Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Impunity Machine: Repression As System, Violence As Strategy

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Impunity Machine: Repression As System, Violence As Strategy

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The U.S. State Department's newly released 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Ethiopia reads like a haunting déjà vu. For the fifth consecutive year, Washington has cataloged the same grim realities: extrajudicial killings, mass displacement, arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence as a weapon of war, and the suffocation of civic space. The details shift with each annual publication, but the narrative arc remains the same. Ethiopia's crisis has not been cyclical--it has

Sudan: The Two Rival Governments Threaten to Prolong the Sudanese Civil War

Sudan: The Two Rival Governments Threaten to Prolong the Sudanese Civil War

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- At the first meeting of the Sudanese transitional government in the capital Khartoum, two months after its recapture by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) under the command of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the focus of the debate was on post-war reconstruction, economic recovery, improving the security situation, and supporting the voluntary return of displaced persons to their areas of origin.

Tunisia: Education and Knowledge Are Key Fronts in Battle for National Liberation, President Saied Says On Knowledge Day

Tunisia: Education and Knowledge Are Key Fronts in Battle for National Liberation, President Saied Says On Knowledge Day

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President of the Republic Kais Saied, chaired, on Thursday, at Carthage Palace, a ceremony marking Knowledge Day. During his speech, he reiterated that national reform and reconstruction require that national choices emanate from the will of the people. He pointed out "our human capital is inexhaustible, and under such choices it cannot suffer from depletion, alienation, or estrangement."

Gambia: Man Jailed Three Years for Assaulting Police Officer

Gambia: Man Jailed Three Years for Assaulting Police Officer

[The Point] Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on18th August, 2025, convicted and sentenced Muhammed Gassama to three years mandatory jail term for assaulting a police officer, First Class 7826 Pierre Jatta. He was also ordered to compensate the police officer a sum of D25,800 in default to serve an additional one year imprisonment. The convict pleaded guilty when the charge sheet was read to him.

Gambia: 'Environmental Surveillance Must Be Integrated in Our Health Systems'

Gambia: 'Environmental Surveillance Must Be Integrated in Our Health Systems'

[The Point] The Health Policy Advisor at World Health Organisation Country office has underscored the importance of environmental surveillance in this era of increasing global health threats. In light of this, he affirmed that the latter must be integrated into 'our broader health systems and health security architecture, including disease control, water and sanitation, and One Health approach generally.

South Africa: They Invest Just 5% of Their Income -- But Plan to Make Trading Their Job

South Africa: They Invest Just 5% of Their Income -- But Plan to Make Trading Their Job

[InfoWire] As South African traders become more strategic and discerning about their choices, what they expect from their broker of choice has also changed significantly. According to recent data from Kantar's Global Brand Health Tracking study¹, trader preferences in South Africa are now shifting increasingly towards trust, transparency, and operational reliability.