[CPJ] Lusaka — Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is facing up to seven years in prison for his reporting on corruption and poor governance in the southern African nation. It is at least the third time that Zgambo has risked imprisonment for his online journalism, a growing threat for journalists in many African countries. Source
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers — The Algerian government has decided to withdraw its ambassador to the French Republic, with immediate effect, and the diplomatic representation to France is now the responsibility of the chargé d’affaires, following France’s recognition of Morocco’s “autonomy plan” as the “only basis” for resolving the Western Sahara conflict as part of … Devamını oku
[Premium Times] The movie spotlights the life and legacy of the fabled Yoruba hero Lisabi, whose life made a lasting impression in Nigerian history. Source
[Nile Post] Kikuube District’s top leaders are alarmed by the continued absenteeism of civil servants. Many staff members reportedly skip work or merely hang their coats on chairs before leaving to handle personal matters. Source
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, August 20 — Prime Minister Kamel Madouri met Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li at the Government Palace in the Kasbah on Tuesday to discuss Tunisia’s participation in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) to be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6. Source
[HRW] Conservation efforts can sometimes displace entire communities and upend livelihoods and ways of life, without ever consulting the women impacted. Some community consultation efforts only, or mostly, include men, even as displacement or changes may make it harder for women to find alternative sources of income, adapt to disrupted social structures, access pregnancy services, … Devamını oku
[UN News] The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure. Source
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Source
[New Zimbabwe] A Czechoslovakian tourist arrested for recording a video on Zimbabwe’s electricity and water shortages was this Wednesday granted US$500 bail by the High Court. Source
[spotlight] Sister Sandra Bryant runs her clinic in a lilac painted room, where glitter cream and a disco ball does not seem out of place next to scissors, syringes, and needles. She tells Spotlight’s Biénne Huisman about working with Professor Christiaan Barnard, the adrenaline of being in the operating theater, and why she has a … Devamını oku