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After 30 procedures over six years to mend the wound on its face, a 10-year-old rhino whose horn was ruthlessly chopped off returns to the wild. His rescuers named the bull Sehawukele, meaning “God have mercy on us”. Called Seha for short, he was found by police stumbling near a fence in a reserve, so disfigured that he could barely hear or eat. The police called in John Marais, a wildlife vet who runs a charity called Saving the Survivors. The group rehabilitates rhinos that survive poaching attacks. “He has…

Nigeria’s new Dangote refinery will start processing crude oil in 2022. On Saturday, Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote and Akinwumi Adesina, the chief of the African Development Bank, both toured the Nigerian greenfield crude oil refinery. Dangote announced the plant’s will begin operations by the third quarter of 2022. The plant which is located in Lagos is hoped to be a game-changer that will spur Africa’s development and deepen regional integration. The production will have at first a processing capacity of 540 000 barrels a day and is expected to reach…

Last updated: 2 hours ago Ski Men Wildcard Max Palm of Sweden won with first double backflip in Freeride World Tour history on Sunday. Palm finished ahead of Spain’s Abel Moga and New Zealand’s Craig Murray. In Women’s Ski, Canada’s Olivia McNeill top the podium ahead of Norway’s Hedvig Wessel and Poland’s Zuzanna Witych. The second stage of the Freeride World Tour will be hosted in Ordino Arcalis, Andorra, from January 30th until February 5th. More about Sourced from Africanews

Morocco and Malawi put the final touches on their preparations for their Tuesday clash. The teams will meet on January 25 in their quest for a place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Vahid Halilhodzic and midfielder Selim Amallah looked ahead to Morocco’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 match against Malawi. The Atlas Lions also received a boost as wing back Achraf Hakimi joined Monday’s training session after spending the duration of Sunday’s in the team hotel, but it is unclear what…