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The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday South Korea’s trade minister and a Harvard-trained former Nigerian finance minister were in running to become the next director-general of the Geneva-based body, ensuring a woman in the top job for the first time. WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell announced that a selection committee, after meeting in recent weeks with five remaining candidates,… Read More

The soldiers who took power in Mali on August 18 before embarking on a transition supposed to bring civilians back to power announced on Wednesday the release of the 11 civilian and military personalities arrested during their coup. “The vice-president of the transition (and leader of the putschists, Colonel Assimi Goïta, editor’s note) informs the public (…) of the release… Read More

Climate change presents world leaders with “life or death” choices, the Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate said on Wednesday as she pressed them to treat it as an urgent crisis. Poverty, hunger, conflicts, disease and violence against women were some of the knock-on effects she cited. “The people and the planet must come first before anything else,” Nakate said. “If… Read More

Three years ago, DeShuna Spencer was frustrated by the lack of Black content on-screen. So she created a streaming video app for Black films and television from around the world. KweliTV now has nearly 36,000 users and aims to distribute stories centered on Black characters and experiences not typically portrayed in mainstream media. “The idea for KweliTV came to me… Read More

Algeria launched its campaign Wednesday for constitutional reforms for a “New Republic” that the government hopes will satisfy a popular protest movement — to the apparent indifference of many. The constitutional changes, a flagship initiative of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, are set to be put to a referendum on November 1, the anniversary of the start of Algeria’s 1954-1962 war of… Read More

The world has a new 10,000 metres record. Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei set it. On Wednesday at the Turia Stadium in Valencia, Spain, Cheptegei broke the long-standing 10,000m World record previously held by legend Kenenisa Bekele. The Ugandan star marathoner posted 26:11.0 during the NN Valencia World Record Day, slashing six seconds off Bekele’s record. The 24-year-old’s success marked… Read More

South Africa’s largest trade unions held nationwide marches on Wednesday to protest the high level of job destruction, the poor state of transport, corruption and the lack of measures to combat the deep crisis generated in Africa’s second largest economy by the pandemic. The national strike hit key sectors such as transport, industry or education throughout the country, although there… Read More

They waited for hours throughout the night, to no avail. Supporters of malian political figure Soumaïla Cissé gathered to celebrate the announced return of their candidate, who has been held hostage for over six months. Soumaïla Cissé was campaigning in Timbuktu ahead of the legislative elections when he was kidnapped on March 25th. But authorities haven’t confirmed Cissé walks free.… Read More

When photos of her reciting a poem before thousands of protestors demanding the departure of Omar al Bashir spread, Alaa Salah quickly became the icon of Sudan’s revolution. Nicknamed ‘Nubian queen’, Salah is now a possible contender for the Nobel peace prize. Watch here: Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to job losses globally and Kenya is no exception. This company which specialises in hand crafts is among businesses striving to keep afloat. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, unemployment doubled from 5.2 percent in March when the first Kenyan case was reported, to 10.4 percent on 1st September 2020. The nation’s once… Read More