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OrderPaper Rebrands to Strengthen Parliamentary Monitoring and Public Policy Advocacy
Nigeria’s foremost independent parliamentary monitoring organization and policy think tank, OrderPaper, has announced a significant rebranding initiative designed to reinforce its identity and enhance its public perception.
The Founder/CEO…
Ethiopia Aims Debt Restructuring
Ethiopia is in the final stages of negotiations with its creditors to restructure its sovereign debt, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide announced on Sunday.
Speaking at a joint press conference in Addis Ababa with International Monetary Fund,…
Namibian Founding President Sam Nujoma Dies
The revered freedom fighter Sam Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has passed away at the age of 95.
His death was announced on Sunday by…
Former Boxing Champion Killed Amid Violence In DRC
In Goma, grief is mingled with anger as the community mourns the tragic death of Kibomango, a former boxing champion and one of the 3,000 victims claimed by the M23 rebels.
The memory of his untimely passing remains fresh, leaving behind…
Cameroon sugarcane strike turns violent over wages
Over 150 hectares of sugarcane fields have been destroyed in Cameroon due to violent clashes between workers at the Société Sucrière du Cameroun (SOSUCAM) and police.
The unrest, which erupted earlier this week, stems from protests over…
Egypt: Mother’s hunger strike continues over son’s release
Laila Soueif is a mathematician, a university professor, a political activist.
But as she slumped in a folding chair outside the gates of the British prime minister’s office on day 129 of a hunger strike on Wednesday, she was just a…
Ivory Coast: Ex-banker Renounces French Citizenship For Election
Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has renounced his French citizenship to meet eligibility conditions for Ivory Coast's presidential election in October, as his party mulls who to put forward as its nominee.
In 2023, Thiam was…
Dozens Killed In Convoy Ambush In Mali – Sources
Mali's northeastern city of Gao came under attack by armed assailants. An attack on the convoy and its army escort during ambush claimed more than 50 people's lives on Friday, a local official and residents said.
The attackers struck…
Summit: Leaders Deliberate On Solution To Conflict In DRC
The Eastern and Southern African regional bloc's Leaders met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels' rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a…
UN To Investigate Human Rights Violation In DRC
The United Nations came to a significant agreement to launch a formal investigation into the human rights violations taking place in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
On Friday, 47 member states of the United Nations Human Rights…