Burkina Faso leader names new premier after dissolving government
Military leader, Ibrahim Traore, gave no reason for firing the former prime minister on Friday.Sourced from Africanews
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Syria: We will continue to respond wherever we can, says UN aid chief
As reports continued to emerge from Damascus where opposition forces declared victory on State television on Sunday, the UN’s top humanitarian official insisted that aid teams will continue to provide emergency relief wherever possible. Source UN News
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Ghana: John Mahama wins, the ruling party candidate Bawumia admits defeat
Ahead of the official announcement, Mahamudu Bawumia told reporters that he respects the decision of Ghanaians to vote for changeSourced from Africanews
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FIFM: the Golden Star goes to the Palestinian film ‘Happy Holidays’
Palestinian director Scandar Copti’s family drama ‘Happy Holidays’ wins the Golden Star at the Marrakech International Film Festival.Sourced from Africanews
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Ivory Coast: 26 killed in minibus crash
Authorities say a crash involving two minibuses in Ivory Coast has killed at least 26 people and injured 28Sourced from Africanews
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Polls open in general election in Ghana
Some 18.7 million people are registered to vote in the West African country hit by one of the worst economic crises in a generationSourced from Africanews
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Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities
The UN General Assembly-mandated team investigating serious crimes in Syria released a new report on Friday, documenting systematic torture and abuse across over 100 Government detention facilities. Source UN News
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Mexico: Boom in organised crime making femicide invisible, local activist says
With more than 2,526 women murdered in the past three decades – from 1993 through 2023 – and hundreds disappeared, Ciudad Juárez remains Mexico’s deadliest city for women. Source UN News
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USA: McKinsey pays fine for corruption in South Africa
An African subsidiary of consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal fine of more than $122 million to end a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a years-long bribery scheme of South African officials, U.S. authorities said Thursday.Sourced from Africanews
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‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy, stating that the decades-long “War on Drugs” approach has “destroyed countless lives and damaged entire communities”. Source UN News
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