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Togo launched on Tuesday the largest solar plant in West Africa, some 250 km north of capital city Lomé. Located in central Togo, this 50 megawatt facility will provide power to more than 158,000 households and save more than one million tonnes of CO2 emissions. The plant was built by AMEA Togo Solar, a subsidiary of Dubai-based AMEA Power. It… Read More

Former Ivorian Prime Minister and ex-rebel leader Guillaume Soro was sentenced in his absence Wednesday in Abidjan to life in prison for “undermining state security” for acts committed in late 2019. The Abidjan court of assizes followed the prosecution’s demands, as for the other main defendants, Souleymane Kamagate, former head of protocol of Mr. Soro, Affoussy Bamba, former minister and… Read More

Countries in Southern Africa on Wednesday agreed to deploy forces to help quell a bloody jihadist insurgency wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique over the past three years. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc “approved” the deployment of the “SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to combat of terrorism and acts of violent extremism in Cabo Delgado,” the bloc’s… Read More

Dozens of people were wounded or killed in an airstrike on a market in the town of Togoga in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, witnesses told AFP Wednesday. “There were lots of injured people and dead people,” said 20-year-old survivor Birhan Gebrehiwet, whose house next to the market was destroyed by Tuesday’s blast. “We were stepping on them and in their… Read More

The head of the African Union’s election observer mission in Ethiopia, Olusegun Obasanjo, reports his team’s findings that Ethiopia’s legislative and regional elections were “conducted in an orderly, peaceful and credible manner.” The former Nigerian president on Wednesday said “despite some operational, logistical, Covid-19, security, and political challenges – most of which we have mentioned – overall, the election and… Read More

Wading knee-deep in the calm waters of a lagoon, workers in northern Tunisia harvest red seaweed, in a nation dubbed a Mediterranean “trailblazer” in cultivating the in-demand plant. Red seaweed or algae is used for gelling, thickening and texturing agents that are increasingly a substitute for animal-based products in processed foods, and it is also being used increasingly in cosmetics… Read More

A city built on, and around the sea. With 240 km of coastline, Cape Town in South Africa is the perfect example of a metropolis at the frontline of the climate crisis. A new unpublished United Nations report warns that cities built along coastlines and deltas face the risk of being wiped out, along with hundreds of millions of their… Read More

Daryl Dike certainly showed his worth on Orlando’s pitch last night, after a successful spell in England’s Championship. The American striker of Nigerian origin put out an amazing display on Tuesday scoring two goals for Orlando City against the San Jose Earthquakes. At just 21 Dike has a very promising future in the MLS and in the US National team.… Read More

Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was jailed on Tuesday night. This decision from a judge in charge of investigating alleged corruption charges comes days after the former president’s refusal to report to the police, as was required by the conditions attached to his house arrest. In March, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had been charged alongside two former Prime… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago Julija Kruder and Jernej Kruder from Slovenia have been crowned as the king and queen of psicobloc, also known as Deep-water soloing (DWS), during the most anticipated return of Red Bull Creepers held in Avila, Spain on Saturday, June 19th. It was a unique competition in which 16 of the best athletes in the world… Read More