Tunisian authorities have stepped up their clampdown on the rights to freedom of expression and association ahead of the presidential elections on 6 October 2024, said Amnesty International, escalating their harassment of political opponents, restricting the work of journalists, human rights defenders and NGOS and taking steps to further undermine judicial independence. In the latest escalation at least 97 members of opposition group Ennahda were arrested between 12 and 13 September. Those detained were
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The senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has asked the federal government to dredge communities affected by flooding in Borno State to ease out water so that residents who are trapped can be rescued. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Ndume said most residents trapped in their communities were yet to be rescued. Recall that many residents were killed, some trapped and many others displaced while houses and farmlands were submerged by flooding that wrecked havoc in Maiduguri, the Borno
Maiduguri Flood - Some Residents Still Trapped - Ndume
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New modelling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children's health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Goalkeepers report, "A Race
Gates Foundation Calls for Action on Child Malnutrition, Disease
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Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti has, perhaps, come to realize that securing Liberia a seat at the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member would be nearly impossible without the influential endorsement of former President George Weah, who initiated the bid during his tenure. In a formal communication dated September 6, 2024, Minister Nyanti expressed the Liberian government's deep appreciation for Weah's ongoing role as a global peace ambassador. "Your global presence as a peace ambassador has
Foreign Minister Requests Ex-President Weah's Help for UN Seat
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Late former President Robert Mugabe's youngest son Bellarmine Chatunga has been slapped with an arrest warrant for defaulting court. Chatunga was expected to appear before a Beitbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday for his routine remand following his arrest two weeks ago for disorderly conduct. He is also facing another charge of possession of prohibited knives. It is alleged on August 31, Chatunga's vehicle which was being driven by a South African national was stopped at Bubi Security Roadblock in
Warrant of Arrest Issued for Late Former President Mugabe's Son
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Daily aerial and artillery bombardment by both sides of the conflict kills the city of Bahri
Khartoum Bahri - 10 or More Die Daily From Hunger and Shelling
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has approved the immediate release of $8 million dollars to support victims in flood ravaged Maiduguri, in Nigeria's Borno state. Severe flooding there last week killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others. Mohammed Malick Fall, the U.N. resident coordinator, announced the new funding to journalists in Maiduguri while visiting flood victims over the weekend. The visit was to assess the extent of damage caused
UN Diverts $8 Million in Humanitarian Funding to Nigeria Flood Response
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Stellenbosch Shuts Down Controversial Wilgenhof Residence Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch Shuts Down Controversial Wilgenhof Residence - South African News Briefs - September 17, 2024
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Some Eswatini legislators, backed by human rights activists, are calling for an urgent review of the Game Act of 1991, a law they say allows wildlife park rangers to shoot and kill suspected poachers with little or no accountability. Game park owners have defended these shootings for years as necessary to protect animals. But critics contend that the Game Act instead jeopardizes human life. Human rights lawyer Thabiso Mavuso of the Law Society of Swaziland, who has represented the families of shooting
Eswatini Activists Say Park Rangers Shoot Suspected Poachers With Impunity
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·Gets the backing of 58 member countries Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman Ismaila Dieng has said. "We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO," Dieng added that she had taken into account "the overwhelming and broad-based support expressed by members". Her
Okonjo-Iweala to Seek Second Term as WTO Chief
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