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Firefighters made headway Friday against wildfires that have raged across northern Algeria for days but, as nationwide prayers were held for the dead, anger grew that the country was so ill-prepared. Fire crews backed by army engineers and civilian volunteers were still battling 51 wildfires across 16 provinces, emergency services said, but only three in the worst-hit province of Tizi… Read More

The African Union observers in Zambia’s election signaled high tensions in the country following the Thursday vote to decide on the next leader. The mission further confirmed that there has been heightened friction between the incumbent ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party and the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND). “The mission notes that the 2021 general election took place… Read More

More than 1,000 students arrived in Addis Ababa on Saturday after being evacuated from the fast-moving conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A convoy of 18 buses transported the students from the embattled region where Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters recently regained control from government forces. At the end of the two-day trip, eager relatives were waiting for them at… Read More

In a world where the European leagues take the best of Africa’s football talent, Stefano Mazengo Loro goes against the grain. After playing in Europe, the Italian signed for Kampala City Council Authority FC in the Ugandan Super League. Mazengo signed a two-year contract with the KCCA in June 2020. “This opportunity took me a bit by surprise, to be… Read More

No one disputes that boxing is hard, really hard. For Nico Ali Walsh, living up his grandfather’s name might be even harder. He was, after all, The Greatest. “To the world, it may be continuing the legacy of the greatest fighter that ever lived but I don’t see it that way,” Ali Walsh said. “I see it as continuing the… Read More

A funeral was held in Kenya on Friday for two brothers who died after allegedly breaking a COVID-19 curfew. Family members and student activists allege 22-year-old Benson Njiru Ndwiga and 19-year-old Emmanuel Mutura Ndigwa were allegedly killed whilst in police custody. They were reportedly last seen on the evening of August 1, detained for allegedly being outdoors beyond a 10… Read More

Vote counting was underway in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw sporadic clashes and troop reinforcements dispatched to three provinces. The ballot is expected to be the tightest yet in the third successive standoff between President Edgar Lungu, 64, and veteran opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema, 59. Partial and regional tallies started to trickle in on Friday,… Read More

An Algerian prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of a man who was killed by a mob after being accused of setting fires that devastated the region, Algeria’s official APS news agency said. Wildfires in Algeria have killed at least 69 people through the mountainous Berber region. The killing took place in Larbaa Nath Irathen, in the Tizi… Read More

In Guinea young boys dream of the biggest adventure. An adventure that will give them a heroic feeling, make them a man, and make their family proud. This adventure, or “tounkan” in the local Malinké language, is an illegal migration route to Europe. Young boys leave their parents’ house to find themselves alone, overcoming many hardships and even risking death… Read More

In Ghana, a highly religious country that claims to be exemplary in Africa in its respect for human rights, a handful of opposition MPs are putting the president in a difficult position by promoting a law restricting the rights of sexual minorities. Same-sex relationships are banned in the West African nation, but no one has ever been prosecuted under this… Read More