Phoebe Okowa, a Kenyan academic, has been appointed to the International Law Commission for a five-year term. Okowa was elected with 162 votes, making her the first African woman to serve on the Commission. From 2023 through 2027, she will […]
Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for “primates” in the video at the social network. A Facebook spokesperson called it a “clearly unacceptable error” and said the recommendation software involve was […]
Sudanese government on Saturday said “deeply concerned” about the eruption of clashes between SPLM-IO factions near the border with South Sudan and dismissed accusations of harbouring splinter leaders in Sudan. Forces loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar and a […]
The Minneapolis, Minnesota city council voted unanimously on Friday to pay $27m to settle a lawsuit filed by George Floyd‘s family. In July, Floyd’s family sued the city and the four police officers charged in his death last May. The suit […]
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