‘Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown
Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:20 GMT
Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissentWhen Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it became the talk of town – lit
Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
Tue, 12 May 2026 08:01:28 GMT
The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around worldThe number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for
Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
Tue, 12 May 2026 07:17:30 GMT
Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threatIt was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m rela
