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The trial of a policewoman accused of murdering five relatives and a boyfriend to cash in on insurance claims has captivated South Africa, struck by her brass in the face of blood-curdling allegations. Eyebrows raised in defiance, Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, 46, sat nonchalantly in the dock of a Johannesburg court on Monday, hair pinned into two lopsided buns. A formerly… Read More

Founded by the Phoenicians and later conquered by the Romans, the ancient city of Leptis Magna in Lybia is often described as the “Rome of Africa”. UNESCO classified these ancient ruins as a World Heritage Site. In 2016, this site along with four others were placed on the list of endangered sites. For the head of the Leptis Magna Control… Read More

Elections scheduled for early next year in Mali could be postponed by months, the prime minister told AFP on Sunday, adding that he was looking for alternative security partners to France as it prepares to reduce its troop presence in the conflict-torn country. “The main thing for us is less to hold them on February 27 than to hold elections… Read More

The Gabonese capital Libreville has dozens of unplanned settlements that the city’s poor call home. In addition to the chaotic development of these shantytowns, there are also land conflicts between neighbors who have sometimes settled without legal existence. Alain Sango has lived in the neighborhood of Akébé, for more than 40 years. He says electricity and water are rare. “All… Read More

Theoneste Bagosora was nicknamed the “Himmler of Rwanda” or the “Colonel of the Apocalypse”. After reaching the highest circles of power thanks to a brilliant military career, he became the “mastermind” of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. This colonel of the Rwandan army died Saturday, at the age of 80, in Mali where he was serving his sentence for genocide,… Read More

Burkina Faso’s ruling party, the People’s Movement for Progress, MPP, appointed Bala Alassane Sakandé as its new leader after an extraordinary congress in the capital, Ouagadougou. Bala Alassane Sakandé was previously president of the National Assembly. The event mobilized more than four thousand delegates from across the country. The former president of the National Assembly is a long-time colleague of… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago Now recognized as a motor sport, spinning originated in South Africa’s townships in the late 1980s, when gangsters would spin stolen cars to show off their loot. Outside Johannesburg, where hundreds of people gather to watch the cars spin in circles at breakneck speed, stuntmen hang precariously out of windows. Plumes of white smoke rise… Read More

The president of the Chadian transition, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, ended his first two-day visit to Brazzaville on Sunday. The Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, in his capacity as the current president of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), called upon the various Chadian actors to participate in the future inclusive dialogue in this country. “His Excellency… Read More

Despite missing their star player Haaland, Marco Rose’s Borussia Dortmund was surprised by another Borussian young star. The 37th minute-only goal by the Swiss midfielder of Congolese-South Sudanese origins Denis Zakaria helped the German side secure a narrow win. Matthias Ginter played the ball to Denis Zakaria who accelerated into the Borussia Dortmund penalty area from a central position, the… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Couples of tango dancers entered the competition in the Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires. Agustin Agnez and Barbara Ferreyra won the salon category. Ballroom tango is danced in milongas, nightclubs dedicated to the emblematic dance of Buenos Aires, where dancers move together throughout the song, drawing an imaginary circle around the dance floor. Emmanuel… Read More