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Emmanuel Ambei, a Chadian refugee, and his classmate Coradie Mabelle arrive at the Cirtef studios in Yaoundé. Igor, another student is already in the radio studio for the recording of a program. These are young refugees living in Yaoundé and running their Megaphone project. After securing a small grant from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), they committed… Read More

Ethiopia has projected power in the Horn of Africa for centuries, remaining fiercely independent as the rest of the region fell to colonial rule, and warring with neighbours to defend its vast realm. Diplomacy can be fraught in this turbulent corner of Africa, as friends turn foes and competition stokes conflict. Here are some of Ethiopia’s key relationships: Eritrea Part… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Over 1,000 women from across Turkey hold a rally in Istanbul, urging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from an anti-violence treaty ahead of a formal exit on July 1.  Erdogan sparked outrage in March with the move to pullout from the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence… Read More

Photos and famous quotes of Kenneth Kaunda, the founding President of Zambia who died on Thursday were on the front pages of all major newspapers in the country. The papers also carried glowing tributes in memory of Kaunda. He was hailed as a hero, statesman, and independence icon. “We have lost a man that brought a lot of unity, he… Read More

Angola won their third successive Handball Championship title with a 25-15 win over hosts Cameroon in Yaounde on Friday. The defending champions had to sweat for their win and trailed 14-7 at halftime at the Multipurpose Sports Complex. Bernardo Natalia Maria was phenomenal for the southern Africans while Cameroon’s Ekoh Karismah gave the champions’ defense a hard time. The win… Read More

Ethiopia will vote in twice-delayed elections on Monday, despite growing concern over the credibility of the vote. International attention is much more focused on an ongoing war in the country’s Tigray region, where famine is affecting 350,000 people. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised the vote will be the most democratic in the country’s history. Campaigning officially wrapped on Thursday. “Our… Read More

South Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers battle a surge in coronavirus, the government said Friday. South Africa, the worst-hit country in the continent, has entered a third Covid wave, with new daily cases doubling over the past two weeks. Gauteng province — home to the administrative capital… Read More

Sexual violence in conflict threatens both human and international security, the United Nations chief said on Thursday. Anthonio Guterres’ message for the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict on Saturday June 19. In Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, this surgeon highlights the pain even as he treats it. ‘’It’s getting worse. In the beginning, it was the… Read More

Anger still rumbles on in Chad after the announcements of Mahamat Idriss Déby. The Chadian opposition has once again condemned the decisions by the Chadian government to have a committee that is now in charge of appointing the members of the next National Transitional Council. The body, which is supposed to replace the Chadian National Assembly for the next 16… Read More

In Yopougon, one of the most popular areas in Abidjan, which also doubles up as the historical stronghold of Laurent GBAGBO’s Front Populaire Ivoirien party (FPI), celebrations are still ongoing after the former leader returned after a ten-year absence. Africanews reporting team went to the Niangon neighbourhood to meet with members of the FPI section in this area who are… Read More