The Parallels Between Police Brutality in the US and Uganda
By Brian Oduti The dreadful killing on May 5 of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, has struck…
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Nigerian Senate Asks Federal Government to Suspend 5G until Health and Safety Risks Are Investigated
By B.N. Frank Worldwide opposition to 5G includes elected officials who DO NOT want it because of risks to biological health, cybersecurity (see 1, 2),…
“All The Jobs Are Gone” — Africa Facing “Complete Economic Collapse” As Virus Spreads
By Tyler Durden The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns across the African continent could trigger an economic collapse, according to one United Nations (UN) official, who spoke with Associated…
Tunisia Deploys “Robo-Cop” To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown
By Ruan Van Zijl The interior ministry of Tunisia has deployed “Robo-Cop” a police robot named PGuard. They want to use PGuard to ensure that…
Nigeria’s Elite “Above the Law” as the Poor Struggle with COVID-19 Measures
Op-Ed by Nwachukwu Egbunike Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Researchers at Nigeria’s University of Ibadan have predicted that COVID-19…
Market Mayhem in Uganda as COVID-19 Measures Upend Women’s Lives
By Sandra Aceng Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Uganda confirmed its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March…
15-Year-Old African Prodigy Wows M.I.T.!
By Neenah Payne The 2012 video “15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.” says Kelvin Doe is a 15-year-old engineering whiz from Sierra Leone. Kelvin taught himself…
Film: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
By Neenah Payne Chiwetel Ejiofor, director of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was interviewed by The Daily Show host Trevor Noah in “Chiwetel Ejiofor…
This Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer Wins Second Order of Restraint Against Government
By Pamela Ephraim Lawyer Gloria M. Ballason was granted an interim court order by Kaduna State High Court in Kaduna, Nigeria, on January 15, 2020,…
Morocco Intensifies Crackdown on Freedom of Expression
By Afef Abrougui The Moroccan government has intensified its crackdown on freedom of expression, arresting several people in recent months for merely expressing their opinions,…
New Privacy Law in Mozambique Threatens Freedom of Expression, Activists Say
By Dércio Tsandzana and Liam Anderson New amendments to the Mozambican Penal Code introduced to protect privacy could threaten freedom of expression, activists say. The…
Deadline Looms for Biometric SIM Card Registration in Tanzania
By Amanda Lichtenstein Tanzanian citizens have until January 20, 2020, to register their SIM cards through the new biometric registration system launched by the Tanzanian…
AFRICOM Confirms Terrorist Attack On US Base In Kenya
By Tyler Durden U.S. Africa Command has confirmed militants attacked a base used by U.S. forces in Kenya on Sunday. The Sunday attack was led by terrorist…
Abduction of Human Rights Activist Highlights Chilling Trend in Tanzania
By Global Voices, Sub-Saharan Africa Prominent human rights activist Tito Magoti was abducted in broad daylight by five unknown people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…