Category: Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall have expressed their displeasure towards rich countries over travel bans imposed on them since the country announced the discovery of a new coronavirus variant, omicron. This was during the opening of the 7th edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on Monday. Senegalese president, Macky Sall called for unity amongst world leaders at a time like this, in order to fight the pandemic. “We must continue to work together in solidarity. This pandemic, which is…

Sudanese demonstrators lift placards during a rally in Khartoum Bahri, on December 6, 2021, to protest a deal that saw the Prime Minister reinstated after his ouster in a mili   –   Copyright © africanews -/AFP or licensors Sourced from Africanews

A British teenager who was badly injured when a crocodile bit her leg and tried to drag her underwater in Livingstone, Zambia, has said she was “very lucky” to have survived the attack. Amelie Osborn-Smith was evacuated by helicopter to Medland Hospital where she underwent surgical procedures. In her first interview following the attack, Osborn-Smith said she had “accepted” that she might lose her foot after being taken to hospital and was “so relieved” when she woke up to find that doctors had been able to save it. According to…

Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets Monday in the capital of Khartoum and other cities in the latest protests against the October military coup and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Footage circulated on social media supposedly showed demonstrators marching in different locations in Khartoum and its sister city of Omdurman. There were also protests in other cities, including Kassala, Sennar and Port Sudan. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters marching in a street near the presidential palace in Khartoum. There were no immediate…

Unique drummed rhythms, dynamic dances, and instrumental music using harps, musical bows, and a flute. It all testifies to the richness of an indigenous culture that today finds itself under threat. Aka is an indigenous group predominantly based in the north of the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. Music is at the heart of its culture and has been used by the group to celebrate, but also protest. Some songs are joyful, others are sad. Some sing of forest spirits and hunting, others about the many obstacles Aka…

Faced with discrimination around the world with their different appearances, albinos livening in Cameroon live under the fear of being killed for ritual purposes. In some local traditions, it is believed that the limbs of albinos are magical and brings luck and good health to anyone who possesses them. President of the Association for the Promotion of Albinos in Cameroon, Kakmeni Wembou Raphaël lamented his mother faced a lot of societal pressure to put her at the granary. “My mother was told to put me in the granary, because when…