GH's Nania Owusu-Ankomah appointed Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration, marking a huge milestone for Africa in global dispute resolution.
GH's Nania Owusu-Ankomah appointed Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration, marking a huge milestone for Africa in global dispute resolution.
At dawn in a working-class district of Kinshasa, a driver slows to a halt and hands a fistful of small bills to a traffic cop. In Kinshasa, honest traffic cops are city institutions -- word of their integrity swiftly spreads through conversations or on social media, and many reap rewards in tips as a result.
The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) broke from Boko Haram and the two factions engaged in infighting that led to the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau last year.
Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news site Rappler faces possible closure. She had hoped that winning the Nobel Peace Prize in October, which she shared with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, would shield her and other journalists in the Philippines.
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