West African bloc ECOWAS: key facts
The organisation is dominated politically and economically by regional giant Nigeria, which accounts for more than half the bloc’s population and GDP.
Author: Mwanzo Editor
Kenya victims of 1998 US embassy bombing demand compensation
The twin bombings, claimed by Al-Qaeda, killed a total of 224 people
Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
The government defended lifting the ban, insisting that only mature trees in state-run plantations would be felled, and that Kenya’s most biodiverse and carbon-rich wild forests would remain untouched.
Pressure mounts on Niger coup leaders as deadline nears
ECOWAS military chiefs of staff have agreed a plan for a possible intervention to respond to the crisis, the latest of several coups to hit Africa’s Sahel region since 2020.
Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges
The 77-year-old has already been charged in two other criminal cases, and the new conspiracy charges raise the prospect of his being further embroiled in legal proceedings at the height of next year’s election campaign.
Ethiopia declares ‘state of emergency’ over Amhara violence
The statement did not make clear if the state of emergency applied nationwide or just to Amhara, which lies to the north of the capital Addis Ababa.
Zimbabwe election disinformation spreads on WhatsApp
In Kenya and Nigeria, which recently held votes, misinformation peddlers hung out in the open, mostly on Facebook and Twitter, while in Zimbabwe WhatsApp is king of the rapid spread, analysts say.
Each cigarette in Canada to come with warning label
They will have to come with an individual health warning that “cigarettes cause impotence” and cancer, and that there is “poison in every puff” under new rules that came into effect Tuesday.
Rwanda imposes curfew to curb noise pollution
The Cabinet established closing time of non-essential services at 1 am on working days, and 2 am on weekends (Friday and Saturday), effective September 1st 2023
Kenya suspends Worldcoin crypto over privacy concerns
Users who registered with the project in Kenya were offered 25 free Worldcoin tokens worth about 7,000 shillings ($45), drawing thousands of people to multiple sign-up points in the capital Nairobi.
