GHANA
Lecturers and non-academic staff at universities in Ghana have started an indefinite strike over pay.
The government had announced a 4% salary increase for public sector workers this year – and another 7% increase due to take effect next year. But some university staff unions have kicked back against the increase, saying it’s too small.
They also want Ghana’s government to implement a 2012 agreement that promised an entry-level lecturer’s salary of more than $2,000 (£1,440) per month – but it’s currently still below $1,000.
Classes have been cancelled and institutions have shut their doors as of Monday.
The National Union of Ghana Students say the strike only makes matters harder for students who were already struggling to catch up on their studies after the disruption caused by the pandemic
Rwanda
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in Kigali on her first official visit to Rwanda. She is expected to hold talks and have a joint press conference with President Paul Kagame later in the day. Tanzania is the second-biggest exporter to Rwanda, after China.
President Samia’s two-day visit is aimed at strengthening relations, and the pair will sign several trade agreements. The two leaders are also expected to discuss the first stages of a $3.6bn (£2.6bn) railway project which was agreed in 2018. The 532 km (856 miles) railway will link Isaka in northern Tanzania with the Rwandan capital.
Nigeria
Doctors in Nigeria’s public hospitals are set to begin an indefinite strike over poor pay after the government failed to respond to their grievances.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) said its members would begin the strike on Monday at 08:00 local time.
The union accused the government of “insincerity in implementing” a previous agreement.
The decision follows a 21-day ultimatum given to the government by the medical workers.
Mozambique
Mozambique’s state-owned fuel distributor, Petromoc, has denied links to an oil spill that happened over the weekend at the port of Pemba, off the coast of Cabo Delgado province.
The company’s board chairperson Hélder Chambisse said there was little information about the origin of the fuel found at sea.
He said that if the company was responsible, the local authorities would have informed them.
Mr Chambisse said investigations were ongoing to find out the origin and reason for the spillage.
It was estimated that the spillage caused the loss of at least 10,000 litres of fuel.
Libya
More than 700 migrants have been picked up by rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea off the coasts of Libya and Malta this weekend.
About 400 were rescued from a vessel that was taking in water in the central Mediterranean, a further 100 were picked up off the coast of Malta, and at least four other boats were rescued.
Most migrants seeking to reach Europe set off from the Libyan coast, hoping to reach Italy, a journey of about 300 km (186 miles).
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