Tanzania lawmakers recently (June 10) passed a bill that outlaws public interest litigation. It says any…
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Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. Cafes and…
Paul Whelan, ex-US marine, jailed in Russia on spying charges
Ex-US marine Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI undergoes successful heart operation
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI “ on Sunday successfully underwent” an operation at the clinic of the…
South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women
South Africa’s president says it has been a “dark and shameful week” for his country following…
Coronavirus in Africa: 233,836 cases; 6,261 deaths; 107,013 recoveries
There are now more than over 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a…
Juneteenth: Trump changes Tulsa Oklahoma rally date ‘out of respect’
US President Donald Trump is postponing his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma so…
Somalia, Somaliland leaders to meet in Djibouti next week
President Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia will meet with Somaliland leader Muse Bihi next week in…
Rafiki, Uganda’s rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
One of Uganda’s best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been killed. Four men have been arrested,…
Burundi cabinet wants court to declare presidency vacant
Burundi will seek constitutional interpretation on how to proceed over the power vacuum created by the…