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Saving Senegal’s sons from vanishing in European seas
Thiaroye-sur-mer, Senegal – The morning shift begins under a bright, clear sky. At the fishing wharf of Thiaroye-sur-mer, a coastal town of 45,000 people, a handful of pirogues return from a long night at sea. Others slowly drift away from the shore. Women stand on the wet floor of the wharf.…
Read More »DR Congo loses $750m in mining revenues to corruption
The Democratic Republic of Congo is losing a fifth of all of mining revenues because of corruption and mismanagement, a campaign group has said. In a report published on Friday, Global Witness said at least $750m paid by companies to the Congo’s tax agencies and state-owned mining company Gecamines disappeared…
Read More »Week in pictures: From protests in Venezuela to Morocco
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Read More »South Africa: Farmers concerned over proposed land reform law
In South Africa, land is a key issue in the run-up to the ruling party’s national conference in December. The African National Congress is proposing that land expropriation without compensation should be allowed where “necessary and unavoidable”. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Reivilo, South Africa. The post South Africa:…
Read More »Wildlife Africa, Nigeria celebrate 2017 World Nature Conservation Day
Wildlife Africa Initiative, wildlife conservation, research, education, and rescue initiative and the Federal Government of Nigeria are set to celebrate the 2017 World Nature Conservation Day (WNCD) scheduled to be commemorated globally July 28, 2017. Celebrated on July 28 each year, World Nature Conservation Day recognises that a healthy environment…
Read More »Amnesty: Cameroon forces tortured Boko Haram suspects
Cameroon forces have killed and tortured dozens of people accused of supporting Boko Haram, often without evidence, in the fight against the armed group, Amnesty International said. Most of the torture is happening at a base that has also been used by US and French troops, the international rights organisation…
Read More »Risk of mass killing rose most in Yemen in 2016: report
Yemen has been named the country where the risk of genocide or mass killing rose the most last year, according to a UK-based rights group. In its annual “Peoples Under Threat” index released on Thursday, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) placed Syria at the top of the list for the third consecutive year.…
Read More »ICC judges ordered to review Laurent Gbagbo’s detention
International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges have ordered a review into whether Laurent Gbagbo, the former Ivory Coast president, should be released from detention while his long-running trial continues on crimes-against-humanity charges. Presiding Judge Piotr Hofmanski on Wednesday struck down a decision by trial judges denying the 72-year-old Gbagbo interim release. Gbagbo…
Read More »Tobacco giant fights Kenya’s anti-smoking laws
One of the world’s biggest cigarette companies, British American Tobacco, has taken Kenya’s government to court over its move to make anti-smoking laws stricter. Health groups in Kenya say that international firms’ fight against regulations show that they are more worried about profits than protecting the public. Al…
Read More »Sahrawis sentenced to jail over Western Sahara killings
A Morocco court has sentenced 23 civilians to prison terms ranging from two years to life over the killing of 11 members of the Moroccan security forces in contested Western Sahara. A verdict was delivered at dawn on Wednesday by the Court of Appeals in Sale near Rabat, the official…
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IATF2025: Afreximbank, International Trade Centre Renew Partnership to Boost Intra-African Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and International Trade Centre (ITC) have renewed and expanded …
