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The Nigerian government announced Friday in a statement that it has suspended the activities of Twitter in Africa’s most populous country, two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. “The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the activities of the microblogging and social networking service Twitter in Nigeria,” the Ministry of Information and Culture said in… Read More

It’s only been a few weeks since Mali’s latest coup but supporters of the opposition M5 protest movement in Bamako on Friday marked the anniversary of the first demonstration held in June last year. That protest led to the coup d’état against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a few weeks later. During the first coup, the military and M5 were… Read More

As concern mounts over the political stability of Chad, The Economic Community of Central African States met on Friday in Brazzaville. The leaders of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic and the DRC some of the members in attendance. “The Chadian transition needs the support of all. It will succeed first and foremost with the thinking, intelligence and creativity of… Read More

Dozens of heavy equipment crossed into the Gaza strip on Friday afternoon, as Egyptian authorities aim to improve the living conditions in Gaza. Excavators, bulldozers and trucks entered through the Rafah crossing. They will take part in the rubble removal in preparation for the rebuilding of thousands of houses and businesses that were destroyed in Israeli airstrikes. Egypt has been… Read More

He is one of the Morocco’s most famous Paralympian athletes. At 35, shot put specialist Azeddine Nouiri will try to win a third gold medal in a row at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, after dominating competitions in 2012 and in 2016, and setting a world record of 13,10 metres in 2012. Nouiri has enjoyed a strong 2021 season so… Read More

As the world continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a cutting-edge delivery company is flying drones to the remotest corners of Ghana in West Africa to deliver thousands of COVID-19 vaccines. The company aims to deliver 2.5 million doses, primarily covering the country’s rural population. “In the morning, you walk to the centre, you know that exactly 130 people… Read More

Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine has told Africanews that the human rights situation in Uganda has worsened since the January 14 election. Veteran ruler Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of the controversial vote and was sworn in for another term in May. The election campaigns were dominated by episodes of deadly violence against Museveni’s opponents… Read More

Millions of Algerians living abroad are unable to return to their home country despite the partial reopening of borders. Algeria began partial reopening of air and land borders on Tuesday after more than a year of closure over the pandemic. “I bought tickets for my little family, my wife and I and my children, for the year 2020, it was… Read More

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture,, critisizes Twitter for deleting a comment on President Buhari’s account after he alluded to the country’s civil war in the context of recent turmoil. Twitter removed the remark, noting it had violated its rules. “Twitter may have its own rules, it’s not a universal rule. If Mr. President anywhere in the world feels very… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago The vessel, which burned for 13 days until Tuesday, has already caused the island’s worst maritime environmental disaster, littering beaches with tonnes of tiny plastic pellets. With the stern now on the sea bed and the bow slowly sinking, environmentalists fear an oil leak would cause even greater degradation to marine life. Sri Lanka’s private… Read More