Atoll Dispatch by Sophia Nasif. On Saturday 16 May, Sergeant Mohamed Mahudhee of the MNDF Coast Guard died during the operation to recover the bodies of five Italian divers from the Devana Kandu cave system in Vaavu atoll. According to the official account given to the BBC, CNN and the Associated Press, he died of decompression sickness after a planned MNDF dive. Sophia was at the recovery site that day. This is what she saw – three hours of observation at the surface, in pictures and timestamps. https://maldivesindependent.com/atoll-dispatch/what-was-visible-from-the-surface-a-photo-essay-from-the-recovery-dive-at-devana-kandu-2eae Sophia Nasif is a British-Maldivian photojournalist based in Malé, focusing on culture, environment and anthropology in the Maldives. She is the Ocean Culture Life ambassador for the Maldives, a member of PhotoAsia’s Decoding the Anthropocene cohort, and a Revolutionary Storyteller for Photographers Without Borders. Facebook

3 A Liga Parlamentar de Amizade, Solidariedade e Cooperação entre Moçambique e China (LPASCMC) reafirma, de forma inequívoca, firme e institucional, o apoio da República de Moçambique ao princípio de “Uma Só China”, reconhecendo que existe apenas uma República Popular da China no mundo. O posicionamento foi defendido, esta quinta-feira, na sede do parlamento moçambicano, pelo presidente da LPASCMC, o deputado Sérgio Pantie, que explicou que Taiwan constitui parte inalienável do território chinês e que o Governo da República Popular da China é legítimo e representa a China no plano internacional. “Esta reafirmação não é apenas uma declaração diplomática circunstancial”, disse Pantie, acrescentando que “ela inscreve-se numa longa tradição de relações entre Moçambique e China, cujos laços diplomáticos foram estabelecidos em 25 de Junho de 1975, precisamente no dia da proclamação da independência nacional de Moçambique”. De acordo com o deputado Pantie, desde então, as relações entre os dois países...

تسلم فخامة رئيس الجمهورية، السيد محمد ولد الشيخ الغزواني، اليوم الخميس بالقصر الرئاسي في نواكشوط، أوراق اعتماد سعادة السيدة بيريت باس، بوصفها سفيرة فوق العادة وكاملة السلطة لمملكة الدنمارك لدى الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية. وخص فخامة رئيس الجمهورية سعادة السفيرة، باستقبال حضره معالي وزير الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون الإفريقي والموريتانيين في الخارج السيد محمد سالم ولد مرزوك. ظهرت المقالة رئيس الجمهورية يتسلم أوراق اعتماد سفير مملكة الدانمارك أولاً على الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء. Source link

By Lincoln G. Peters Congo Town, Monrovia, May 21, 2026 – The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has sounded an alarm and announced plans to mount a sweeping audit of Liberia’s extractive industry, citing troubling discrepancies in sector revenue and transparency. Auditor General P. Garswa Jackson, Sr., speaking Tuesday at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, said the Commission is gearing up to launch the audit amid mounting public concerns. “We are in the process of commissioning and pioneering comprehensive audits on revenue from the extractive industry, following discrepancies uncovered during limited assurance audits with the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and rising public scrutiny,” Jackson said. At the same time, Jackson lauded the Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, for timely budgetary support and emphasized the GAC’s operational independence in carrying out its mandate. He disclosed that, for the first time since its inception, the...

…as Appeal Court dismisses bid to overturn GVG surveillance contract Moorosi Tsiane THE Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has suffered another major blow after the Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed its bid to nullify the controversial M500 million surveillance system contract awarded to South African firm, Global Voice Group (GVG). The ruling cements GVG’s grip on the lucrative Compliance Monitoring and Revenue Assurance (CMRA) deal — a system critics have branded a “spy tool” amid fears it could enable the monitoring of telecommunications traffic and mobile money transactions. The judgment marks the latest chapter in a protracted legal battle that began after the LCA sought to overturn the contract awarded in 2020, arguing that former chief executive Advocate Mamarame Matela had acted outside her powers and flouted procurement procedures in awarding the tender. The LCA approached the Court of Appeal after suffering a major defeat in September last year, when High...

  Arsenal will reward Mikel Arteta for ending Arsenal’s 22-year wait to be champions by offering him a lucrative new contract that will cement the Spaniard’s status as one of the best-paid managers in the world. The club are also well advanced with plans to strengthen his squad.  Talks over extending Arteta’s deal beyond next summer were put on hold while Arsenal battled it out with Manchester City in the Premier League, although insiders insist there was an expectation he would have stayed even if the season had ended without a trophy. The 44-year-old has become the second-youngest manager to win the Premier League, after José Mourinho with Chelsea in 2005, and matched Kenny Dalglish’s achievement with Liverpool in 1986 in making a team top-flight champions in his first senior management job.  Arteta has transformed Arsenal since he was appointed in December 2019 and it is understood his new deal is likely to reflect his achievements.  His contract...

