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The WHO said Friday that no further Marburg cases have been identified so far in Guinea but contacts of the fatal case were being monitored twice daily during the critical incubation period. West Africa’s first recorded case of the lethal virus, which is related to Ebola, was confirmed on Monday. The virus, which is carried by bats and has a… Read More

Marching in formation, the tunic-clad actors thrust fake swords and spears into the air and unleashed their fiercest battle cries: “I will fight for my country, Ethiopia! I am a soldier of Ethiopia!” Later, on a stage adorned with photos of elite soldiers and the Ethiopian flag, the actors belted out war anthems dating to century-old campaigns against Italian colonisers.… Read More

It’s lunchtime in Djibouti’s capital and “Chez Hamdani” is buzzing. Local celebrities, visiting diaspora and nomadic herders: everyone flocks to this decades-old establishment for a taste of Yemeni fish, the only dish on the menu. Split in two, coated with a red pepper paste and then baked in a traditional oven: its spicy flavour evokes the complex, multicultural history of… Read More

Heavy rainfall in Niger triggered severe flooding in several parts of the country on August 11. More than 4000 houses collapsed and 52 people died. In Niamey, the village of Gaba Goura is one of the most affected villages where more than 80% of the houses were washed away, leaving the population in distress. “This is my house, this is… Read More

Vote counting was underway in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw social media throttled in the capital and President Edgar Lungu send more troops to three provinces to quell violence. Violence was reported in the North-Western province, a Hichilema stronghold, where two people including a ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party chairman were killed, the president announced… Read More

The widow of former Nigeria’s President Shehu Shagari has died from COVID-19 complications. This was confirmed in a statement by the family revealing that Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari died at a hospital in Abuja in the wee hours of Thursday. “We regret to announce the demise of our beloved mother, Hajiya Hadiza Shehu Shagari, the wife of H.E late President… Read More

Vote counting has now began in Zambia following the successful staging of the southern African nation’s general elections. After 12 hours of voting, polling stations started closing at 6 pm (1600 GMT), though several hundreds still in queues were being allowed to cast their ballots. Some voters complained about the slow pace of the voting in an election that is… Read More

Maroua, the capital of far North Cameroon, like other cities in the region, faces social problems such as the lack good roads or near collapse of existing roads. Regular power cuts in the city, which has almost no street lighting, makes it a challenge to use roads. The limited access to water is the most critical problem. Aboubakar Sali, a… Read More

Ethiopia denounced Thursday a “destructive alliance” unveiled this week between rebels from war-torn Tigray and a group from Oromia, the country’s largest region. At a press conference Thursday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s spokeswoman Billene Seyoum noted that lawmakers in May formally designated both the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) terrorist organisations. “This is not… Read More

A trickle of Mozambican families started to return to their homes and villages after a joint force of Mozambican and Rwandan troops regained control of a strategic port from Islamist fighters. After retaking Mocimboa da Praia earlier this week, leaders of the joint force of Mozambican military and 1,000 Rwandan army troops said they would be chasing the insurgents and… Read More