Monday, June 15, 2020
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Johannesburg, June 14, 2020 – Friends of the Earth accused France on Monday of planting a “ticking climate bomb” in Mozambique, where French oil giant Total is developing a mega-project to exploit natural gas. “For several years now, the entire...
Monday, June 15, 2020
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Abuja, June 15, 2020 – Nigerian doctors in state-run hospitals went on strike Monday over complaints on welfare and inadequate protective equipment, but said medics treating coronavirus patients would keep working. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation...
Monday, June 15, 2020
Abuja, June 15, 2020 – Nigeria’s police chief on Monday said the country had seen a sharp increase in cases of rape and domestic abuse of women during coronavirus lockdowns. “It has come to the public knowledge now that because of the COVID-19...
Monday, June 15, 2020
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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Kano, Nigeria, June 13, 2020 – Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group killed six people Saturday in an assault on a strategic garrison town in restive northeast Nigeria, security sources and residents said. Dozens of fighters believed to be from the...
Friday, June 12, 2020
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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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...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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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...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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:
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Updated June 10, 2020 – The death toll from an attack by jihadists linked to the Islamic State on a village in northeast Nigeria rose to 81, officials said Wednesday. Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction shot and...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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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...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Seoul, June 9, 2020 – Six fishing boat crewmen abducted by pirates off the coast of Gabon have been released after more than a month in captivity, South Korea’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. A South Korean in his 50s, two Senegalese, and three...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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...