El partido opositor Convergencia para la Democracia Social (CPDS) ha cargado duramente contra el Gobierno de Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo tras la publicación del informe de la Gendarmería sobre el Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (INSESO), denunciando que “quien crea la corrupción no puede presentarse como su verdugo”. La formación considera que el Ejecutivo intenta presentarse como adalid de la lucha anticorrupción cuando, según afirma, es el propio sistema político el que ha permitido durante décadas el saqueo de los recursos públicos. En una nota de prensa difundida este 21 de mayo desde Malabo, CPDS sostiene que las irregularidades reveladas en el informe oficial sobre el INSESO “son de extrema gravedad” y describen un escenario marcado por contratos adjudicados sin licitación, pagos por servicios inexistentes, medicamentos almacenados hasta caducar y millones de francos CFA destinados presuntamente a infraestructuras sanitarias abandonadas. El partido de oposición señala directamente al Gobierno como responsable...

#Mali : Incendie au grand marché de Bamako: les enquêtes sont en cours Un violent incendie s’est déclaré mercredi 21 mai 2026, aux environs de 19h, au cœur du Grand Marché de Bamako, près de la Galerie Djigué, sur la rue Brière de Lisle. Retrouvez l’article complet sur le site de l’Essor Lien en commentaire Facebook

La Confédération africaine de football (CAF) a dévoilé le programme des rencontres des éliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2027. Logée dans le groupe D en compagnie de l’un des pays coorganisateurs, la Guinée disputera son premier match à l’extérieur, le 21 septembre 2026, face à l’Afrique du Sud. Le Syli National recevra ensuite le Kenya, le mardi 6 octobre 2026, au compte de la 2e journée, avant d’accueillir l’Érythrée lors de la 3e journée, le lundi 9 novembre 2026. La Guinée ira ensuite défier l’Érythrée pour le match retour, le 17 novembre 2026, avant de recevoir l’Afrique du Sud, lors de l’avant-dernière journée, le 22 mars 2027. Le Syli National disputera enfin son dernier match au Kenya, l’un des pays coorganisateurs déjà qualifiés d’office, le 30 mars 2027. Dans ce groupe D, seul le premier qualifié d’office décrochera son ticket pour la CAN 2027, coorganisée par l’Ouganda, la...

እነዚህ ሰዎች ተስማምተው ለምን ሰላም አያሰፍኑም? ክቡር ሚኒስትር የሁለቱ አገሮች ጉዳይ እንደሚታሰበው ቀላል አይደለም፡፡ ምን ማለትህ ነው? ፊት ለፊት ከሚታየው በስተጀርባ ብዙ ሥውር ጉዳዮች አሉ ክቡር ሚኒስትር፡፡ አሜሪካ እኮ ኢራን የኑክሌር ባለቤት መሆን የለባትም እያለች በግልጽ እየተናገረች ነው፡፡ ክቡር ሚኒስትር ኑክሌር ይኑረው ወይ አይኑረው ከማይታወቅ አገር ጋር ድርድር ቀላል አይደለም፡፡ ፕሬዚዳንት ትራምፕ እኮ ኢራን የምላትን ካልሰማች አጠፋታለሁ ብለው እየዛቱ አይደሉ? ክቡር ሚኒስትር በዛቻቸው ማግሥት ሰበብ እየፈለጉ እያፈገፈጉ ነው፡፡ በቀደም እንዲያውም ከምድረ ገጽ አጠፋታለሁ ብለው ነበር፡፡ ክቡር ሚኒስትር በነጋታው የተናገሩት ደግሞ ያስቃል፡፡ ምናሉ እባክህ? የባህረ ሰላጤው አገሮች ለምነውኝ ጥቃት እንዳይሰነዘር ትዕዛዝ ሰጠሁ ነው ያሉት ክቡር ሚኒስትር፡፡ ይኼ ምን ያስቃል ታዲያ? ክቡር ሚኒስትር እሳቸው በባህረ ሰላጤው አገሮች ልመና አሳበቡ እንጂ ነገሩ ሌላ ነው፡፡ ምንድነው እሱ? ክቡር ሚኒስትር ኢራን ከአሁን በኋላ የአሜሪካ የበላይነት አብቅቷል ስትል ነው ነገሩ የተቀየረው፡፡ አንተ ሰውዬ ከኋላ ከኪስህ እያወጣህ ነው እንዴ የተዛባ መረጃ የምትነግረኝ? በጭራሽ ክቡር ሚኒስትር፣ አሜሪካ የኢራን ነገር ሊገባት አልቻለም፡፡ የማጥቃት ትዕዛዙን ካስቆሙ በኌላ ግን ኮስተር ያለ...