Kenya probing sale of donated condoms, drugs on black market

Kenya said Thursday it was investigating allegations that thousands of donated condoms, mosquito nets and life-saving medicines were stolen from a government-run warehouse and then sold on the black market.
#kenya #blackmarket

Southern African countries with weak institutions 'get less relief aid for climate change mitigation'

Countries most affected by climate change in Southern Africa have received the least financing for mitigation and adaptation measures because of weak institutions.
#southernafrica #climatechange

New York Times correspondent must answer to false accreditation charges, Zim court rules

A magistrate in Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo on Tuesday ruled that New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo had a case to answer on charges of allegedly helping journalists to gain false accreditation.
#newyorktimes #zimbabwe #jeffreymoyo

Rwanda silencing YouTubers with ‘abusive’ legal framework - Human Rights Watch

Opposition leaders, journalists, and commentators in Rwanda are being persecuted by judicial authorities for their speeches and opinions, intensifying a culture of intolerance towards dissent, a human rights group has said.
#rwanda #paulkagame #youtube #humanrights

‘Happiest man’ Kere first African to win Pritzker Prize

Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour.
#burkinafaso #diebedo #franciskere

Spike in migrants under 18 reaching Italy from Tunisia

A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said Wednesday.
#migrants #tunisia #italy

UK Suspends Student, Work Visa Applications In Nigeria

The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced the temporary suspension of study, work and family visa applications. It explained this was because the priority has been placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
#unitedkingdom #workvisa #ukraine

Allen Onyema’s Company, Springfield Aviation Dissolved In U.S

Authorities in the U.S. state of Georgia have dissolved Springfield Aviation Company LLC allegedly used for bank fraud and money laundering by the CEO and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema. The company, incorporated and based in Georgia State, is said to have been deficient in filing its annual registration, after the U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against its principals, including Mr Onyema in 2019.
#allenonyema #us #springfield

Mali's military killed dozens of civilians in wave of violence, rights group says

Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday. Mali's military government contested the findings by New York-based Human Rights Watch.
#mali #malimilitary

Troubled Somalia elections hit new snag

Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in a deeply troubled process to appoint a new president.
#somalia #farmarjo