South Africa’s highest court legalises cannabis use - BBC – 18/09/18
South Africa's highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places. Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted "Weed are free now" when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark ruling.
Nigeria supera a India como país con más pobres extremos del mundo - El País – 19/09/18
Los últimos cálculos del Banco Mundial muestran que la reducción de la pobreza se ralentiza. El compromiso internacional de reducirla a un 3% puede no cumplirse.
Global Security at Stake in Mali’s Islamist War, President Says - Bloomberg – 20/09/18
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said his country’s six-year fight against Islamist militants should be a global concern as the West African nation faces the fallout from the offensives against insurgents in Iraq and Libya.
Rwanda Freeing Over 2,000 Prisoners, Including an Opposition Leader - The New York Times - 15/09/18
A prominent opposition leader and a popular gospel musician, both imprisoned after angering the government of Rwanda, walked free on Saturday, after officials said that more than 2,000 inmates would be released.
Burundi: Renew UN Inquiry - Human Rights Watch – 18/09/18
The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate for the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi during its ongoing session in Geneva. The commission is the strongest – and one of the few – sources of public reporting on the serious human rights abuses being committed in the country, including killings, beatings, sexual violence, arbitrary imprisonment, and intimidation.