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In the city of Dessie, a primary school has become a refuge for those displaced by the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Long confined to Tigray, the fighting has recently spread to two neighboring regions, Afar and Amhara. Heavy weapons used in the conflict has killed an untold number of civilians and displaced hundreds of thousands more. “Their deed is ethnic… Read More

Edwin Kiseka first planted oil palm in 2013. Since the introduction of its cultivation in 2005, more farmers keep embracing the crop. As they prepare to plant new trees in March next year, they are battling price changes, environmental impact and fertilizer shortage. “I think the biggest challenge is the price fluctuation but I think farmers have now learned how… Read More

Last updated: 14 minutes ago Thousands of Indigenous Brazilians from more than 170 ethnic groups demonstrated in the capital on Wednesday ahead of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on land rights. Wearing feather headdresses and with their bodies painted, they sang and danced along their 5-kilometre (3-mile) route. Supreme Court scheduled for Thursday their evaluation of a lower court’s ruling… Read More

Tales of civilian suffering are leading Ethiopian civilians to take up arms against rebels in Tigray. Responding to a mobilization call by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, some new recruits say they are eager to get to the front. “People are being displaced from their homes, including children and elderly people. When you see this, it motivates you to go and… Read More

With major constitutional changes suspended for now, and swirling new alliances taking shape, Kenya’s political scene is shrouded in uncertainty as the country eyes crucial elections due a year from now. Here is a look at how Kenya got here and what lies ahead when East Africa’s powerhouse elects a new president and parliament next August. – What happened to… Read More

A rundown South African railway station has been converted into an unlikely vaccination site where a shiny white train brings jabs to remote areas and boost sluggish uptake. One by one, people waiting in plastic chairs spaced out across a platform in the town of Springs, 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Johannesburg, were called to board a vaccine centre… Read More

Tanzania’s president on Wednesday said five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle with an armed man near the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam. It was not immediately clear whether the shootout in the heavily guarded diplomatic area was a terror attack. Liberatus Sabas, Tanzania’s head of police operations, said the gunman attacked two police… Read More

Rice farmer Donald Amokaha spends his days weeding a temporary plot outside the city of Makurdi, on the fringes of the Benue river in Nigeria’s agricultural heartland. Two hours drive away into the countryside, Amokaha has a swathe of prime farmland, but it lies abandoned. Fear of attacks forced him to leave earlier this year. “I usually cultivate rice, millet… Read More

Paris Saint-Germain has rejected an offer of about $188 million from Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappé but is open to negotiate the player’s transfer, the French club’s sporting director said Wednesday. Leonardo told French broadcaster RMC Sport that the initial Madrid offer is below what PSG expected. He said the club won’t hold Mbappé back if his desire is to… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Prayer notes were removed Wednesday ahead of the Jewish New Year from between the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site where Jews can pray. The handwritten notes, which contain prayers and personal wishes, were cleared from cracks in the Western Wall during an operation which is carried out twice a year;… Read More