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The giant tortoise, one of nature’s vegetarians. Or is it? This video shows the astonishing moment an Aldabra giant tortoise hunts and kills a noddy tern chick. It’s the first time this behaviour has ever been documented and changes what scientists thought they knew about the species. A study of the slow-speed hunt has been published in the scientific journal… Read More

Torture victims of former Chadian president Hissene Habre react to the dictator’s death at 79-years-old in Senegal, where he was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Habre had succumbed to coronavirus, according to Chad’s consulate. The International Criminal Court had ordered Habre to pay up to 30,000 euros ($33,000) to each victim who suffered rape, arbitrary detention and… Read More

After months of high tensions between Algeria and Morocco, Algiers announced the cessation of diplomatic relations with Rabat. The Algerian government accuses the Moroccan kingdom of constantly carrying out hostile actions against Algeria, of waging war against the Algerian people and its leaders. The disagreements between the two countries over Western Sahara, the normalisation of relations between Morocco and Israel,… Read More

Former Chadian President Hissène Habré has died at age 79 in Senegal, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity after an unprecedented trial, Senegalese Justice Minister Malick Sall said Tuesday. “Habré has been handed over to his Lord,” the minister said on the TFM channel. Senegalese media reported that he had died of Covid-19. Hissène Habré,… Read More

The unmistakable sound of Congolese rumba. With its rhythmic drumming and elaborate dancing, rumba is arguably Congo’s biggest cultural export. In the country, an official campaign has been launched to promote the inclusion of rumba, considered a major genre of African music, in UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. Several Congolese artists have welcomed the initiative pioneered by the government in… Read More

Hakainde Hichilema took the reins of Zambia to cheers on Tuesday, promising to turn around the economy of this southern African country, plagued by a colossal debt, and to guarantee “real freedom” to all his fellow citizens. The former perennial opponent, who promised in an early morning tweet “a new dawn in Zambia”, was sworn in before thousands of euphoric… Read More

When Parfait Hakizimana learned he would be competing in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, he was overjoyed. “I saw it as a kind of door opening for me,” he says, beaming with pride as he laces up his shoes outside his home in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda. For Parfait, 32, the road to this defining moment has been… Read More

Hissène Habré seized power in Chad by force in 1982 and quickly became the architect of a terrible repression in the central African nation.. He died in Senegal on Tuesday where he had been serving a life imprisonment sentence for crimes against humanity after an unprecedented trial. The Senegalese media reports that Habre had died from Covid-19. “Desert fighter”, “man… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the suspension of parliament until further notice, the presidency said in a statement, a month after freezing it in a move that opponents decried as a coup. He also extended an order lifting immunity for the country’s lawmakers. Saied issued “a presidential decree extending the exceptional measures… regarding the suspension of Parliament and lifting… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended “until further notice” the suspension of parliament, which has been suspended since the July 25 coup that gave Saied full power. On July 25, Mr. Saied invoked the constitution to grant himself full powers, dismiss the head of government, Hichem Mechichi, and suspend parliament for 30 days. On Monday evening Mr. Saied “issued a… Read More