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Le deuxième jour du 9ème Congrès panafricain, qui se déroule cette semaine au Palais des Congrès de Lomé, a été marqué par une intervention particulièrement incisive. L’activiste Siphiwe Ka Baleka Bel El, figure du militantisme panafricain et afro-descendant rapatrié en Guinée-Bissau, a tenu un discours d’une intensité remarquable, mettant en exergue la fragilité des droits humains sur le continent et, surtout, la situation préoccupante des prisonniers politiques au Togo. De sources généralement bien informées, l’état de santé de plusieurs détenus politiques incarcérés au Togo se dégrade gravement suite à la grève de la faim qu’ils observent depuis plusieurs semaines. Deux parmi ces otages du régime, Ouro Sama Abdoul Ganiou et Alassani Saliou ont été évacués d’urgence hier mercredi au Cabanon du CHU Sylvanus Olympio, en plus de Aziz Goma et Grace Bikonibiyate Koumayi qui ont été déjà hospitalisés. Malgré ces alertes, les autorités togolaises continuent d’ignorer l’urgence de la question...

Dar es Salaam — THE Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) has won an appeal filed by Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong in the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, which is Civil Appeal No. 386 of 2022. IPTL challenged in the High Court of Tanzania – commercial division in Commercial Application No. 67 and 75 of 2017. The registration of a foreign judgment of the High Court of Justices of England, Queens Bench Court, commercial court, which ordered IPTL to pay Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong an amount tuned to 168m US dollars, and the High Court rejected the registration of the said foreign judgment; hence, Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong appealed to Court of Appeal. The ruling was handed down by Judge M.C. Levira, Judge L.E Mgonja, and Judge G. J Mdemu, justices of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania, on January 9, 2026, stricking out the appeal filed by...

Singa — The Director-General of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in Sennar State, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Awad, praised the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) for its sustained support to the state’s health sector. Speaking on Monday during the inauguration of laboratory equipment donated by SAPA to Singa Kidney Hospital, Dr. Al-Awad said the contribution reflects a longstanding commitment to strengthening health services in Sennar State, both before and after the state’s liberation. The donation includes hormone testing devices, a complete blood count (CBC) analyzer, two microscopes, and other essential equipment. Dr. Al-Awad urged SAPA to continue its support by providing additional devices and equipment to meet the hospital’s growing needs. For his part, Dr. Hatim Gindeel, speaking on behalf of Singa Hospital physicians, said the new equipment represents a significant addition that will help stabilize and improve diagnostic services for kidney patients. He expressed appreciation to SAPA for its...

New Delhi, India – Joint naval drills involving several members of the BRICS bloc, including China, Russia and Iran, have kicked off near South Africa’s coast with South Africa describing the manoeuvres as a vital response to rising maritime tensions globally. The weeklong Will for Peace 2026 exercises, which started on Saturday, are being led by China in Simon’s Town, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. They will include drills on rescue and maritime strike operations and technical exchanges, China’s Ministry of National Defence said. The drills involving warships from the participating countries come amid frayed ties between South Africa and the United States. Washington sees the bloc as an economic threat. The BRICS acronym is derived from the initial letters of the founding member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – with South Africa serving as the current chair. India and Brazil, however, opted out...

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2026: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and Member of the Political Bureau of China’s CPC Central Committee, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, held the 9th China–African Union Strategic Dialogue at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 8 January 2026. The Chairperson and the Minister exchanged on China-Africa joint efforts to advance modernization, global governance, zero-tariff treatment, the International Organization for Mediation and the Outlook on Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa. Both sides noted that China and the African Union, members of the Global South, share broad consensus on major international and regional issues. They underscored the importance of jointly safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the Global South and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting each other to safeguard their respective core interests and major concerns. In...

72andSunny has kicked off the year with a new business win: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Compute account, the chipmaker’s integrated processors that power AI and other software applications. As creative agency of record, 72andSunny will develop a global brand campaign that highlights Snapdragon’s processing power and the capabilities it can unlock for consumers, with their first work together debuting in Q1.  72andSunny won the business in a competitive review. It will run the account out of its New York and Toronto offices, led by New York CEO Ali Cornford. Qualcomm had previously worked with McCann Worldgroup as its global AOR since 2016, with the account run out of the New York office. Source link

Power shifts, political upheaval, royal transitions, environmental hazard, and a globally reckoned tragic auto-crash were among some notable events in Nigeria’s South-west in 2025. The year 2025 unfolded as one of the most eventful in recent South-west history. Political realignments, royal transitions, landmark court decisions, financial scandals, unexpected deaths, and environmental crises shaped public discourse across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states. Below are some of the remarkable events in the outgone year. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Lagos Assembly leadership upheaval Lagos politics opened the year with intense speculation around the future of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Internal dissent reportedly grew within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following allegations about Mr Obasa’s handling of legislative finances and political alliances. On 13 January, Mr Obasa was removed by a two-thirds majority of the House members...

Partager vers les réseaux Ainsi donc, les pays de la Confédération des Etats du Sahel, le Niger, le Mali et le Burkina Faso, disposent d’un passeport et d’une carte d’identité biométrique communs. A travers cette harmonisation et unification, les trois pays de l’AES réaffirment leur engagement pour l’intégration des peuples dans notre espace confédéral. Ici au Niger, le 26 décembre 2025, le Conseil des Ministres, qui s’était réuni sous la présidence du Président de la République, Chef de l’Etat, Président du Conseil des Ministres, le Général d’Armée Abdourahamane Tiani, a examiné et adopté un projet de décret portant réglementation de l’E-passeport nigérien AES ordinaire, du E-passeport nigérien AES de service, et un projet de décret instituant une Carte Nationale d’identité biométrique AES en République du Niger. Ces deux décisions ouvrent ainsi la voie à la création d’un écosystème numérique plus connecté, efficace et simplifié dans l’espace AES. Les documents biométriques,...