Opposition leaders in Mali are rejecting a plan by ECOWAS, a grouping of West African governments, to end the country’s spiraling crisis, and are insisting that Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign. This announcement came as West African leaders on Monday called for the creation of a unity government in Mali and a fresh vote […]
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Uganda’s Free Speech Advocates Call For Release of Comedians in Custody
Uganda’s free speech advocates are calling for the release of a comedy group arrested last week on accusations of promoting sectarianism. Members of the group known as Bizonto were arrested after performing a skit that criticized government leaders. Artists on social media are using the hashtag “Free my talent” as they call on the government […]
Read MoreCameroon Dispatches Healthcare Workers to Find, Treat Hepatitis Patients
Healthcare workers in Cameroon are marking World Hepatitis Day (July 28), to raise awareness of the virus, which causes inflammation of the liver and kills about 300 people per day in Sub-Saharan Africa. While global coverage of a birth dose vaccine for Hepatitis B is 43%, according to the World Health Organization, only 6% receive it in […]
Read MoreAFRICOM Says Civilian Killed in Airstrike in Somalia
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says an airstrike that was intended to target al-Shabab fighters in Somalia earlier this year killed one civilian and wounded three others, in a rare admission by the Command. The findings were part of AFRICOM’s second quarterly report on civilian casualties and marks only the third time in AFRICOM’s history […]
Read MoreHuawei organise sa journée Smart PV FusionSolar européenne 2020 en ligne
DUSSELDORF, Allemagne, 28 juillet 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Début juillet, Huawei a tenu la journée Smart PV FusionSolar européenne 2020 à laquelle ont contribué 5 conférenciers et 5 panélistes de sociétés de recherche, clients et partenaires de renom. L’événement virtuel a rassemblé des participants de plus de 40 pays, a couvert des sujets liés aux tendances du marché photovoltaïque pendant et […]
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