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Meta Faces $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Over Facebook’s Role in Fueling Tigray Conflict
Meta is facing a major lawsuit accusing it of allowing hate speech and violent content to spread on Facebook, allegedly worsening the Tigray war in…
Kenya Condemns Russia’s Actions in Ukraine, Drawing Parallels to Africa’s Colonial Legacy
Kenya’s ambassador to the United Nations has sharply criticized Russia’s recognition of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, invoking Africa’s colonial history as a warning…
Corruption Risks and Accountability After COVID-19: How the EU and International Bodies Responded
The COVID-19 pandemic created not only a global health emergency but also fertile ground for corruption, bribery, and misuse of public funds. As governments mobilized…
Djibouti: President Guelleh Seeks Fifth Term Amid Strategic and Economic Challenges
In late December, Djibouti’s 73-year-old President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced he would run for a fifth term in the April elections, framing his bid as…
Kaboré Re-Elected President of Burkina Faso Amid Security and Electoral Challenges
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been re-elected, securing 57.87 percent of the vote in the November 22 presidential election, according to full…
COVID-19 Crisis Threatens to Push 150 Million People Into Extreme Poverty by 2021
Global extreme poverty is projected to increase in 2020 for the first time in more than two decades, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies existing challenges…
Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace: From Nobel Laureate to National Unrest
A year after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending a long-standing conflict with Eritrea, the…
Tanzania’s President Faces Growing Pressure as Three MPs Die and Covid-19 Cases Surge
Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, is under mounting pressure following the deaths of three members of parliament within just 11 days, amid a sharp rise in…
Italy Orders Rescued Migrants to Quarantine on Offshore Vessel
Italy has directed that a group of migrants and refugees rescued in the Mediterranean be transferred to a separate vessel for quarantine and coronavirus testing…
Guinea-Bissau’s President Appoints New Prime Minister as Political Tensions Escalate
Guinea-Bissau’s President José Mário Vaz appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday, but the dismissed incumbent refused to step down, deepening a political standoff just…
Facebook Expands Fact-Checking Programme to 10 More African Countries
Facebook has announced the expansion of its third-party fact-checking initiative to ten additional African nations, in collaboration with Agence France-Presse (AFP) and several regional media…
Murder by Numbers
Where Africans Live Shapes Their Risk of Being Killed – What Does This Mean for Tackling Crime? Over the past three years, Africa’s average murder…