French lawmakers condemn ‘bloody and murderous’ 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
About 12,000 Algerians were arrested in the crackdown and dozens were killed, “their bodies thrown into the Seine River,” President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in 2021 on the 60th anniversary of the massacre.
Nigeria’s Access Holding to seek shareholders’ nod to raise $1.5 billion via share or bond sale
Shares of Nigerian-based Access Group, which operates across 15 countries, mostly in Africa but including Britain and France, rose 2.08 per cent to 24.50 naira on the Nigerian bourse. They hit a high of 30.70 naira in January.
UN human rights calls for immediate and bold action to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
As of the end of January, a total of 900 schools had temporarily closed, affecting roughly 200,000 children. Threats to school security are particularly acute in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and in the northern part of nearby Artibonite province.
Con: X owner Elon Musk fought government surveillance, while profiting off state surveillance
In its petition to the Supreme Court last September, X’s attorneys took up the banner of communications privacy: “History demonstrates that the surveillance of electronic communications is both a fertile ground for government abuse and a lightning-rod political topic of intense concern to the public.” After the court declined to take up the case in January, Musk responded tweeting, “Disappointing that the Supreme Court declined to hear this matter.”
Why insecure President Museveni, a Rwandan refugee, can’t surrender reins of power or deport Banyarwanda from Uganda
In 1980, Museveni contested for the presidency in the general election by founding the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM). The main contestant, UPC, was wary of Banyarwanda refugees voting for the Catholic dominated DP. In Museveni’s newly found home, Nyabushozi (Mbarara North Constituency), he was branded a ‘stranger and an immigrant’ and totally rejected in favour of Sam Kuteesa of DP.
Formation of DRC new government on course as UNSC told M23 rebels have uprooted military
On humanitarian, human and civil security issues, Bintou Keita drew attention to atrocities committed by another rebel group – the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) – active in the eastern DRC. She pointed to 200 civilian deaths since the start of 2024 on the Ituri/North Kivu provincial border.
Anti-Israel protesters interrupt Biden, Obama, Clinton at $25 million New York fundraiser
Biden, 81, has faced concerns about his age and fitness for a second four-year term. Recent Reuters/Ipsos polls show his approval rating at 40 per cent and in a tight race with Trump, 77, ahead of the November 5 election.
Transport ministry: An 8-year old only survivor as South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims
The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground, catching fire, according to a statement by the transport department.
Since America has lost influence in African Sahel it has adopted China’s African foreign policy of ‘see-no evil’
The most recent State Department report on human rights in Equatorial Guinea details credible reports of extrajudicial killings, torture, “inhuman” punishment, arbitrary arrest and political imprisonment by the state, among many other abuses.
Squeezed by coups in West Africa and surging Chinese presence, Biden is now dining with Africa’s worst dictator
Equatorial Guinea has been plagued by oppression, corruption and poverty for decades. After seizing power in a military coup in 1979, Obiang and his family have ruled it as their personal fiefdom. Despite significant oil wealth, the country suffers widespread poverty due to rampant embezzlement.
