Mali: Low turnout for 2nd round of legislative elections
As announced, the second round of legislative elections took place in Mali, on April 19, despite the coronavirus pandemic and insecurity. According to media reports, […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Forty-four Boko Haram prisoners found dead in Chad
The Chadian army earlier this month captured fifty-eight Boko Haram jihadists in Lac province. Forty-four of them have reportedly committed suicide in their cells on […]
Thirty-one detainees executed in Burkina Faso – HRW
Human Rights Watch said Monday April 20 that Burkina Faso’s security forces executed 31 unarmed detainees in the northern town of Djibo, and called for […]
Coronavirus continues its spread, deaths in Africa
The African continent has recorded over 23,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 1,145 deaths. Egypt, Morocco and South Africa are the most affected countries in the […]
CAR: Debate on good management of covid-19 funds
Debate on good management of the funds received by the Central African Republic to cope with covid-19 retains attention more than prevention measures in the […]
Nigeria: Security services have killed more people in enforcing coronavirus restrictions than virus itself
In a report released late on April 16, the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission said it had received and documented “105 complaints of incidents of […]
African countries to rescue academic year 2019-2020
The ongoing pandemic has helped the world take cognizance of the importance of online education. This was what the Minister of Education of Tunisia, Mohamed […]
Terrorists exterminated in Egypt
In this context of fight against coronavirus pandemic, Egypt has faced again terrorist threat. According to information, the terrorist elements hiding in Al Amiriya neighborhood […]
Moratorium on Africa’s debt payments is “an indispensable step” –France’s Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged international creditors to relieve African countries of debt payments this year to help them deal with the coronavirus […]
Saudi Arabia deports thousands of Ethiopians amid COVID-19 pandemic
Thousands of undocumented Ethiopian workers are being abruptly deported from Saudi Arabia in cargo planes amid efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus […]