Monthly Archives: August 2020
Police say 19 inmates, guards killed in Somalia prison riot
SOMALIA
A Somali police officer says at least 19 people were killed during a riot in the central prison...
Jailed Zimbabwean journalist is denied rights, say lawyers
ZIMBABWE
Lawyers for a jailed Zimbabwean journalist have asked a court to force prison authorities to stop the “blatant...
Drug agency destroys 16,697.639 kg. of illicit drugs in Nigeria’s Plateau
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday said it has sized 16,697.639 kilograms of illicit substances...
Algerian reporter sentenced to 3 years over protest coverage
ALGERIA
An Algerian journalist who played a prominent role in covering the country’s pro-democracy movement last year was sentenced...
Extreme poverty rises and a generation sees future slip away
ETHIOPIA
As a domestic worker, Amsale Hailemariam knew from the inside out the luxury villas that had grown up...
Nigeria’s S/Kaduna: Military kills one suspect, obtain information on other militia
NIGERIA
Nigeria's joint Military Task Force otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), saddled with the responsibility to restore...
Nigeria’s S/Kaduna Killings: give Military prompt information, says local group
NIGERIA
A local coalition group under the aegis of Southern Kaduna Indigenous Peace Practitioners (SOKIPEP), has said rather than...
At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base
SOMALI
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia’s capital Saturday, killing at least...
Nigeria’s opposition party ready for State Congresses
NIGERIA
Nigeria's Plateau State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said it is set for the conduct of...
Nigeria’s S/Kaduna Killing: Gov. El-Rufai may go like Adolf Hitler, says group
NIGERIA
A non-governmental organization, under the aegis of 'Global Centre for Media and Human Empowerment', has said with the...