The Southern African Development Community (SADC), has agreed to extend the presence of regional troops fighting militants in the northern part of Mozambique. The Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi has confirmed the extension on Tuesday at the end of an extraordinary summit which was called to assess the performance of the …
Read More »Liberia opens new health center for the mentally ill
A new health facility has been opened in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, to treat people with mental health problems. The centre is the only one of its kind in the West African nation, which does not have a government facility providing mental health services. Senator Abraham Darius Dillion who funded …
Read More »Nigeria: MSF condemns murder of one of its nurses in Zamfara state
International medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), has condemned the killing of Hassan Muhammad, one of its nurses in Zamfara state, in the north-west of Nigeria. The nurse was returning to his work station on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on the public vehicle he was travelling in. Two other …
Read More »Mali summons French ambassador following President Macron’s comments
Furious at the words of French President Emmanuel Macron who describes the Malian government as “military domination”, the Malian foreign ministry has summoned the French ambassador to Mali on Tuesday. The foreign ministry said it had summoned the French ambassador to inform him of the authorities’ indignation and disapproval, news …
Read More »Mozambique: islamist militants abducted seven women
Islamist militants have kidnapped seven women from a village in the Mozambican northern province of Cabo Delgado, local media reports. Southern African troops launched a rescue mission but they were unable to find the captives. In a separate incident, the insurgents attacked a village in Mueda district, looting food and …
Read More »South Sudan: at least 35 killed ethnic clashes
Authorities in South Sudan said at least 35 people have been killed in what they called ethnic clashes in the north of the country. Eighty others were wounded in fighting between the Luacjang, Thiik and Lou Paher people in Warrap state. It’s not clear what sparked the latest violence but …
Read More »African filmmakers face creativity challenges as they fail to promote LGBTQ rights – Unesco
A report published by Unesco says filmmakers in at least 47 African countries are facing restrictions on what topics they are allowed to cover in their work. Subjects like LGBTQ rights, sex, religion, politics, conflict and ethnicity “are often better avoided when not completely banned”, the report says. It says …
Read More »South Sudan: authorities concerned after discovery of 500 fake academic certificates
Education authorities in South Sudan say they have found at least 500 fake academic certificates, a finding they say undermined the country’s education, the state broadcast reports. The certificates were purportedly awarded by foreign institutions, Higher Education Minister Gabriel Changson Chang said. He said the government was working with learning …
Read More »South Africa: metal workers go on indefinite strike
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), one of the largest unions in the country, has announced the start of an indefinite strike. The strike will affect some mining, construction, engineering and automotive companies whose employees are members. NUMSA calls for an 8% salary increase and a subsequent …
Read More »French president wishes better ties with Algeria amid row
French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped diplomatic tensions with Algeria would ease soon and that it would be better to hold talks in order to move forward. “My wish is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to one another, and to …
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