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[AI London] A new Amnesty International report has shed light on the hundreds of victims of witchcraft accusations in Ghana and ritual attacks that have forced them to flee their communities fearing for their lives.

Rare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.

Rare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.

Rare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.

[IPS] New York -- Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury is former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN and Chairman of the UN's Administrative and Budgetary Committee in 1997-1998 that approved Kofi Annan's first reform budget.

[The Conversation Africa] About 85% of South Africa's electricity is produced by burning coal. The country's move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out. To this end, the South African cabinet recently approved the country's first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what's needed to establish new renewable energy industries. Ricardo Amansure of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions researches the move towards renewable energy and how communities can benefit from this. He explains what the

The UN cites "credible sources" for the estimated death toll of recent attacks on refugee camps in Darfur.

[Foroyaa] Lawyers for Sait Matty Jaw, Madi Jobarteh, Coach-Pasamba Jow, and Baboucarr Sufism Nyang have urged the Supreme Court to declare the 2025 budget submission and its acceptance by the National Assembly unconstitutional, arguing that it violates the mandatory timelines set by the Constitution.

[Foroyaa] In 2024 The Gambia exported the sum of 3.4 billion dalasi. Remittances in 2024 was 775 million dollars (55 billion dalasi) and tax revenue amounted to 20.8 billion dalasi. Remittance therefore is what is supporting the Gambian dalasi and taxation is what is driving the Gambian budget.

[Foroyaa] Baba Badjie, the principal complainant in the ongoing land dispute between the Badjie Kunda Family and the Sanyang Kunda Family of Chabai village, testified on Thursday, 10 April 2025, before the Bondali District Tribunal Court in Foni Bondali District.

[Foroyaa] Addressing awardees of the Gambia Revenue Authority's (GRA) Most Compliant Taxpayers' Awards, President Adama Barrow emphasized the increasing importance of domestic revenue mobilisation, citing a significant decline in overseas development assistance and donor fatigue.

[Foroyaa] The Elections Bill 2021 obliges the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to provide enough security for candidates vying for the Office of President of the Republic of the Gambia in Clause 154.

[Africa Check] No, Nigeria's electoral commission chair Mahmood Yakubu was not arrested in the US

[Africa Check] Ignore fake election timetable for Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress

[Premium Times] Akeem Lasisi's poem establishes the endless, painful anticipation the victims' parents and many other concerned people have for the return of the remaining Chibok Girls.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four individuals including two Belgians, a Vietnamese citizen, and Kenyan -- have pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession and trade in live queen ants.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has denied accusations made by the March 23 Movement (M23) that its forces are collaborating with Congolese and foreign militias in military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

It is believed the ants were destined for exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia.

It is believed the ants were destined for exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia.

[MSF] Sudan - 15 April 2025 - The war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) enters its third year and people remain unseen, bombed, besieged, displaced and deprived of food, medical care, and basic lifesaving services. 60 percent of the country's 50 million people need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN, and people are facing simultaneous health crises and limited access to public health care.