lundi 25 septembre 2017
samedi 23 septembre 2017
vendredi 22 septembre 2017
Uganda court worker suspended for wearing 'short and tight dress'
A court clerk in Uganda has been suspended for wearing " a very short and tight dress" to work, breaching the country's strict dress code for public sector workers.
A journalist has shared a
letter addressed to Ms Namuwanga Rosemary informing her of her two-week
suspension.
The letter says in part that
Ms Namuwanga had gone to the office on Thursday, to follow up on her delayed
pay, when she was deemed to have dressed inappropriately.
Earlier this year Uganda's
ministry of public service issued dress guidelines to apply to all
non-uniformed civil servants.
Female staff were told not to
show any cleavage, wear brightly coloured nails, braids or hair extensions,
sleeveless or transparent blouses.
And the men had to wear
long-sleeved shirts, jackets and ties, while trousers could not be
tight-fitting. Anybody failing to abide by these guidelines was to be
disciplined.
mardi 19 septembre 2017
BBC
School set alight in Cameroon
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There are no reported deaths at Sacre Coeur college, but the fire is said to have destroyed at least 30 beds and many of the pupils' personal belongings.
Staff say the culprits haven't yet been identified and the local authorities have asked the army to help secure the area.
Panicked parents have come to collect their children from the school:
But this has not been verified, nor has anyone stepped forward to claim responsibility.
Burkina Faso protests against South Africa v Senegal replay
Fifa ordered the tie between South Africa and Senegal to be replayed due to "match manipulation" by the referee.
South Africa won the match 2-1 and decided against appealing against the order.
Cas has confirmed to the BBC's Nick Cavell that it received the appeal documents this morning.
In its appeal, the FBF says that it "continues to oppose a decision that is tainted by abuse of power and irrelevant to the texts of the international football authority".
The statement continued: "The federation, which relies on its declaration to appeal to the respect of the virtues of football, invites the Burkinabe sports public to the serenity and the mobilization around the Stallions."
lundi 18 septembre 2017
jeudi 14 septembre 2017
Bill Gates' African lunch tour
Mr Gates says that ensuring that schoolchildren are well fed will help improve their education.
He is particularly keen on promoting school lunches:
School
lunch in particular is really about education: getting kids to come...
so that they are energetic enough to really learn while they are there.
[School lunches are] a great thing. It doesn't solve all the problems
but it's definitely part of the solution. "
mercredi 13 septembre 2017
African proverbs.
A snake knows the right time
to bite."
A Dinka proverb from South Sudan sent by Gabriel Manyok Ajak Dut
jeudi 7 septembre 2017
Kemi Séba
Senegal 'expels controversial activist Kemi Séba'
According to RFI, Senegal said that it considered Mr Seba's presence in the country a serious threat to public order.
The activist who is opposed to the use of the CFA franc in several West and Central African countries, burned a 5,000 CFA ($9;£7) franc note in public last month.
He was charged for his action but was acquitted by a court in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
Le Parisien, the French daily newspaper, reports that one of Mr Seba's lawyers, Khouraissi Ba, confirmed that he was deported to France on Wednesday and denounced the action as "an illegal expulsion".
Despite this expulsion, Kemi Seba's supporters have vowed to continue their protest against the CFA franc, RFI reports.
BBC
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