The number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Ethiopia has dropped by more than 50 per cent in the past year as a result of a new law that cracks down on civil society.
An international human rights group said on Wednesday that widespread sexual violence in Kenyan slums prevents women from using communal toilets, putting them at risk of deadly diseases.
Sudanese state media reported on Tuesday that an independent newspaper has been shut down for campaigning for the semi-autonomous south Sudan’s secession. The Sudanese Media Centre, which has links to state security, said the Al Intibaha was “suspended indefinitely” for strengthening separatist tendencies.
A government report released on Monday in Mozambique revealed that nearly 12 per cent of the country’s population is infected with HIV and AIDS. The study found that the prevalence rate among people aged 15 to 49 years was higher among women: 13.1 per cent, compared to 9.2 per cent among men.
If the Criminal Law Bill currently is being deliberated by the Lagos State House of Assembly sails through, then many parents in the state would face various prison terms for beating up their kids.
China has agreed to build an eight billion US dollar oil refinery in the Nigerian commercial hub of Lagos, a government official said on Tuesday. China State Construction Engineering Corporation will provide 80 per cent of the funds to build the plant in the Lekki free trade zone. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will contribute with the rest.
Two rival Arab tribes in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region signed a peace deal on Monday, according to the United Nations. The African Union-UN Mission peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) and the local government brokered the agreement between leaders of the Misseriya and Rizeigat groups.
The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Tuesday by pharmaceutical company Pfizer to prevent 192 Nigerian families from suing the group over allegedly unauthorized drug tests. Tuesday’s ruling means the Nigerians can now continue with their cases in US courts.
If the Criminal Law Bill currently is being deliberated by the Lagos State House of Assembly sails through, then many parents in the state would face various prison terms for beating up their kids.
Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun, has expelled two students and suspended 18 others over examination malpractices.
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University Expels Students Over Examination Malpractices | 