Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 15
Thousands Want DJ Arafat’s Funeral to Take Place at Stadium
Thousands have signed an Online petition asking Ivory Coast's ministry of culture to use the country's biggest stadium for DJ Arafat's funeral.
He died on...
Egypt Plans a Bike for Every Citizen
Egypt announced plans to promote cycling in an effort to cut down on pollution and encourage healthier lifestyles.
A government statement sed its "bicycle for...
Sudan’s Ex-Spy Chief Banned from The US
The former head of the Sudanese intelligence service, Salah Gosh, was banned from entering the United States because of his alleged involvement in human...
Ebola Outbreak: Burundi Vaccinating ‘Front-Line Workers’
Burundi started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, the World Health Organization
(WHO) has in report.
Those at the Gatumba border near the Democratic Republic of...
Turkish Ngo Takes Food, Medicine to Niger
Volunteer Turkish doctors wait in the departure hall of Istanbul Airport before their departure to Niger on August 08, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The volunteers...
Ex-Tunisian President Marzouki Joins Presidential Race
Tunisia's former president Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday lodged his presidential candidacy file to run for office in early elections scheduled for next fall.
"Democratic Tunisia...
Fears for Ivorian Migrants Returned to Libya
The UN has voiced concern for the safety of 36 migrants who have been turned away by the Tunisian authorities at the Libyan border.
The...
Congo Medic Arrested Over the Death of WHO Ebola Doctor
Three doctors have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a
World Health Organization (WHO) doctor, a military prosecutor reported.
Cameroonian...
The Woman Who Befriended a Warlord
When Betty Bigombe was growing up in northern Uganda in the late 1950s, she walked four miles a day to go to school. She...
Kenyan MP with Baby Ordered to Leave Parliament
Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.
Zuleika...
