In the past few months, global trade has been held back by disruptions at two critical shipping routes. Attacks on vessels in the Red Sea area reduced traffic through the Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route between Asia and Europe, through which about 15 per cent of global maritime trade volume normally passes.
Category: Africa
Veteran Nigerian Actor, Mr Ibu Reported Dead
Veteran Nigerian actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu has passed.
The African Editors Forum Demands The Immediate Release of French Journalist
Nairobi, Kenya //- The African Editors Forum (TAEF) says it is deeply concerned and alarmed by the arbitrary detention of French journalist Antoine Galindo by the Ethiopian authorities.
UNHCR Hails African Union Move to Address Statelessness Across The Continent
Geneva, Switzerland// — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the adoption this week of a Protocol by the African Union (AU) Assembly of States to eradicate statelessness and advance inclusion for millions of stateless people on the continent.
Nigerian Pastor Arrested Over Allegedly Swindling Followers of $1m
A Nigerian pastor has been arrested over allegations he fraudulently got people to part with their money.
War in Sudan Displaces Over 500,000 to South Sudan
Oslo, Norway// — “More than 500,000 people have now fled from the war in Sudan to South Sudan. This means that over 30 per cent of all the refugees, asylum seekers, and ethnic South Sudanese were forced to flee Sudan since the war exploded in April 2023 for protection in one of the poorest places […]
Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown
Nairobi, Kenya// — The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general elections scheduled for February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today.
Women in Sudan Seek Relief Amid World’s Biggest Displacement Crisis
Nairobi, Kenya// — In the village of Jabait, in eastern Sudan, one can see hundreds of women waiting for aid at the office of the Women and Children Development Association.
Tunisia: Immediately Release Journalist Facing Two Years in Prison for ‘Insulting’ Gov Minister
London, United Kingdom// — Ahead of the trial on 10 January of prominent independent journalist Zied El-Heni who has been arbitrarily detained since 28 December 2023 for “insulting” a Tunisian government minister on a radio show, Fida Hammami.
Gambia/Switzerland: Ousman Sonko Must Face Justice For Crimes Against Humanity
London, United Kingdom// — Ahead of the trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior Minister of Gambia, before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, for crimes against humanity allegedly committed between 2000 and 2016 under former President Yahya Jammeh.