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Zambians were choosing their president on Thursday, between incumbent Edgar Lungu and his great rival Hakainde Hichilema, after a tense campaign centered on the economy of the first African country to default on its debt since the start of the pandemic. At dawn, hundreds of people formed queues outside the polling stations. In the township of Matero, Andrew Daka, 20… Read More

Facebook said Tuesday that it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating out of Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. A network of 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts was traced back to Fazze, an advertising and marketing firm working in Russia on… Read More

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema cast his vote at a polling station in Lusaka on Thursday. Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) is incumbent President Edgar Lungu’s main challenger. His campaign has ridden on public frustration over Lungu’s economic policies which have been criticized for exposing the copper producer to high debt and soaring food prices. After… Read More

Chad marks 61 years of independence with a large military parade in N’Djamena in the presence of Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, president of the Transitional Military Council (TMC)since the death of his father Idriss Déby Itno in April.- The Chadian army, considered as one of the leading armies in the region, demonstrated its strength by deploying a number of artillery.… Read More

On the south coast of England, refugee children are learning how to live their new lives. They’ve come overland and oversea…alone; one of them just two weeks ago…with no parents or family. Fleeing troubled countries, such as Syria, Eritrea and Afghanistan…they have witnessed things that nobody should. “Usually what’s happened is that children were …… going to be forced to… Read More

She thought it was a “crazy gamble” at the time, but four years on, Gaelle Laura Zambou Kenfack has never looked back since creating a firm to produce and sell “Made in Cameroon” items. Zambou returned to Cameroon at the end of 2016 after 10 years working as a consultant for BMW in Germany, the one-time colonial power in the… Read More

Last updated: 12 hours ago Italy is being hit this week by a heatwave causing wildfires in the south of the country, particularly in Sicily and Calabria, where a UNESCO-listed natural park is under threat. Meanwhile in Rome, tourists and locals hunt for fountains to refresh themselves and cope with the high temperatures. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

A representative of the Algerian Red Crescent on Wednesday said that “more than 600 families” have been left homeless because of wildfires near the country’s capital. Nafissa Toumi said the fires have killed 65 people in Algeria and have injured more than 1,000 people. Speaking on state TV, Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane said governors in the affected regions had been… Read More

The national team camp opened a week ago, and training has intensified ahead of the continental competition. The energy is all the same except this time they are being trained by a woman – the most qualified female coach, going by her track record. Buyungo is the first ever female head coach for the men’s national volleyball team. The former… Read More

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday awarded its athletes luxurious vehicles, houses and monthly stipend following their successful performance in the just concluded Tokyo Olympics. Museveni ordered full implementation of his earlier directive to gift Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists at the continental or international level a monthly salary of $1,415, $845 and $280 respectively. Museveni further promised to build… Read More