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Authorities have detained 36 people in the brutal mob killing and burning of a man in a town in Algeria’s Kabyle region that the crowd suspected of starting dozens of wildfires but who had actually come to help, the head of the judicial police said Sunday. The fires that began last Monday tore through the mountainous region, killing at least… Read More

Japan’s foreign minister on Monday met with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo. Toshimitsu Motegi and his delegation discussed with Egyptian officials “ways of strengthening bilateral relations, as well as exchanging visions on the most prominent regional issues of common concern,” according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. “We shared our concern about the current situation in Afghanistan and… Read More

Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday slammed the southern African country’s outgoing “brutal regime” while promising a “better democracy” in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide. Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims of a “brutal… Read More

Following a successful military campaign between Mozambican and Rwandan government forces in seizing strategic towns from militants in northeastern Mozambique, residents have begun returning to their homes as a sense of calm has been restored. Some however have expressed mistrust in the Mozambican police. They’ve alleged officers have perpetrated acts of violence against them in their fight with Muslim militants… Read More

Standing by the coffee machine as he does each morning, a hotel waiter had swapped his usual dark tie for a bright red. “My vote helped swing it,” he slipped to AFP with a wide smile, eyes twinkling. Outside Lusaka was electric. UPND supporters that had gathered just after Hichilema’s victory was announced were still parading through the capital, more… Read More

After an attack on a convoy of 90 Muslims in the outskirts of the capital of Nigeria’s central Plateau state Jos that killed at least 22, victims are buried and motorists are still stuck on Rukuba road where the attack took place. Northwest and central Nigeria have for years struggled with violence between mainly Muslim nomadic herders and Christian farmers… Read More

Kenyans receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday expressed concerns over the countries dependency on donations of doses. The East African country has administered nearly two million Covid-19 vaccine doses but all of them have been donations from multilateral agencies and richer countries. The country has not been able to buy its own vaccines. “We are very dependent on foreign powers which… Read More

Last updated: 14 hours ago Every year, the German town of Bad Nauheim, where Elvis Presley lived during his military service, hosts a festival dedicated to the King that brings together thousands of fans, most of them dressed in 1950s fashion. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had garnered 2,810,757 votes against President Edgar Lungu’s tally of 1,814,201. “I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia,” electoral commission chairman Justice Esau Chulu said in a televised address. The 59-year-old veteran opposition politician beat his long-time rival Lungu following a bruising… Read More

Business tycoon Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday extended his lead in Zambia’s hotly-contested polls, partial results showed, after the incumbent president cried foul. Official results tallied by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on Saturday night from 62 out of 156 constituencies, put Hichilema ahead with 1,024,212 votes, compared to 562,523 for Lungu. Results from a further 41 constituencies released Sunday, showed… Read More