Mwanzo Editor
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Presidential hopes darken for Senegal’s Sonko
The 49-year-old politician, who is popular among young Senegalese, was formally charged Monday with calling for insurrection, undermining state security, criminal association with a terrorist body and other crimes.
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Africa leaders give Niger junta week to cede power
At an emergency summit in Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc demanded Bazoum be reinstated within a week.
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Kenya’s govt, opposition agree to talks after protests
President William Ruto’s government has endured nine days of demonstrations since March, when his rival Raila Odinga called Kenyans onto the streets over a cost of living crisis.
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Trump vows to fight on in 2024 White House race if sentenced
Trump is also facing dozens of felony charges in a case involving hush money payments to a porn star in New York and is bracing for indictment in separate state and federal investigations into his…
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Army general declares himself Niger leader
General Tchiani said that while Bazoum had sought to convince people that “all is going well… the harsh reality (is) a pile of dead, displaced, humiliation and frustration”.
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The consequences of the Kenya protests
Twenty people have died in the clashes, official figures say. The opposition says the true death toll is at least 50.
