Activists condemn Malaysia’s ban on LGBTQ books
Kuala Lampur – Activists in Malaysia criticised on Thursday a government decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Ivory Coast to end Covid border closures
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday decided to lift a nearly three-year-long closure of its land borders that had... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could ‘undermine’ peace process
Nairobi – Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Nigerian president moves to ease cash crisis
Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday defended a currency swap that sparked protests and cash shortages, but... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak
Geneva – The UN health agency said it would hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after at least nine people... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Most trafficked Sahel firearms are from national armies, says UN
Dakar – Sahel countries need to do more to fight the trafficking of firearms, which largely originate from national... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations
Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown
Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WATCH | Protests break out in Nigerian city over cash shortages
Lagos – Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in a southwest Nigerian city on Wednesday in protests... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Former Nigeria vice-president rolls dice for sixth presidential run
Kano – The first time Atiku Abubakar ran for Nigeria’s presidency, his country was still under military rule and... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
