AFRICA

The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab, a face-covering veil, at schools, according to state-owned media. Education Minister Reda Hegazy’s statement, released on Monday and quoted by the government-owned Ahram newspaper, said students have an “optional” right to choose if they will cover their hair at …

Luka Isaac Batakwa reminisced about the scary night when he lost his four relatives when gunmen belonging to the terror group Boko Haram raided his village in Nigeria. He had seen and had enough and made up his mind to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. There, he joined thousands of other …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after appointing his son as one of a new set of ministers following his controversial re-election last month. Mr Mnangagwa on Monday named his son, David Kudakwashe, as deputy finance minister as part of the parliament’s youth quota. He also appointed …

At least 150 people have died after a powerful storm caused severe flooding in eastern Libya, an official has said. Storm Daniel made landfall in the North African nation over the weekend, prompting authorities to declare a state of extreme emergency. Last week, it killed a dozen people in Europe. …

King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan on Saturday chaired a working session dedicated to examining the situation following the earthquake that occurred Friday, September 8, and caused human and material losses in various regions of the kingdom. The officials present briefed HM King Mohammed VI on the …

In the last few months or even years, many Ghanaians have emigrated in search of greener pastures in foreign countries. This was not worrying until the Ghana Health Service started beating the drums on how their members abandoned their posts for the same adventure; greener pastures. If you have been …

The police in Zambia have arrested the wife of former President Edgar Lungu on three charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, BBC reported. Esther Lungu, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, has denied the charges. The former first lady was arrested with three others and they have all …

Egypt has reopened the ancient Ben Ezra synagogue that archives a collection of Jewish manuscripts, following a ten-year restoration effort. The reopening was superintended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at an inauguration ceremony. The Ben Ezra synagogue, originally built in the 12th century and later reconstructed in 1889, with a …

Ousted Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been freed from house arret and is in good health. He also retains all his rights and privileges as a former president, including traveling abroad to continue his medical treatment. This was communicated by a representative of the military junta who visited Bongo …

  Ambassador Abu Zein   The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Africa Climate Summit 2023, is scheduled for tomorrow via a live zoom meeting.   It is themed “The Impact of Human Rights on Climate Financing, Mitigation and Adaptation in Africa”.   It is to hold a conversation on solutions …