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Guinean boys travel thousands kilometres to Europe for what they call ‘the adventure’, a journey essential to becoming “real men”. They travel through the French Alps in sub-zero temperatures, without warm clothes and often without enough food to get to their final destination. A group of French people is helping the migrants who are lost to find their way. The… Read More

Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday arrested dozens of suspected users and dealers of a newly popular drug known as bombe, made partly with residues from car exhaust pipes. Following a demand for action last week from President Felix Tshisekedi, officers paraded almost 100 people accused of using or dealing drugs at a police headquarters in the… Read More

Senegal pulled off a surprise 5-4 win against Brazil to become the first African side ever to advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia on Thursday. Senegal went 3-1 down after 23 minutes, but fought back and made it 3-3 10 minutes later at the Luzhniki beach soccer stadium. They then pulled ahead in… Read More

In the Central African Republic, a rare profession is cropping up among the least expected group of people. A group of men is thriving through the lucrative manicure business. Despite being touted as a profession that attracts mainly women, this group of men led by Debonheur Koli finds it worthy. “Here in Bangui, women are not interested in manicure work,… Read More

A young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast after arriving there two weeks ago has recovered from the disease, the Ivorian health ministry said Tuesday. “We performed on the patient two biological tests which were negative in an interval of 48 hours. She is therefore declared cured,” Serge Eholie, ministry spokesman and head of… Read More

Relations between Algeria and its Moroccan neighbor have been difficult, mainly because of the Western Sahara dispute, the long border between the two countries has been officially closed for more than 25 years. Morocco has accused its neighbor of meddling with its internal affairs by supporting the Western Sahara pro-independence Africanews talked to Mr. Hichem Ben Yaiche, a geopolitical expert… Read More

More than 1500 houses were washed away in the Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy rains caused floodings in Goma. Authorities in the area linked the recent eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the area to have promoted the flooding given that vegetation was wiped out. The locals also lost a number of castles, crops and even the main tarmac road… Read More

Police in Kenya’s capital said Thursday that nine people are dead after a crane collapsed at a high-rise construction site in Nairobi. The crane tower was left standing alone after the jib crashed to the ground. Officer Muturi Mbogo said the crane collapsed midday Thursday while it was being dismantled by workers. He said another worker was seriously injured. He… Read More

Mourners in Dakar have paid hommage to ex-Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who died on Tuesday in Senegal, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Habre who died from Covid-19, aged 79, was buried on Thursday in the Muslim cemetery of Yoff in the Senegalese capital, his family said. The former Chadian leader seized power in 1982,… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Large crowds remained around Kabul Airport on Thursday, even as tear gas and fire hoses were used to try and disperse them ahead of the looming Aug. 31 deadline for the U.S. to withdraw troops. Several countries urged people to avoid the airport, but with just days left before the evacuation effort ends and American… Read More