Afro Currents

Unbiased, raw news from the African continent.

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🚨 African trade unions demand ILO's highest inquiry into Saudi Arabia for migrant worker abuses ahead of 2034 World Cup.

Citing forced labor, wage theft, abuse & racism, they slam Saudi's kafala system.

#LaborRights #SaudiArabia #ILO

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He cites Boulder terror attack as reason.

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🚨 President Trump has announced a new travel ban effective Monday, targeting citizens of 12 countries including: Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia & Sudan.

Restrictions also apply to Burundi, Sierra Leone & Togo.

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🇨🇩 Ex-DRC PM Augustin Matata Ponyo sentenced to 10 years forced labour for embezzling $245M from agricultural project.

Former central bank gov Deogratias Mutombo gets 5 years. Both barred from public service. Matata denies charges, claims ruling is political.

#DRC #Corruption

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🇬🇭 Accra's streets clash: Traders vs. city officials. Pavements turn markets, choking pedestrians. AMA's decongestion push sparks tension—traders demand alternatives.

#Accra #UrbanChallenges

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Trump hosts South Africa's Ramaphosa at White House today.

Tensions high after Trump's genocide claims against white farmers. SA rejects accusations, aims to mend ties at lowest point since apartheid's end.

Trump may push on farm attacks, trade barriers, and investor concerns.

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They were set to attend the treason trial of opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, who was arrested after demanding electoral reforms.

Lissu, defiant in court, faces potential death penalty.

Supporters gathered in Dar es Salaam despite heavy security. Case adjourned to June 2.

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🇹🇿 Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned Kenyan activists against "meddling" in her country's affairs, vowing to prevent "chaos" after deporting Kenyan lawyers and campaigners.

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TPLF, which governs Tigray and led Ethiopia until 2018, urges African Union to mediate. Ban risks undoing peace progress, with 1M+ displaced still awaiting return.

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🚨 Ethiopia’s TPLF condemns ban on its activities, warning it threatens the 2022 Pretoria peace deal that ended Tigray’s 2-year war.

Electoral board revoked TPLF’s legal status for not holding a general assembly, escalating tensions ahead of 2026 elections.

#EthiopiaPolitics

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Between January and April this year, 18 people have been killed by wildlife in Zimbabwe. As a result, 158 “trouble” animals have been culled.

Source: Africanews

#WildlifeConservation #HumanWildlifeConflict

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🚨 Elephant alert in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park!

When GPS collars signal herds nearing villages, a com. guardian posts warnings on WhatsApp and bikes to alert offline residents.

Launched in 2024 by Zim Parks & IFAW, this system tracks elephants to prevent conflicts...

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...as climate change intensifies food/water competition. With about 100,000 elephants—double the land’s capacity—raids on villages are rising, destroying crops and causing fatalities.

Yet, there have been no culls in decades due to costs and conservation pressure.

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🇿🇦 Makhosazana "Khosi" Dlomo, 19, is shattering barriers as South Africa’s only black tent pegging competitor and sub-Saharan Africa’s sole registered black female rider.

Bringing passion, & visibility to the elite cavalry sport, she’s redefining its future.

#SA #TentPegging

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🕊️ South African rugby mourns the loss of former Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks, who's died at 37 from a heart attack.

A 12-Test Springbok (2014-15), Blitzboks star (2011-14), & 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, he also shone for Boland, Cheetahs, & Bulls.

#Springboks

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🚨 Sudan’s civil war escalates as RSF launches drone strikes on Port Sudan after losing Khartoum. Experts call it a "shock and awe" campaign, targeting infrastructure and causing power & water shortages.

Drones raise stakes in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

#Sudan #RSF

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South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to meet Trump in Washington next week.

Talks likely to address tensions surrounding US granting refugee status to white SA farmers, amid claims of racial discrimination.

#SouthAfrica #US #Ramaphosa #Trump

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🚨 Mauritania's ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $3M for corruption.

He was found guilty of money laundering and illicit enrichment, amassing $70M+ in assets.

Aziz’s team claims charges are political.

#Mauritania #Corruption

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Foreign overfishing collapses Senegal's fish stocks, driving migration to Spain.
57% of fish stocks are gone, 43.7% of vessels are foreign.

Irregular immigration to the Canary Islands hit 46,843 in 2024.

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🚨 In Senegal’s Kedougou, women use mercury to extract gold, risking brain damage & poisoning rivers.

Despite dangers, the neurotoxin remains key in West Africa’s illegal mining boom. Studies show mercury levels 10 to 100 times above safe limits.
🌍⚠️#ArtisanalMining #Mercury