Gambia has passed a bill that allows some homosexual acts to be punished with life imprisonment, potentially worsening the climate for sexual minorities in a country led by one of Africa’s most vocal anti-gay leaders
Khanyo Olwethu Mjamba
Politics and Society Somalia criticised for media arrests
The Somali government has been lambasted for its arrests and torture of journalists employed by independent media group Shabelle Media Network
Politics and Society South Africa says 250 000 Zimbabweans can stay
South Africa on Tuesday said around 250 000 Zimbabweans residing in the country on temporary visas due to expire this year can get three-year extensions, delaying a possible mass expulsion of workers
Politics and Society Zimbabwe prisoners forced to go naked
According to the Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender prisoners in Zimbabwe’s prisons are forced to stay naked because of a shortage of uniforms
Politics and Society Tunisia shuts Libya border due to violence
Tunisia has sealed its main border with Libya after thousands of stranded Egyptian and foreign nationals tried to penetrate the passage, whilst fleeing continuous conflict in Libya
Politics and Society Uganda anti-gay law declared null by constitutional court
Uganda’s constitutional court has invalidated the controversial piece of legislation commonly known as the ‘Anti-Gay law”, saying it was not passed legally therefore was in breach of the constitution
Africans rising Nigeria’s youngest certified pilot
Daniel Adeyelika is Nigeria’s youngest certified pilot and he serves as First Officer on the Boeing 737-600 to 900 aircraft series
Africans rising Young Namibian makes satellite booster from scrap
A young inventor from northern Namibia has innovatively used scrap material to build a satellite dish booster to enhance people’s internet connectivity, especially those in the rural areas where the signal can be significantly weaker than normal
Politics and Society Tanzanian police find bags of human body parts
Tanzanian police apprehended eight people in connection with 85 refuse bags stuffed with human body parts – including limbs, fingers and skulls – found dumped in a landfill