by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Feb 14, 2020 | Africa, News, World
In Ethiopia, parliament has passed a law targeted at fake news and hate speech. The House of Peoples’ Representatives passed the Hate Speech and Misinformation Law three months after cabinet approved it. The law aims to prevent individuals from engaging in speech...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Feb 14, 2020 | News, World
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal decree extending the services of Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais for another four years as General Head of the affairs of the Haram and Masjid-un-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia....
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Feb 14, 2020 | Africa, News, World
Liberia is suffering a massive fuel shortage since late January, and the country’s government is feeling the pressure to keep fuel flowing at petrol pumps. Careless bookkeeping and poor port infrastructure are being blamed for the long queues at petrol pumps for...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Feb 14, 2020 | News, World
On Monday, China reported 108 new coronavirus deaths, making it the highest daily toll since the outbreak began late last year, in the City of Wuhan. The total number of fatalities in mainland China now stands at 1 016, while total number of confirmed infections...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Feb 14, 2020 | Africa, News
Following a request by Angolan authorities, Portugal has instructed a freeze on bank accounts held in the country by Angola’s billionaire former first daughter, Isabel dos Santos. Angola had been a former Portuguese colony. Angola’s prosecutor general,...
