It was ‘massacre’, France’s Macron admits 1944 killings of West African troops demanding wage was a crime
The win granted newly elected President Faye a clear mandate to carry out ambitious reforms promised during the campaign, which include more economic independence from foreign companies, including French ones, which are heavily invested in the country.
Fossil footprints in northern Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted 1.5 million years ago
The researchers reanalysed trackways that were previously discovered nearby, determining that both species were present together on fossilised muddy surfaces over a period spanning roughly 200,000 years.
GBV: Japanese aid agency teams up with Nairobi government to pitch for women’s rights in Kenya
As Kenya confronts the challenges posed by gender-based violence (GBV), 11 Kenyan entrepreneurs have stepped up efforts to prevent GBV and support survivors of with solutions tailored to change their social and economic circumstances. Culminating weeks of mentorship, under this business plan contest, these changemakers will showcase their initiatives at...
Report says Islamic State in Mozambique is propped by South Africa as a conduit for terrorism finance
While Islamist violence in northern Mozambique dropped 71 per cent between 2022 and 2023, MEARI cautioned that the possibility of the group gaining further ground and recapturing lost ground as 2024 unfolds should not be ruled out.
New report details how Mozambique is now most overt manifestation of terrorism in southern Africa
The impact of Islamic State support from Somalia became increasingly apparent in 2020 and 2021. This permitted ISM to increase its operations and allowing the insurgency to reach the peak of engagement in political violence events in June 2020. Insurgents targeted urban centres, seized control of Mocímboa da Praia town in August 2020, for at least a year and twice threatened the LNG project at Palma.
Mali’s military government arrests workers of a Canadian mining firm over unpaid taxes
Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes. Barrick Gold in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that four...
New study reveals Covid vaccines caused hundreds of death of healthy people
Hulscher says the study’s republication signals a “pivotal victory for transparency and accountability in science.” It also marks “a significant setback” for actors in the biopharmaceutical complex and “their Academic Publishing Cartel,” Hulscher said. Hulscher’s co-authors include Dr Harvey Risch, Dr Peter A. McCullough and Dr William Makis.
Analysts link rise of Lakurawa terrorists to absence of government in Nigeria’s northwest
The Nigerian security forces, under Operation Fansan Yamma and Operation Farautar Mujiya, launched air and ground assaults on camps belonging to the terror group after Lakurawa attacked residents of Mera in Kebbi State, killing 15 people, on 9 November 2024.
Namibia’s vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on course to become first female president
About 1.4 million people — approximately half the Namibian population — are registered to vote to decide the president and the makeup of Parliament. The country on the southwestern coast of Africa is a former German colony that came under South African control after World War I. SWAPO was at the forefront of the battle for independence.
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan supporters battle police in capital Islamabad, six killed the in violence
Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, who is leading the protest, told people to keep marching toward the Red Zone peacefully. She said another plan of action would be conveyed to protesters if Khan was not released. She also urged the government not to harm the demonstrators.
