Turkey detains two opposition journalists: reportF

Istanbul, June 8, 2020 (AFP) – Turkish police detained two opposition journalists as part of an investigation into “political and military espionage”, the official Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.  Details of the detentions were not...

Turkish court jails US consul staffer for aiding ‘terror group’F

Istanbul, June 11, 2020 (By Fulya Ozerkan) – A local US consulate employee was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison in Turkey Thursday for “aiding an armed terror group” that Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup, in a decision denounced by its...
Turkey debates the risks and benefits of neighborhood watchmenF

Turkey debates the risks and benefits of neighborhood watchmenF

Istanbul, June 11, 2020 – Turkey’s parliament passed a controversial bill on Wednesday giving neighbourhood patrols greater powers, with critics accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of wanting to build a loyal “militia”. The new law gives...
Honda’s Turkey four-wheel vehicle plant affected by cyber attackF

Honda’s Turkey four-wheel vehicle plant affected by cyber attackF

Tokyo, June 10, 2020  – Honda plants in Turkey, Brazil and India have halted operations as the Japanese carmaker battles to recover from a cyberattack that affected several factories worldwide. The cyberattack at the beginning of the week targeted Honda’s...
Bandits strike in Kastina state, sow terror in six remote villagesF

Bandits strike in Kastina state, sow terror in six remote villagesF

Kano, Nigeria, June 10, 2020 (AFP) – Armed gangs killed 57 people in a string of attacks on villages in northwest Nigeria, residents said on Wednesday, as security forces struggle to curb violence in the region.    Roughly 150 gunmen on motorcycles opened fire...
Morocco Covid-19 Charts and DataF

Morocco Covid-19 Charts and DataF

Below are three interactive charts depicting the evolution of Covid-19 in Morocco. Please feel free to change the display conditions. Death toll from Covid-19 in Morocco: Evolution of infections in Morocco: Evolution of testing in Morocco:
Algeria Covid-19 Charts and DataF

Algeria Covid-19 Charts and DataF

Cumulative cases of infection of the Covid-19 virus as of 10 June 2020 in Algeria reached 10,484, an increase of 117 from the previous day. The cumulative death toll is 724. Below are two interesting charts. Death toll from Covid-19 in Algeria:   Evolution of...
Africa’s newspapers facing collapse amid pandemicF

Africa’s newspapers facing collapse amid pandemicF

Collapsing revenues, rising layoffs: the coronavirus crisis is battering media outlets across Africa that were already struggling for cash and often facing pressure from hostile authorities. The news of cutbacks was sudden and painful for journalists at two of...
Covid-19 update as of 7 June 2020F

Covid-19 update as of 7 June 2020F

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis as of 7 June 2020. More than 400,000 deaths The pandemic has killed 400,581 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Sunday, based on official...
How to fake your own abduction and get arrested for itF

How to fake your own abduction and get arrested for itF

A 17-year-old girl in southwestern Nigeria who allegedly faked her own kidnap to demand a ransom from her mother has been arrested, police said on Sunday. Seun Adekunle is accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to stage her abduction in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun...
ISWAP raids military base in Auno, kills six soldiersF

ISWAP raids military base in Auno, kills six soldiersF

Jihadists have killed six Nigerian troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, army sources said Sunday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in trucks fitted with machine guns attacked the base in Auno, a village that is 25...
Covid-19 wrecking havoc in Kano stateF

Covid-19 wrecking havoc in Kano stateF

Lagos, June 9, 2020 – Nigerian authorities have linked the deaths of up to 600 people in the country’s second largest city to coronavirus after probing a surge in fatalities there. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said 979 people died in April in the...
Mali: Four inmates die in prison riot in BamakoF

Mali: Four inmates die in prison riot in BamakoF

Four prisoners in Mali’s capital Bamako have died after a “mutiny” which saw inmates break out of their cells and attack prison guards. The violence occurred on Friday while anti-government protesters were demonstrating in Bamako, according to...