Arama sonuçlarınız

Uganda's move to close UN rights office angers opposition Tonight, Ugandan opposition leaders voice their anger at the government's move to effectively close the UN's human rights office in the country. In Togo, our team reports on an initiative that looks to curb the soaring number of teenage...

Tunisia arrests more prominent opponents of president Tunisian police on Monday detained two prominent critics of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president, part of a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government.

Tunisia economy: Standards of living drops as prices soar Tunisians are increasingly feeling the brunt of a growing economic crisis. Rising prices, inflation and low salaries have seen the standard of living drop drastically in recent years. And many are losing faith in the government's ability...

Uganda: Move to close human rights office angers opposition The UN human rights office in Uganda may close soon. The authorities have decided not to renew its mandate, which expires this year. Kampala believes it can do without it. This is a cause for concern for NGOs. Attacks on journalists...

Togo's teenage pregnancies: Villagers organise support systems for young girls Every year in Togo, there are an average of 5,000 cases of teenage pregnancy. But the numbers have soared over the last two years, forcing one far-flung village to start an intiative to curb the rising numbers. FRANCE...

Rising Valentine: Kenyan rose farmers hit by inflation Relentless rains in South Africa have claimed at least a dozen victims with the bad weather forcing government to declare a national state of disaster. It comes less than a year after the deadliest floods ever seen in the country. Then as...

Tunisian president announces strengthening of diplomatic ties with Syria Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the presidency said on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of Tunisia's intention to fully restore relations days after a deadly earthquake...

South Africa energy crisis: Country activates disaster law over power shortages A power crisis in South Africa has prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to declared a national "state of disaster." Widespread electricty shortages have put the brakes on growth in Africa's most industralised economy...

Nigeria currency crisis: Cash chaos taints election campaign A Cash shortage has overshadowed Africa's largest economy as it ramps up for elections on february 25th. Nigeria's cash crisis is the fallout from a currency swap thats caused havoc and protests. The supreme court suspended a deadline...

South Africa's most immediate task is to reduce power cuts says Ramaphosa South Africa's president declared a state of national emergency on Thursday in an attempt to stem the power crisis that has plagued the continent's leading industrial powerhouse with rampant blackouts for months. The...

DRC's displaced phone home In Rutshuru,The International Committee of the Red Cross has set up phone booths to help the displaced DR Congolese families track down those left behind in combat zones. Also a new film is out in France that focuses on the Senegalese tirailleurs; a core of colonial...

Nigeria's cash shortage crisis taints election campaign In tonight's edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria's presidential election the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency has soured the mood. As daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the...

Russia’s Lavrov pledges support on lifting UN sanctions, defends Wagner on Sudan visit Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov held talks in Khartoum Thursday with Sudanese officials, pledging support for their call to lift long-standing UN sanctions on the African nation.

Guinea's Hakim rock TikTok We hear from some of the hundreds of Cameroonian medical students who've headed to Madagascar for their training. Also videos from a Guinean tiktoker based in Senegal have been taking the social media site by storm. Chanel collaborates with West African embroidery...

Poisoned and hyperagressive seals attack Cape Town tourists The recent introduction of new denominations of naira in Nigeria causes a chaotic rush to get the old notes out of circulation by the end of the month. Also Ivory Coast has raised its minimum wage as the country faces a cost of living...

Amoukana fly high In South Africa, as embattled state energy company Eskom's debts pile up daily blackouts continue to hobble the nation. Also Rwanda is investing more in a circular econolmy and is ramping up it's waste management projects. And a breathtaking guinean acrobatic troupe Amoukana...

Nigeria tests new voting system Ahead of Nigeria's elections voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging. Also we hear from HamiTraoré, an Ivorian activist trying to hasten FGM's end by bringing discussions about it's impact into the open. And...

Lavrov offers Russia's support to Mauritania in fight against jihadism Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, saying he respected the country's position in the Ukraine war.

Nigerian court suspends deadline to switch to new currency amid chaos In tonight's edition: Nigeria's Supreme Court suspends the old for new currency swap deadline that has caused pre-electoral chaos. Algeria is one of the many countries that have sent rescue teams to Turkey and Syria in the...

Urgent need for international focus on drivers of extremist violence, UNDP says In tonight's edition: We speak to Achim Steiner, the UNDP's administrator, about the urgent need for international focus on the drivers that lead to violent extremism. In Ghana, there are fears of a spillover in...