Ghana: Parliament passes controversial tax on mobile payments
After several months of heated debates and protests from the opposition, the Ghanaian Parliament has just passed a measure to introduce a 1.5% tax on […]
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DRC: Eighteen civilians killed in two militia attacks in Ituri
Eighteen people were killed Tuesday by a militia group in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 inside a Catholic parish where they had […]
Sudan: Hundreds of tons of food looted from WFP in Darfur
A new illustration of the outbreak of violence in Darfur, Sudan: an armed group attacked a World Food Program warehouse on Tuesday evening, December 28. […]
Somalia: UN Security Council extends Amisom’s mandate by three months
The UN Security Council has finally extended the mandate of Amisom, the African Union Mission against the Shebabs in Somalia, for three months. The scenario […]
The Senegalese Thiéboudiène registered as intangible cultural heritage
Ceebujën, or Thiéboudiène, literally means “rice with fish” in Wolof. It is the national dish of Senegal, a dish appreciated and anchored in the daily […]
Gunmen attack UN convoy in DRC
Three staff members of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) were injured on Wednesday when their convoy was attacked by gunmen in the Eastern Democratic Republic […]
Conflict in Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces his return to the capital
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he had left the frontline and returned to Addis Ababa, after government forces claimed to have retaken several strategic […]
Sixteen UN workers arrested in Ethiopia
Sixteen Ethiopian U.N. staff were detained Tuesday by the authorities after a major raid targeting Tigrayans, as the international community continues to believe in a […]
Moroccan Sahara: King Mohammed VI Reaffirms Morocco’s Adherence to UN-Led Political Settlement
King Mohammed VI on Saturday reaffirmed Morocco’s adherence to a political settlement, under the aegis of the United Nations, to the issue of the Moroccan […]
COP 26 / Morocco: King Mohammed VI Sends Speech to 26th UN Climate Change Conference
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a speech to participants in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which opened on Monday in […]