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Ivory Coast: Gbagbo proposes the formation of a new party

During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of the Republic, Laurent Gbagbo, proposed a new party creation to overcome the division with the party wing led by Pascal Affi N’Guessan. “We will call the FPI differently. We will continue to fight. Decentralization, industrialization, […]

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Following a case of the Marburg virus, WHO scientists are heading to Guinea

At least four people have been identified as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, according to the World Health Organization, which has sent specialists to the West African country to assist authorities in preventing an outbreak. According to WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib, the case, which was reported late […]

nigeria’s ‘kidnap epidemic'

Nigeria’s ‘kidnap epidemic’: over 200 school children kidnappings being reported

Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This year till now over 1000 students have been kidnapped from schools. Many have been released but more than 200 are still abducted. Many communities in the region have blamed inadequate and meaningful engagement with the […]

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Unusually low rainfall has impacted communities around Malawi’s Lake Chilwa

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning on Monday, saying that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are already high enough to cause climate change for decades, if not millennia. Lake Chilwa, Malawi’s second-largest lake, is already suffering as a result of this. Thousands of Malawians rely on Lake Chilwa, the country’s […]

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Egypt is relocating the Pharaoh’s solar boat to a new mega-museum

Authorities in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located near the world-famous Giza Pyramids. The boat was discovered in 1954 in the southern corner of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the three Giza Pyramids, and […]

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Rwandan soldiers deployed in Mozambique against jihadists

The war in Mozambique against the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Sunna al Shabaab is the first real turning point since 2017. Thanks to the army of an unexpected actor: Rwanda. After denying the conflict and preventing the news from crossing national borders, closing the mouth of journalists and bishops, President Filipe Nyusi asked the international […]

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Nigerian authorities have issued a warning about an increase in gang and terror activity

The recent surge of terror and gang-related actions conducted by both Islamic State jihadists and bandits in Nigeria’s northeastern and northwestern regions has generated concerns among Nigerian officials. In terms of security, the recent spike in kidnappings in both regions is causing concern. They cautioned that this might complicate the mission of Nigeria’s security forces, […]

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The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet as the new Minister of Health

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a military doctor and an epidemiologist and public health lecturer. His appointment comes as Tunisia prepares to start a large-scale national vaccination drive on Sunday, with the goal of vaccinating as many people as possible across […]

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Sudan takes the first step toward becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

The Cabinet’s decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects, including former President Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes and genocide. The bill must yet be passed by Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council and Cabinet in a joint sitting. They act as an interim parliament when they […]

somalia humanitarian emergency

Somalia: humanitarian emergency, the government asks for aid

Somalia is experiencing an economic, political, and social crisis, exasperated by the intervention of foreign countries such as Turkey. The government of Mogadishu has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian aid to 5.9 million Somalis this year. According to reports from the Garowe website online, Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and […]

tigray rebels grab unesco site of lalibela

Tigray rebels grab UNESCO site of Lalibela in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

The months-long conflict in Ethiopia faced a dangerous escalation on Friday, as an Amhara regional official said that Amhara forces would launch an offensive against Tigrayan forces – on Saturday – in the region and having control of a town hosting a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sema Tiruneh, the Amhara region’s head of peace and […]

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Korir of Kenya and Chemutai of Uganda take gold in tight races

At the Olympics, Emmanuel Korir won gold and led a Kenyan one-two finish in the 800 meters. Korir drove past Peter Bol of Australia on the final turn and stormed home to win in 1 minute, 45.06 seconds. Kenya won the 800 meters for the fourth time in a row at the Olympics. Ferguson Rotich, […]

u.s.'s blinken discuss ethiopia's tigray conflict

Sudan’s prime minister, U.S.’s Blinken discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday. Fears remain that the widening conflict will worsen suffering and rip the fragile country apart. The two men showed concerns over the “expansion of armed confrontation” beyond Tigray’s borders. As […]

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A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, HRW warns

A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon by both government security forces and armed separatists highlights the urgent need to protect communities at risk and hold abusers accountable. That is the warning launched by Human Rights Watch through a report in which the organization denounces that the Cameroonian security forces have […]

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Tigray conflict: Bodies found floating in the river between Sudan & Ethiopia’s conflicted Tigray region

Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities confirmed. It is believed these bodies are of the people who were attempting to flee the bloody war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Such is the impact and aftermath of the Tigray conflict that is still […]

foreign ministers from egypt and algeria meet in cairo

Foreign ministers from Egypt and Algeria meet in Cairo to discuss the Tunisia crisis

Sameh Shukry, Egypt’s foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria‘s foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at a joint press conference that Egypt is closely monitoring the political unrest in Tunisia following the president’s move to acquire extraordinary powers. President Kais Saied suspended parliament, lifted parliament members’ immunity, sacked the prime minister, […]

riots in south africa

Devastations and riots in South Africa

South Africa is on its knees, and everything raises concerns that the situation will not improve anytime soon. That is the adage that is the most popular in South African newspapers these days, which tells of a nation that has gone far beyond the social breaking point. A wound that, with the passing of the […]