(5 mins read) The UK Supreme Court has now ruled that the Nigerian oil-polluted communities can sue the Dutch Shell company in the English courts. The decision comes as a victory for the communities after a five-year battle with the company. The Niger Delta communities of more than 40,000 people say decades of pollution have…
(2 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar European Union fund operating in the country that supported local democracy and governance groups. It follows the European bloc’s decision to recommend sanctions against Uganda in light of arrests and a crackdown on political opponents since President Museveni’s contested re-election…
(5 mins read) Scientists have found a chameleon species the size of a seed! Off of the island Madagascar, scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth. This megadiverse country is home to the male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon which has a body of just 13.5mm. This makes it the smallest of about 11,500…
(4 mins read) Several protesters in Lagos, Nigeria were arrested earlier today after they tried to hold a peaceful rally against the reopening of the Lekki tollgate, where security forces shot at protesters in October, which became the epicenter of the #EndSARS movement. Police bundled around 17 protesters into a black truck and some other…
(5 mins read) Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Tanzania‘s government has insisted the country was free from Covid-19 and in light of vaccinations being distributed globally. Tanzanian governments state that they have so no plans for vaccinations. Tanzania currently states that their number of COVID related deaths is 20. Whilst cases of COVID…
(1 min read) Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union The newly elected 46th US President; Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country’s partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use…
(3 mins read) Idriss Deby Itno has now been reelected as the President of Chad as now of Saturday. Mr. Itno has now been in power for 30 years. It was made possible after he pushed through a new constitution in 2018- allowing him to run again. On Saturday, hundreds of protesters called on by the opposition…
(3 mins read) The DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi has now become the chairman of the African Union for one-year. He replaces his South African Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. Mr. Tshisekedi faces some big challenges this year with the coronavirus pandemic hitting health service and economies hard. The continent has so far…
(5 mins read) In May 2020, the French Council of Ministers passed a bill modifying its monetary agreement with the eight Francophone West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo), following the reform of the CFA announced in December 2019 with the French Treasury. What is this and what would…