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President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Friday called for the support of MPs and senators not to let Gabon’s “unity” disintegrate, in his first speech to parliament in five years and two years and eight months after a serious stroke. His last address to the Congress of the two chambers, largely dominated by his party since he became head of state… Read More

Last updated: 25/06 – 17:36 Homeless migrants sit in tents installed a day before during an action organised by French association Utopia56 in front of the City Hall in Paris, on June 25, 2021, to highlight the plight of the homeless in central Paris. Families from sub-Saharan Africa, supported by associations and collectives and demanding accommodation, prepare to spend the… Read More

Activists in Mali stage protest against French military presence in Bamako, calling for the total withdrawal of French troops from the country. Some waved Russian flags and held banners calling for greater cooperation between Mali and Russia. The demonstration organised by political fringe group ‘Yerewolo Debouts sur les remparts’ was relatively subdued. Numbers were lower than organisers had hoped for… Read More

World 400m bronze medalist Abdalelah Haroun has died at the age of 24,the Qatari Olympic team announced the news on Saturday. The track and field sprinter held the Asian indoor record after becoming champion in 2015. Haroun was recruited at a young age from Sudan by Qatar and gained eligibility to represent them in February 2015. Haroun ran the 400… Read More

Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met once again this Saturday, June 26, 2021. The meeting took place in Goma (North Kivu). Together, they presided over the signing of a number of agreements linking the two countries. At 2:30 p.m., the tête-à-tête began on the Congolese soil, followed by a press conference. The previous day,Tshisekedi was received by… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Myanmar’s military authorities incinerated what they said were $680 million US dollars worth of seized narcotics, heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine and ketamine and precursor chemicals on Saturday,  in Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. The display marks the annual United Nation’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.  The event comes as the new military rulers struggle to… Read More

On this episode of inspire Africa, host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi brings you stories of African animation from the Annecy Festival in France. And then we go to the Kalangala district in Uganda to hear just how a group is deploying drones to airlift medical supplies to HIV-AIDS patients in hard to reach areas across Lake Victoria. And later on, we speak… Read More

Economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, coupled with the recent volcanic eruption could jeopardize women’s access to birth control and other health services in developing countries. At least 300 women and children receive free care in this camp for displaced people in Kayembe, located in the territory of Nyiragongo in the eastern DRC. Alice Katungu, in her thirties, came… Read More

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville leads the Safari Rally Kenya despite suffering a puncture on Friday’s final stage. Championship leader Sebastien Ogier is languishing in seventh after a disappointing morning session. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville opened up a 5.1 second at the top of the standings as the Safari Rally Kenya in Nairobi continued on Friday while Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo were… Read More