Photo credit: Reuters Tanzania’s government has warned citizens that protests planned for Tuesday would be unlawful and amounted to an attempted coup. Reuters reports that security forces have been deployed heavily in major cities. Activists and the opposition have called for anti-government protests on Tuesday, the anniversary of mainland Tanzania’s independence from Britain, following the violent suppression of…

Photo credit: Arab News Officials of the Greek coastguard were searching on Monday for 15 people who fell into the water from a migrant boat that was found drifting off the coast of Crete with 17 bodies on board. Neos Kosmos reports that all the 17 fatalities were discovered on Saturday on the craft, which…

Photo credit: Aljazeera At the last UN General Assembly, the Namibian President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, proudly unveiled the long strides and historic milestones that the country’s women have been making. The African Heritage reports that women make up 57% of the government.  Namibia has done what no other country in the world has ever done: The country…

Photo credit: BBC Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public address since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. The AP reports that a group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV earlier Sunday to announce the…

Photo credit: CBC Warming centres remain open on Sunday as Toronto gets hit by snow and freezing temperatures. Toronto Today reports that the city is expected to see snowfall amounts between two and four centimetres and a high of -1 °C during the day, according to Environment Canada. Sunday night could then see flurries and a…