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Dozens of Sudanese rallied in Khartoum on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention centres. The protests came after the alleged torturing and killing of a man by a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur. The death of Bahaa el-Din Nouri, who was snatched last… Read More

Dozens of Sudanese rallied in Khartoum on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention centres. The protests came after the alleged torturing and killing of a man by a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur. The death of Bahaa el-Din Nouri, who was snatched last… Read More

Dozens of Sudanese rallied in Khartoum on Thursday to demand the closure of illegal detention centres. The protests came after the alleged torturing and killing of a man by a paramilitary force whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur. The death of Bahaa el-Din Nouri, who was snatched last… Read More

The inauguration of the 46th president of the United States is just 5 days away. President-elect Joe Biden and his VP-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Wednesday January 20. And security is one of the main concerns after the horrendous assault by pro-Trump supporters on the Capitol on January 6. And it seems the outgoing Vice President Mike Pence… Read More

Bintou Keita and Nicholas Haysom Appointed UN Envoys Guinea’s Bintou Keita and South Africa’s Nicholas Fink Haysom, have officially been endorsed by the United Nations Security Council as per an official announcement on Thursday as the organisation’s new emissaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) and South Sudan, respectively. Peacekeeping in the DRC Madam Bintou Keita was born in 1958… Read More

As greener solutions become the future for the automobile industry, a local start-up in Ghana is providing the platform for female engineers in a sector dominated by men. The automobile manufacturing industry has for years been dominated by men. A team of young female engineers is poised to change the narrative. Solartaxi Ghana is a local start-up helping women contribute… Read More

The sixth edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off this weekend in Cameroon. 16 countries are competing, fielding only players who ply their trade in their respective nations’ local leagues. The first two from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. The final will be held on February 16 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. The race… Read More

It is 2021 January and all eyes are focussed on the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament beginning this Saturday the 16th January in Cameroon. The competition was initially set to be held in April 2020, was shifted to 16 January-7 February by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. There are total of… Read More

Tunisia on Thursday commemorated the 10th anniversary since the flight into exile of iron-fisted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed from power in a popular revolt that foreshadowed strife and civil war in the region, known as the Arab Spring. But there were no festive celebrations marking the revolution in this North African nation, which was ordered into lockdown… Read More

A new report shows that Uganda became the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015. Cutting off social media access is a common practice in African countries, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. The researchers at Privacy protection company Surfshark says their study revealed that at least 27 countries in Africa blocked… Read More