Faith Nyasuguta Approximately 500 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa faced eviction by Tunisian security forces over the weekend from a central square in Sfax, located in central-eastern Tunisia. This eviction comes after the migrants were displaced from their homes at the beginning of July, according to a report by an NGO. The migrants were reportedly dispersed […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigerian John Obot, hailing from Akwa Ibom State in the southern region of the country, has shattered the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest continuous reading aloud. Obot beat the 124-hour mark set by Rysbai Isakov, an Indian who previously held the title, by clocking 145 hours. Obot started reading on Tuesday, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Despite a peace accord signed nearly a year ago to quell the conflict that had engulfed Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, UN-supported human rights experts report that war crimes persist in the country. The violence has resulted in over 10,000 people, predominantly women and girls, falling victim to rape and other forms of sexual […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) are facing fresh allegations of committing atrocities in the Amhara region, just one month after authorities in Addis Ababa declared a state of emergency in response to a local rebellion. The Amhara Association of America (AAA), composed of Amhara professionals residing in the United States, claims to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The government of the Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, headed by President Denis Sassou Nguesso has denied rumors of an attempted coup in his country. On Sunday, several social media accounts claimed a coup attempt was ongoing in the country while the president was away. However, the country’s Minister of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have inked a mutual defense pact, as the three Sahel nations aim to help each other against possible threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. The charter, known as the Alliance of Sahel States, signed on Saturday binds the signatories to assist one another – including militarily – […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Morocco has announced the launch of an aid programme to support and rehouse the residents of about 50,000 buildings damaged in last week’s devastating earthquake. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake — Morocco’s strongest ever — has killed nearly 3,000 people and wounded over 5,600 since it hit last Friday in Al-Haouz province, south of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Ugandan police have announced that they are suspending “until further notice” a nationwide mobilization campaign launched by the main opposition party, led by Bobi Wine, because of public order problems. The authorities had directed this operation, launched on September 2 by the National Unity Platform (NUP), an unprecedented decision in a nation […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Libyan authorities have expressed fear that the number of victims will exceed 12,000 people. A large number of those affected by the storms and flooding are likely to be migrants and internally displaced people. Thousands are feared dead and missing in the aftermath of storm Daniel which made landfall in Libya on Sunday, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A quarter of schools are now shut down in Burkina Faso after an increase in fighting between militants and the government, according to a new report that warns of a looming education crisis in the region. Over the past year, the number of schools closed in the West African country shot up by […]
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