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Twitter’s Ghanaian staff without severance pay
Twitter’s former employees in Ghana say the company has gone silent on all negotiations regarding payment of severance pay. In Africa, the biggest im…
2 years, 5 months ago
Call for investigation into Darfur atrocities
Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into an increase in atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region, since recent fighting between the army an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Opposition boycotts new Sierra Leone parliament
New MPs were sworn in as Sierra Leone’s parliament opened following June’s elections, but the main opposition APC party is boycotting government busi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is banning protests in Kenya unconstitutional?
Kenyan protesters defied a police ban and demonstrations turned chaotic. The opposition called the move draconian, and vowed to go back to the street…
2 years, 5 months ago
Iran's president begins Africa tour
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi has kicked off a three-country tour of Africa. His trip to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe comes as the country is trying t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Senegal: What's driving migrants to leave?
As European governments harden their stance on undocumented migration - we hear what's been happening to hundreds of people found in the Mediterranea…
2 years, 6 months ago
AU troops to leave Somalia by December
We get an update from Somalia. The African Union has begun pulling its troops out of the country and plans to complete the withdrawal by December. Co…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Russian schools ready to teach Swahili
On World Swahili Day, we take at a look at how far the east African language has travelled and hear from people teaching it from Moscow to Bogotá.
Als…
2 years, 6 months ago
South Sudan unveils first-ever election plans
South Sudan hasn't voted in an election since the country gained independence in 2011, but that could change if President Salva Kiir's pledge to hold…
2 years, 6 months ago
Kenya lifts ban on tree cutting
President Ruto outrages environmentalists after lifting a ban on cutting trees. But what does this mean for Kenya’s commitment to the environment? We…
2 years, 6 months ago