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Last updated: 18 minutes ago A first giant sheet of fabric was draped down the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday as work started to wrap the monument in a tribute to late artist Christo. After weeks of preparations, the final stage of the art installation has begun, with a silver-blue sheet of recyclable polypropylene unfurled from the top… Read More

Guinea’s junta is expected to face more pressure to set a timeframe for new elections Tuesday as the military rulers open a four-day series of meetings about the West African nation’s future following the president’s overthrow in a coup last week. The meeting comes as concerns grow about how quickly the junta led by Col. Mamady Doumbouya will give up… Read More

In an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, the government of Burundi last week began a compulsory screening campaign for all pupils in boarding schools. This initiative will last until 14 September. One of these screening centers is located in the SOCARTIE district, Kamenge zone, Ntahangwa commune in the north of Bujumbura. Parents and pupils responded massively to this… Read More

The victims of Mount Nyiragongo are still homeless almost five months since the volcano erupted, destroying their homes and crop fields. They had found shelter in a school but have been evicted ahead of the start of a new term. The families which number about 160 have now set up makeshift tents in the backyard of Kisoko market in the… Read More

South Africa is interested in hosting FIFA’s Club World Cup in December after Japan withdrew because of COVID-19, South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan said Monday. Jordaan told The Associated Press he would meet with FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in Lagos, Nigeria this week to get more details on what kind of bid South Africa must present to… Read More

Nearly 70 students who were abducted from their school in northern Nigeria have regained their freedom after two weeks in captivity, Zamfara state Gov. Bello Matawalle said Monday. The students from the Government Day Secondary School were rescued with the help of some of the gunmen who had repented, he said. They were reunited with their families late Sunday. Heavily… Read More

The family of the deposed Guinean leader Alpha Conde has confirmed that the former president is fine and doing well though tired. His family and party members are now calling for his immediate release citing the coup as being unconstitutional. On the other hand, some Guineans are calling for justice to prevail and are now pushing for the former leader… Read More

Around 300 protesters gathered in Geneva in front of the United Nations headquarters on Monday to call for an independent investigation into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict. The protest came as the UN human rights chief said a highly awaited joint investigation was unable to deploy to the site of one of its deadliest attacks, the alleged… Read More

Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, visited the inhabitants of the Anzourou area, which has been plagued by deadly jihadist attacks that have forced farmers to abandon their fields. He said that he wanted to combat “tackle the issue at its root” by securing Inates, the commune closest to Mali and the main entry point for terrorists, according to him. “You asked… Read More

About a week ago, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sierra Leone Prof. Kaifala Kallon, issued out a notice announcing plans to Redenominate the country’s legal tender, the Leone by the removal of the three last zeros from the face value of the currency. Mohamed Ibrahim Justice Ganawah who is a lecturer at the Department of Economics and Commerce… Read More