during Thursday’s tightly contested elections and called on for its restoration. “We call on Zicta [the communications authority] to immediately unblock the internet so citizens can follow the electoral process and continue with their lives unhindered,” Hakainde Hichilema …
Read More »Covid’s origin: China refuses a new WHO investigation on its soil
China on Friday rejected the call of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a new investigation on its territory to seek the origins of Covid-19, urging a “scientific” and not “political” approach. Pressure has increased on Beijing in recent hours over the pandemic, which has already claimed more than 4 …
Read More »South Africa: authorities urge more men to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Health authorities in South Africa are calling for more men to come out in greater numbers and get vaccinated against Covid-19 as their numbers trails that of women. About 60% of vaccines have been administered to women, health officials noted on Friday during a media briefing on government’s efforts in …
Read More »China: at least 21 dead after torrential rains
Torrential rains in central China have left at least 21 people dead, state television said Friday, after devastating floods in July that had already killed more than 300 people. Hubei province, located a thousand kilometers west of Shanghai, has been hit by heavy rains since Wednesday. The locality of Yicheng …
Read More »A journalist jailed in Algeria for covering protests
A Journalist in Algeria has been arrested for covering protests. Rabah Kareche has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his reporting on protests, his newspaper Liberte said. Mr Kareche was handed a one-year-term, with four months suspended. He has already been in prison since his arrest in April …
Read More »Diplomacy: Israel now has its embassy in Morocco
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has officially opened his country’s diplomatic liaison office in the Moroccan capital, Rabat. Morocco broke off relations with Israel more than 20 years ago, when the second Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, erupted. But the ties were revived last year as part of a series of …
Read More »Algeria mob lynches man accused of arson
Algeria’s state prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a mob lynched a man accused of deliberately starting fires. The murder happened in the Tizi Ouzou area, which has been hardest hit as dozens of fires have raged across the country for days – killing 69 people. Video footage showed the …
Read More »Twitter and WhatsApp turned off in Zambia
Mobile phone social media and messaging apps are not working in Zambia as the country continues to vote in a general election, internet monitoring service Netblocks says. ⚠️ Confirmed: WhatsApp messaging app restricted in #Zambia on election day; real-time network data show loss of service on multiple internet providers as …
Read More »Madagascar: president Rajoelina sacks all his ministers
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers citing ”failures in government”. Their dismissal comes days after he criticised some of their performances as below par. His office gave no particular reason, but on Sunday Mr Rajoelina said there’d been “failures in government” and “like in a football team” …
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