Foreign Ministry extends condolences to ‘friendly’ government, people of Congo, to relatives of those who lost their lives. ANKARA Turkiye on Tuesday “strongly condemned” an overnight attack on a camp for internally displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo which left at least 14 civilians dead. “We are deeply saddened to receive the…
Summary Angola will hold its general election in August and the start of the electoral campaigns is yet to be announced. All research and polling activities can be carried out and announced before the beginning of the electoral campaign period, Mr Homem said. However, the government proposal does not prevent studies and polls from being…
Summary Research group forecasts that the number of 5G mobile subscriptions in Kenya will grow from 1.1 million at end-2022 to 12.8 million by 2026. By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecom service provider in Ethiopia, on Monday launched 5G mobile phone service making Ethiopia among the leading few African countries, including Kenya in eastern…
Daniel Motaung, a former Facebook moderator, filed a lawsuit against Meta in Kenya on Tuesday. The lawsuit accuses Meta and a contractor of human trafficking and union busting. Motaung said he’d applied for the job not knowing he would be working at Facebook. A man who worked as a Facebook moderator in Kenya is suing…
Antonio Guterres calls for probe following killing of 52 people in Ituri province. KIGALI, Rwanda UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the weekend killing of dozens of civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, calling on the authorities to investigate the massacre and bring those responsible to justice. At least 52 people were…
Terrorists targeted in military operation near Barakuy village in Mouhoun province, says state news agency. DAKAR, Senegal At least 40 terrorists were killed in an operation in northwest Burkina Faso, the state news agency reported Tuesday. The terrorists were neutralized in a military operation near Barakuy village in Mouhoun province, said the report, noting that…
Summary Sierra Leone’s plan to bid for a seat in the Security Council had been a rumour until Monday when the president publicly announced it. Reports suggested that the government had been mobilising support from friendly countries through diplomatic engagements, particularly on the continent. The Sierra Leonean government is hoping to use its war experience…
Summary The UN Strategy for the Great Lakes region provides guidance to the wider UN family in our collective efforts to advance the WPS agenda and recognises the disproportionate effect that the pandemic has had on women and girls. The Advisory Board for Women, Peace, and Security in the Great Lakes region, which I chair,…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a presidential nomination form, saying it was bought without his consent. The form was for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that defeated Mr Jonathan in 2015 after he had been in power for five years. A supporters’ group bought the nomination form on his behalf on Monday,…
As the race to save 8 workers trapped in a zinc mine entered its third week, Burkinabe authorities are still cautiously hopeful. A government delegation travelled Thursday to the Canadian-operated mine located in the city of Perkoa. There, on April 18 miners were trapped as the underground section of the mine flooded due to heavy rain. …