Five opposition activists have been charged with “making threats likely to disrupt security and public order”, their lawyers said Monday. Cellou Balde, a former member of parliament, on Friday turned himself in at the police headquarters where Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, Abdoulaye Bah and Etienne Soropogui were being held since Thursday and Ibrahima Cherif Bah since…
Tunisia has announced a slew of measures to cushion the tourism industry. The move is to try to limit the devastating effect of restrictions imposed to curb spread of the coronavirus on the crucial tourism sector. Tourism Minister Habib Ammar highlights the effects of restrictions on tourism. “Regarding the income of tourism, it has decreased…
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR says it is extremely concerned about the worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where ongoing clashes between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray forces are driving thousands of people to flee. Hundreds have died, and at least 20,000 refugees have fled to Sudan, more than half of them children. Jens Hasemannm…
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The former UK prime minister addressed a virtual audience on the topic Building Back Better in Post COVID-19 Africa: The Role of Technology and Governance, as part of the Kofi A. Annan Lecture Series. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 17, 2020/APO Group/ —We have the same problems but what we also have is vastly increased urgency…
A new report published by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2 percent of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing nearly $180 billion to the overall economy. The projected potential contribution could reach $712 billion by 2050. The report, dubbed e-Conomy…
Cairo may be sending a message to regional rivals with recent naval drills. On Monday, several Egyptian warships were spotted en route to the Black Sea, where they are set to link up with Russian forces for a joint exercise called “Bridge of Friendship 2020.” That might unsettle some observers in Washington. Over the decades,…
Governance progress slowed across Africa for the first time in a decade, even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, with commitment to democracy and civil rights faltering, a major report said Monday. The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published every two years, gives each country’s government a score according to criteria including anti-corruption measures, protection…