Alessia de Luca Tupputi
Contributor
Amnesty International has documented the state of human rights in 159 countries in 2016. And claims: “The rhetoric of ‘us against them’ is breeding division and fear”.
Among other things, the immigration ban signed by President Trump threatens the melting pot underlying the culture of the United States.
President Kabila’s mandate expired on 19 December but he’s refusing to step down. Clashes and arrests have followed his decision and many now fear an outburst of violence in the country.
Saudi Arabia has appointed a new minister, responsible for energy policy. He will help the country cut its dependence on oil.
The Giants Club met in Kenya to fight poaching, organising the largest burning of ivory in history. To save elephants from extinction.
Based in the Republic of the Congo, Africanews is the first Pan-African news channel aimed at revolutionising information across Sub-Saharan Africa.
In its hundredth year, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize spotlights the tragedy lived by migrants and the problems linked to labour exploitation.
Armed groups coming from South Sudan have attacked a village massacring and abducting hundreds of civilians in the Gambatella Region, Ethiopia.
The lower house has voted to send Dilma Roussef’s impeachment case to the Senate. She said her opponents are plotting a coup.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is accused of manipulating the government budget. The lower house impeachment vote is expected on Sunday.
Macedonian police fired teargas and rubber bullets at migrants trying to cross the border in Idomeni, Greece. Women and children were left wounded.
