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“My dream one day is to coach in the EPL” Patrick Vieira has fulfilled his dream. The Arsenal legend is back to the Premier League, taking up a position on the Crystal Palace bench next season. It’s a nice rebound for the French coach of Senegalese origin who started his managerial career in New York before coaching French side Nice,… Read More

Embattled former South African president Jacob Zuma has addressed supporters outside his home, declaring that ‘he will not go to jail’. Zuma who was visibly dancing and singing ‘Mshiniwam’ (bring my machine gun), spoke on the deadline set by the constitutional court to hand himself over to start a 15-month jail term. He told his supporters that he had sent… Read More

Thousands of people took to the streets of Burkina Faso on Saturday, demanding a stronger response to rising jihadist bloodshed after a massacre last month killed more than 130 people. The landlocked West African country has faced increasing attacks by jihadist groups linked Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State since 2015. In the capital Ouagadougou, protesters chanted “No to growing insecurity”,… Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea to “secure shipping lines”, the presidency said. “It is the latest Egyptian military base on the Mediterranean, and will be focused on securing the country’s northern and western front,” the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. The ceremony was attended by Crown Prince of… Read More

Dozens of feminist demonstrators on Saturday in Dakar, Senegal’s capital denounced the justice system and the excessive tolerance towards violence against women in Senegal. Aissatou Sène, spokeswoman at the protest held at the Place de la Nation, said “We expect the state to provide structures, shelters, and everything needed to support victims. What we want from the state today is… Read More

Sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court, former South African president Jacob Zuma is not expected to be arrested until at least 12 July. The Constitutional Court will now examine his appeal. Jacob Zuma had argued that at 79 years old and in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, a stay in prison would be equivalent to… Read More

The United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Mike Hammer visited Beni on Thursday in light of the most recent attack believed to be by the Allied Democratic Forces armed group that claimed the lives of at least nine civilians — including women. Some of the victims were killed in their homes while others were taken to the… Read More

Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda’s trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial service for Zambia’s first president, who died last month aged 97. Neatly distanced in compliance with COVID-19 social distancing rules, scores of mourners stood on the terraces, dancing to dirges and solemn music played by a military band. A hero of… Read More

Nigerian nutritionist Emiolo Ogunsola stands in front of a dozen new mothers in a Lagos public hospital, listing the basic foods they need to keep their children well nourished: Eggs, vegetables and beans among them. Her pitch is abruptly interrupted. For the mothers listening, even those essentials are increasingly beyond their reach. “Ma, how can you expect us to buy… Read More

A previous suspension and now a lifting: France, which has more than 5,000 troops deployed in the Sahel, will resume joint operations with the Malian armed forces, its Ministry of Defence announced on Friday in Paris. It comes after suspending bilateral cooperation following a second coup in Mali in May. The announcement was made in the form of a communiqué.… Read More