Africa

UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Worsening Situation for Lawyers in Tunisia ——————————– United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concern over the deteriorating conditions faced by lawyers in Tunisia over the past year, Jurist News reported. Since June 2024,…

Elephants Use Goal-Directed Gestures, Study Confirms …………………. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science has found that African Savannah elephants use deliberate gestures to communicate their goals, expanding our understanding of intentional animal communication beyond primates. Researchers tested…

Tunisian put to jail after refusing to watch president on TV: lawyer ————————– A Tunisian inmate was sentenced to six months in prison after refusing to watch a TV news segment about President Kais Saied, Arab News reported quoting his…

Widespread Wildfires Devastate Southwestern Libya ————————— Wildfires have engulfed Alawenat Oasis in southwestern Libya, spreading rapidly into residential neighborhoods, Anadolu Agency reported. The fires, which ignited earlier that day, remain uncontrolled and have sparked panic among residents, the state news…

Airstrike eliminates at least 7 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia’s Hiraan region ————————— Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Sunday that an airstrike in the central Hiraan region killed at least seven al-Shabaab militants and destroyed two weapon-filled…

IS-aligned rebels slay 66 civilians in eastern Congo ———————————- Rebels affiliated with the IS group killed 66 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, The Associated Press reported. Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has ties to ISIS,…

Cholera Outbreak Worsens in Democratic Republic of Congo Amid Dual Epidemics —————————— The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with a worsening cholera outbreak, with 1,601 confirmed cases reported across 17 of its 26 provinces, Anadolu Agency reported…

ICC Warns of War Crimes and Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur …………….. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed “reasonable grounds to believe” that war crimes and crimes against humanity are ongoing in Sudan’s Darfur region, the court’s deputy prosecutor told…

Kenya’s President Orders Police to Shoot Protesters in Legs Amid Deadly Unrest ……………….. Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters in the legs if they target businesses, escalating his response to widespread anti-government demonstrations. Speaking in Nairobi,…

New Malaria Treatment Approved for Babies, Poised for Rollout in Africa ………………. A newly approved malaria treatment designed specifically for babies and very young children is expected to be introduced in African countries within weeks, the BBC reported. Until now,…