Telegram says it ‘shut down hundreds of public calls for violence’ in US last week
Amid rising political tensions in the United States, Telegram founder Pavel Durov says his chat service has taken down hundreds of public calls for violence,...
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Nextdoor scrambles to address QAnon after Capitol attack
For months, Nextdoor moderators have struggled with the challenge of addressing QAnon content on its neighborhood sites — but after last week’s deadly attack on...
Indonesian plane crashes after take-off with 62 aboard
A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The plane was on a domestic flight...
AfDB appoints directors-general, deputy directors-general in regional offices
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of directors-general for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and deputy general for the East,...
South Africa tightens restrictions amid surge in coronavirus cases
South Africa has announced tighter restrictions once again to combat the increase in coronavirus infections driven by a faster-spreading new variant. Among other restrictions announced...
26 bodies retrieved after boat capsized in Uganda
At least 26 bodies have been retrieved from Lake Albert shared by Uganda and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo after a boat capsized...
Top Ugandan rights lawyer arrested
Nicholas Opiyo, a human rights lawyer and founder of Chapter Four Uganda, a Ugandan-based rights organisation, has been held by the police since Tuesday. Since...
Twitter to wipe Donald Trump’s followers before Joe Biden handover
Bloomberg Twitter has confirmed that the official US presidential accounts will be wiped of their millions of followers before being transferred to the Biden administration....
Omah Lay: How I was treated in Uganda
Nigerian singer, Omah Lay, has described his ordeal in Uganda as the toughest period of his life, saying he was treated like a common thief....
DR Congo approves ‘MANACOVID’ as anti-covid drug
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo. A statement issued in Kinshasa...