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National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s main opposition coalition on Wednesday slammed a string of arrests mainly targeting critics of President Kais Saied, on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Police on Monday night arrested a former justice minister a radio director, two days after a political activist. “These violent arrests are legally baseless, simply because search and arrests can only be made on the… Read More

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous democracy but has among the lowest number of women in office in the world. Since 2019 that the number of women seeking positions in local and national elections has also fallen.  Some, however, are determined to change that. Juliet Isi Ikhayere is a 28-year-old lawyer now running for the House of Representatives in the Federal Capital… Read More

Human Rights Watch charged Wednesday (Feb. 15), that Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to leave their homes five decades ago to make way for a U.S. Navy base. The organization also called on the two governments to let the Chagossians return. “The forced displacement of… Read More

One year after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, many companies in the emerging economies are feeling the pain. Bakeries in Nigeria are one such example as many have shut their doors, unable to afford the exorbitant price of flour. “Before the start of the conflict in Ukraine, which started in February of last year (2022, Ed.), flour was going… Read More

DR Congo’s ministry of education in collaboration with UNESCO issued a report on Wednesday emphasizing the need to continue the reform of free basic education in the country for maximum student enrolment. The report showed that massive numbers of students have completed elementary school in the Democratic Republic of Congo compared to previous years. The elementary school completion rate has… Read More

The Union for Progress and Change (UPC), one of the main opposition parties in Burkina Faso, has taken legal action to challenge the ban on the holding of its political office, while the activity of the parties policies has been suspended since the coup d’etat of 30 September last. The UPC had announced that it wanted to organize a meeting… Read More

Speaking Tuesday (Feb. 14) at the World Government Summit, British actor Idris Elba commented rumours that he’d take over as James Bond. Speculation have been running wild since Daniel Craig took his leave with the 2021 No Time To Die film. Elba’s focus is on upcoming Netflix film based on the BBC series “Luther”. “The movie comes out. We’ve been… Read More

As Somalia continues to experience a historic drought, pushing millions of Somalians into acute food insecurity the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), announced today (14 Feb) that it will substantially strengthen its support to Somalia and resume its direct investments after loan arrears resulted in a three-decade-long suspension. Speaking during IFAD’s 46th session of the Governing Council, president Alvaro… Read More

The world’s top cocoa producer may be facing a bean shortage. News agency Reuters reported Monday (Feb. 13) that Ivory Coast cocoa exporters  were close to defaulting on their contracts and urgently needed up to 150,000 tonnes to honour their commitments. Citing sources including from the domestic traders’ lobby GNI and the group which represents exporting cooperatives, Reuters mentioned a… Read More

A wave of arrests by Tunisian security forces has sparked fears that President Kais Saied is resorting to tougher measures against his opponents in the crisis-hit birthplace of the 2011 Arab uprisings. The latest arrests, including senior figures in the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, come a year and a half after Saied sacked the government, froze parliament and seized far-reaching powers… Read More