https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/12/20/multimedia/20tunisia-sub‑1–1‑fc24/20tunisia-sub‑1–1‑fc24-moth-v2.jpgTurnout in Saturday’s parliamentary elections was just over 11 percent, reflecting deep skepticism that politics can solve the North African nation’s grave governmental and economic crises.
https://gdb.voanews.com/997BAC11-8197–42B1-9801–82FACBAB1F22_w800_h450.pngCameroon’s military has taken over construction of roads linking its troubled western regions to Nigeria after what it said were repeated separatist attacks. The military says the rebels abducted eight people this week, including road workers, who were abandoning work sites due to insecurity. Cameroon says scores of government troops and road construction equipment of…
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https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1445198165.jpgAs uprisings happen in China and Iran, it’s no accident the United States hasn’t been involved.
The calls for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020. (Image credit: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP)
DetailsFar too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union, where he has been taking part in the sixth UN-AU annual conference.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/11/19/multimedia/00angola-santos-image-1-c617/00angola-santos-image-1-c617-moth.jpgIsabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, was accused of enriching herself with state resources during her time in control of the country’s oil company.
The number of conflicts in the world today, including those that are taking place in the African continent, remains a cause of concern to many. Today the world has the largest number of conflicts since the Second World War. Some of these conflicts are not just in Africa. They include the conflicts in Ukraine. The cumulative…
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Citizens of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti and three other nations will get relief from US deportation until mid-2024.
As 32 nations prepare for Qatar 2022, here is every World Cup squad announced so far.
Three years ago, BBC Africa Eye’s Nancy Kacungira reported on the plight of three young women, Mercy, Scovia and Esther who left their homes to find jobs as domestic workers. Commonly referred to as ‘housegirls’, the film chronicled their hard lives and illustrated how being employed as a domestic worker can sometimes lead to mistreatment…
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