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The October sun warms the sands of Hammamet beach on Tunisia’s east coast, but the coronavirus pandemic still casts a shadow and visitor numbers are yet to bounce back. After two ruined seasons in a row, operators in Tunisia and Morocco are licking their wounds and hoping the lifting of travel restrictions will spell better days. This year was better… Read More

The island of Madagascar has lost almost 40% of its forest in the last 60 years. Deforestation, drought and loss of biodiversity have contributed to famine and an influx of climate refugees. In the south of the country, the forest of Tsitongambarika is protected and there are now efforts to replace what has been lost. “60 years ago, the forest… Read More

South African biotech consortium is working on a messenger RNA jab based on the Moderna formula in a ground-breaking drive to end Africa’s life-threatening lack of Covid vaccines. Cape Town-based Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines is leading a pilot project, backed by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) and the COVAX initiative, which seeks to tweak Moderna’s revolutionary drug. The goal… Read More

The Court of Appeal in Botswana started hearing a government attempt at overturning a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. In 2019 Botswana’s High Court declared prison sentences for same-sex relationships as unconstitutional. The government wants the ruling overturned because it believes that courts have no jurisdiction in this matter, and instead should be an issue for parliament to decide. “A… Read More

The trial of the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara has been adjourned to October 25 after the defense lawyers asked for more time to prepare their case. Two defense lawyers, appointed by the court, had asked for a postponement of the trial by one month “in the name of the truth”, arguing that they had not had enough time to… Read More

South Africa soccer fans were excited to enjoy the beautiful game live from Soccer City in Johannesburg on Tuesday after 18 months of lockdown brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. A limit of 2000 free tickets were made available for vaccinated fans to watch their favourite team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier between the ‘Bafana Bafana’ and Ethiopia. Joy… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday. In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also used… Read More

The World Court also known as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its dispute with Kenya, setting a sea boundary in part of the Indian Ocean. The new boundary drawn by the International Court of Justice mostly followed a line proposed by Somalia, attributing to it several offshore oil blocks claimed by… Read More

With less than three weeks to go until COP26, the climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, an indigenous leader of the Amazon basin appealed to the developed nations to help protect the rainforest from further destruction. Gregorio Mirabal, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin, COICA, warned that ruining the rainforest could spark a global “apocalypse”. “We are not… Read More

The former Central African Republic leader Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Tuesday appeared before the International Criminal Court on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, an alleged leader of the Seleka, a rebel coalition drawn largely from the CAR’s Muslim minority, is accused of running two detention centres during the country’s brutal 2013 civil war.… Read More