Image Source Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who has been in custody since the end of March, was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison, Nouredine Benissad, the lawyer for Read More..
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Zimbabwe to pay white farmers $3.5bn in land compensation deal
Zimbabwe agreed on Wednesday to pay $3.5bn in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government to resettle Black families, moving a step closer to resolving one Read More..
New rules in South Africa concerning employees contracting Covid-19 at work
South Africa’s Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued a new directive concerning workers who contract Covid-19 while doing their jobs. The directive regulates how a compensation fund for claims Read More..
Silicon Valley has deep pockets for African startups – if you’re not African
Image Source “Sorry for asking, but do you understand that the money belongs to the company and is not your personal fund?” When Jesse Ghansah saw this question in an Read More..
Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam
Image Source Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to blame for their dwindling fish stocks: a giant Read More..
Ghana is ‘disfigured’ with murder of 90-year-old woman – Akufo-Addo
Image Source President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the killing of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the Savanna Region over witchcraft accusation has dented the reputation of the country.According Read More..