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Tigray rebels accused the African Union (AU) on Sunday of “bias” following the appointment by the pan-African organization of a mediator in the conflict that has been tearing northern Ethiopia apart for nearly a year. “It would be naive to think that this mission could work,” said on Twitter the spokesman for the rebels Getachew Reda, three days after the… Read More

The shop windows follow one another, intertwining, competing with promotions to attract shoppers. Knick-knacks, ready-to-wear clothes, fake fast food stores… along the commercial avenue of Gargaresh, in Tripoli, there are as many stores as there are electric generators installed on the road. When the power goes out, which is several times a day for a total of at least twelve… Read More

Douala was plunged into darkness, but cries pierced the silent night: the water was rising. Alerted by the neighbors, Hummel put some of his belongings to safety and hurriedly sent the children away. A few minutes later, the blackish liquid invaded the house. In mid-August, like every year during the rainy season, the informal neighborhood of Makèpè-Missoké was invaded by… Read More

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, approximately 2,000 people whose homes and fields were destroyed by a volcanic eruption, have created temporary homes made from plastic bags and sticks while they wait to be rehoused. The families, who lost everything when Mount Nyiragongo erupted, are concerned about the problems they will face in their makeshift accommodation during the rainy season.… Read More

A handful of tourists take photos of the great Egyptian pyramids. After 18 months of travel restrictions, tourists can once enjoy the beauty of ancient tombs. Tourism accounts for 9% of the country’s GDP, but according to the tourism ministry, less than a quarter of the usual number of tourists visited Egypt in 2020 – signaling a 55% fall in… Read More

People smugglers operating between Tunisia and the Italian island of Lampedusa have explained how they evade the authorities and bring migrants to Europe’s shores. Ali Karkenni, one of the smugglers, said his routes are “tough for the coastguard to navigate” as they are too shallow for their motors. “Now the coast guard is improving and they are using helicopters but… Read More

Former Chadian president Hissene Habre was buried Thursday in Senegal’s capital Dakar, AFP journalists saw, where he had been serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. The former leader was jailed in Dakar in 2016 after an African Union-backed trial over abuses committed during years of iron-fisted rule in Chad. On Tuesday, he succumbed aged 79 to Covid-19 in… Read More

A vigil for press freedom. In Goma, dressed in black, dozens of journalists gathered on Friday evening to pay tribute to fellow pressmen murdered in the last four months in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Two journalists have been murdered in eastern Congo in August alone, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Baronnie de Byakato radio-television director… Read More

African leaders attending a summit in Germany renewed calls for Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, saying the decision would allow countries access to affordable jabs. Africa has administered the least vaccines of any continent while some richer countries have inoculated nearly their entire adult populations. African countries have mostly relied on multilateral and bi-lateral donations. Activists have called the inequity vaccine… Read More

Congo will takeover Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC’s) rotating presidency in 2022, succeeding neighbors Angola. The oil cartel’s secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo was in the central African country this week where he met with the country’s leaders. “I would like to reassure investors that we in OPEC will continue to work for the leadership of African countries in this… Read More