EPP Group Nominates Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu for EU’s Top Human Rights Prize
The Sakharov Prize is the European Union’s highest tribute for human rights work, awarded annually by the European Parliament.
Category: Africa
Saudi, Egypt Demand Open Red Sea, as Riyadh Vows to Hit Back Against Houthis
The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces since the country’s civil war reignited in July, when the group also declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea.
Attack on Cameroon Bar Kills Three
The attack comes a week after a police officer was killed and five teachers kidnapped in the town of Wum, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Bamenda.
Uber abruptly halts business in Nigeria, Uganda
Ride-hailing company Uber said Wednesday it was shutting down its business in Nigeria and Uganda, effective immediately. The US-based firm,…
Sudan’s Darfur Faces Driest Rainy Season in Four Decades: WFP
Darfur, already ravaged by decades of conflict, has faced some of the worst violence of the war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has raged since 2023 and killed more than 200,000 people.
Mali Attack Last Week Killed Dozens of Soldiers, 5 Russian Mercenaries
Thursday’s assault on the Dioura military camp, which was claimed by jihadists, is one of the deadliest suffered by the Malian army since the beginning of the conflict that has ravaged the west African country for more than a decade.
Nigerian Oil Refinery Dangote Launches IPO
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery aims to raise funds to double its capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day by 2028, which would make it the world’s largest refinery, surpassing Jamnagar in India.
Foreign Nationals Targeted in South Africa’s Extortion Explosion
Immigrant-run shops were also a focus of an explosion of xenophobic unrest earlier this year when scores were looted, torched or forced to shut during protests demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country.
FIFA Rebuffs Morocco Claim Over 2030 World Cup Final
FIFA said on Friday that a decision on the venue for the 2030 World Cup final would be made “in due course”, after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the showpiece match would be staged in Morocco.
No Shops, NO Schools: Equatorial Guinea’s Ghost Town New Capital
In early January, a presidential decree officially made Ciudad de la Paz, formerly Oyala, the new capital of Equatorial Guinea, an authoritarian oil-rich central African state of two million inhabitants.
