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The former head of the presidential cabinet in Tunisia was sentenced in absentia to 14 months in prison on Tuesday in connection with audio recordings containing derogatory remarks towards President Kais Saied, according to media reports. A series of sound recordings attributed to Nadia Akacha evoking the backstage of the Palace and meetings of President Saied with foreign dignitaries had… Read More

Head of Ethiopia’s Supreme court, Meaza Ashenafi, and her deputy, Solomon Areda Waktolla “have resigned” from their position. A letter to the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) on Tuesday did not state the reason for their resignation, local media house Addis Standard reported.  The Parliament has subsequently approved Assistant Professor Tewdros Mihret, from Addis Abeba university as Chief Justice, and… Read More

The British Academy Film Awards announced Tuesday( Jan.17) the nominees for this year’s prestigious EE BAFTA Rising Star Awards. The panel included industry jurors as well as a host of casting directors, producers and experts shortlisted 4 actresses and an actor. The list was unveiled during a press conference at The Savoy Hotel in London. Ugandan-born British actress Sheila Atim… Read More

Two dozen Zimbabwean opposition activists, including a lawmaker arrested at the weekend when police raided the house of an MP for alleged unlawful gathering, were in court Monday seeking bail. The hearing which continues Tuesday, was marked by a media blackout as the country gears up for crunch national elections expected later this year. A tense atmosphere prevailed at the… Read More

The Kenyan gay rights campaigner whose body was found dumped in a metal box about two weeks ago was buried at the family home in the west of the country on Tuesday (Jan.17). The grisly death of Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, has drawn condemnation and calls for justice from friends and rights groups in Kenya and… Read More

A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the southern region of Casamance, an army official said Tuesday (Jan. 17). The soldier died Monday (Jan.16) in the locality of Bignona where the army has been conducting operations these past few weeks to block attempt by the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance… Read More

Braving stressful waits, red tape and repeated visits, Nigerians are rushing to pick up their voting cards for next month’s presidential election, where three main candidates are vying to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Nearly 10 million new voters have been registered for the February 25 ballot, of whom 84 percent are young people aged under 34 — a key block… Read More

The security situation in Mali is worsening. The United Nations Secretary-General highlighted key findings of a new report on the Sahelian country that was circulated Monday (Jan.16). Al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups are driving insecurity in central Mali and continue to clash near populated areas in the northern Gao and Menaka regions, the U.N. chief said in a new report.… Read More

Security forces are searching for about 50 women kidnapped by suspected jihadists in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor said on Monday. “As soon as their disappearance was announced, efforts were launched to find all of these innocent victims safe and sound,” Sahel regional governor Lieutenant-Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho said in a statement. “All means available are being used, in… Read More

Tuesday marks the return of classes to primary and secondary schools in Malawi’s two largest cities following a cholera outbreak that claimed hundreds of lives. After the Christmas break, schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and the business district, Blantyre, had been closed for at least two weeks. Over 750 individuals have already died as a result of the cholera outbreak,… Read More