Morocco bans import, production and sale of the burqa
Morocco’s banned the import, production and sale of burqas – the full-face-covering garments worn by some Muslim women. Rabat authorities say they’re doing it for security reasons. Morocco’s Interior Minister will make an official announcement of the burqa ban that will take effect this week. The official line is bandits have repeatedly used the full-veiled […]
Gambia’s information minister quits
Gambia’s information minister’s quit because President Yayha Jammeh refuses to accept defeat in last month’s election. Sheriff Bojang has urged colleagues to allow him out of the Cabinet room. Gambian information minister Sheriff Bojang says efforts to contest the election results are an attempt to subvert the express will of the Gambian people. Bojang grabbed […]
No place at schools for 60 000 South African children
At least 60 000 children have not got places at schools in two of South Africa’s most populous provinces as the country’s academic year starts this week. Authorities are blaming parents who’ve left it to the last minute to register their children in Gauging and the Western Cape. They insist they will eventually accommodate all […]
Cote d’Ivoire security chiefs sacked after mutiny
Ivory Coast’s security chiefs have been sacked after last week’s two day mutiny. The behaviors of soldiers demanding bonus payments has stoked security fears in Africa’s fastest growing economy. ends intro Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has dismissed the heads of the army, police and gendarmes following a two-day mutiny by disgruntled soldiers demanding the […]