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Algeria to give monthly pay to unemployed people
February 16, 2022
Algeria to give monthly pay to unemployed people
Algeria’s president says the government will introduce unemployment benefits for young adults as the country struggles with high rates of…
Tanzania seeks to manufacture own Covid vaccines
February 16, 2022
Tanzania seeks to manufacture own Covid vaccines
Tanzania is looking to set up its own vaccine manufacturing plant as part of its wider plan to tackle Covid…
Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars
February 16, 2022
Kenya minister wants gay students to be day scholars
Kenya’s education minister says gay students infringing on the rights of other learners should not be allowed to attend boarding…
Mozambique drops pupils’ textbooks over sex topics
February 14, 2022
Mozambique drops pupils’ textbooks over sex topics
Mozambique is withdrawing from its education curriculum a book for 12-year-old grade seven pupils containing some controversial subjects on sexuality.…
Guinea-Bissau’s mystery deepens over drug-trafficking coup plot
February 14, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s mystery deepens over drug-trafficking coup plot
At the beginning of the month, it looked like Guinea-Bissau was about to fall victim to what has been called…
East African states welcome Burundi sanctions removal
February 10, 2022
East African states welcome Burundi sanctions removal
The East African Community (EAC) has welcomed the lifting of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Burundi…
Canada truckers: Arrests as police warn of ‘volatile’ protesters
February 9, 2022
Canada truckers: Arrests as police warn of ‘volatile’ protesters
Ottawa police have said “volatile” and “determined” demonstrators remain in Canada’s capital after nearly two weeks of a trucker-led anti-vaccine…
DR Congo uncovers bid to ‘destabilise government’
February 9, 2022
DR Congo uncovers bid to ‘destabilise government’
Investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo have “serious evidence” pointing to actions against national security, the presidential spokesman has…
ICJ to rule on DR Congo-Uganda reparations case
February 9, 2022
ICJ to rule on DR Congo-Uganda reparations case
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague is expected to hand down a verdict in the long-running case…
Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial days ahead after Putin summit
February 8, 2022
Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial days ahead after Putin summit
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the coming days will be crucial to de-escalating the Ukraine standoff, after a meeting…