The United Nations confirmed the devastation in Darfur region, Sudan, caused by eruption of violence/ The fighters have burnt down more than 100 houses in Deleij village  earlier this week, and left 17 people dead. (Image above: illustration). #Sudan 🇸🇩: unconfirmed video claiming to show the village of Delij burning after an attack by the…
Category: Africa
Albinism Awareness Day
“On the occasion of the International Albinism Awareness Day, we celebrate the courage and strength of persons with albinism, in countering the discrimination, stigmatisation and violence they face in many countries in the world” reads the statement issued by the European Union External Action Service, dedicated to the support of persons with albinism, sill nowadays…
NGO sues SA government over pollution
A lawsuit filed by environmental and community groups accuses South Africa’s government in failure to resolve the problem of high air pollution levels in an area which is site of coal-fired power stations and refineries. BREAKING: On Friday, @groundWorkSA and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, represented by @CentreEnvRights, launched landmark litigation demanding that government…
Ethiopia postpones national census
Ethiopia’s Parliament postponed a national census for a second time, indicating security concerns, but potentially undermining logistics for the first election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, promoting ambitious reform programme. The census has been already postponed once from 2017. #Ethiopia postpones fourth population, housing census by one year https://t.co/qNvi2mikAp pic.twitter.com/xU04VQrehw — FBC (Fana Broadcasting Corporate…
Khartoum violence outbreak
Sudanese security forces stormed a protest camp in the capital Khartoum on June 3 in the morning hours and at least nine people were reported killed in the violence outbreak. Footage filmed by security forces during break up of peaceful protest at the General Command sit-in on Buri Rd in #Khartoum. Video geolocated to here:…
Buhari sworn as Nigeria President
President Muhammadu Buhari (76) has sworn for a second term to lead Nigeria, struggling with a sluggish economy, a growing threat of radical Islam insurgency, and expanding extreme poverty. PICTURES: President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, at #TheInauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari….
Ramaphosa sworn as South Africa President
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to attain “hope and renewal” as he was inaugurated at a stadium in the capital Pretoria. President #Ramaphosa: And I pledge here today that I will serve you, I will work with you, side by side, to build the South Africa that we all want and deserve. A new…
Four dead in Sudan protests
One policeman and three protesters were killed in Sudan  Khartoum and many other demonstrators were wounded, state TV said. The Transitional Military Council (TMC), which took over after the army overthrew President Omar al-Bashir in April blamed the violence on saboteurs who demonstrated discontent with the transition deal. Four die in #Sudan protests as military rulers say won't allow…
IS claims Magumeri killings
Islamic State (IS) terrorist group killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an assault on the northeastern town of Magumeri, the group claimed through related news agency AMAQ. We burnt military barracks and killed 10 soldiers in Borno, says Islamic State The Islamic State (IS) says it killed 10 soldiers in an attack in Magumeri, a community…
Benin guide found dead
A corpse of the guide for two French tourists who went missing on safari in Pendjari parc in Benin last week has been found in a burnt car, a local official and a regional security source said. The fate of two French tourists, who failed to return to the lodge in the Pendjari National Park…
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