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A forum initiated by Guinea’s ruling junta to overcome divisions from a troubled past recommended Wednesday that trials for political violence in recent decades be swift and a truth commission set up. The head of the junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the instigator of the “national conference” aimed at reconciling Guineans, promised to give “sympathetic attention” to the 45 recommendations submitted… Read More

The international community was concerned on Thursday, the day after the resumption of fighting in Ethiopia between the federal army and the Tigray rebels ended a five-month truce in the north of the country, where the situation remains uncertain. Neither the Ethiopian government nor the Tigray rebel authorities – who accuse each other of having triggered the new clashes –… Read More

Halimata Fofana, a victim of female genital mutilation as a child, is publishing her second book on the subject on Wednesday in a bid to break the silence and change the course of events, at a time when the fight against this practice has been undermined by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the United Nations Population Fund, at least 200… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago After soaking much of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan and eastern Punjab province, flash floods have now started to affect the southern Sindh province. Authorities this week closed schools in Sindh and Baluchistan. Pakistan’s disaster agency said Wednesday that heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of the nation since mid-June, leaving 903… Read More

A total of 23,495 people in Ghana tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two percent of the 948,094 people who undertook HIV testing from January to June 2022, the Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDS Control Programme, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo said in a report filed by… Read More

Angola elections day closed without any major incidents reported. The ruling MPLA, which has been in power for close to 50 years, has a significant lead over the major opposition UNITA, according to preliminary election results released on Thursday. UNITA believes the data are unreliable With more 33% of the votes counted by Thursday morning, the National Electoral Commission (CNE)… Read More

The Ethiopian army announced on Wednesday that it had shot down a plane loaded with weapons destined for the Tigray rebels, which had “violated Ethiopian airspace” after flying over Sudan, the official Ethiopian news agency ENA reported, citing a senior officer. “The plane that violated our airspace from Sudan (…) and which aimed to supply weapons to the terrorist group… Read More

Vote counting has begun in Angola after voters went to the polls on Wednesday in what was widely seen to be the most competitive vote in their country’s democratic history, with incumbent President Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior. Angolans abroad for the first time were also able to cast their ballot. The People’s Movement… Read More

Dozens of migrants pose lined up in front of the press at a detention center in Libya. With these images recorded last May, the Libyan government was trying to deny that torture and rape of migrants were taking place in the country with impunity, as denounced by several NGOs. But the situation does not seem to have changed since then,… Read More

South African workers on Wednesday demonstrated against the country’s rising cost of living including record-high fuel prices and increased costs for basic foods. Around 1,000 workers marched to the Union Buildings, the seat of government in the capital Pretoria, calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to contain rising prices. South Africa’s economy is still reeling from the negative impact of… Read More