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South African side Kaizer Chiefs looked ahead on Friday for their CAF Champions League semi-finals game against Moroccan side Wydad AC on Saturday. The Chiefs have reappointed Stuart Baxter as manager earlier this month, for his second stint at the club. They will be hoping Baxter can help them to take revenge for their 4-0 defeat at the hands of… Read More

Vivatech, the hub for technology is back. Since Wednesday, June 16 and for 4 days, the most promising international innovations were showcased at Porte de Versailles in Paris. Africa also made the trip, represented by the DRC. This was the wish of VIVATECH co-founder and Moroccan- born Maurice Levy. ”There has always been a form of exploitation, even contempt, a… Read More

Former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, who died Thursday at the age of 97, was the last surviving “father of independence” in sub-Saharan Africa. Nicknamed “the African Gandhi” for his non-violent independence activism, he became the first president of independent Zambia in 1964. He ruled the country for 27 years under a one-party regime. In 1991, after violent riots, he accepted… Read More

Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has called for the African Union (AU) to “immediately cease” a new commission of inquiry into allegations of abuse in the nation’s Tigray region. Reportedly, thousands of civilians have been killed since the conflict began in November between Ethiopian forces — with backing from neighbouring Eritrea, and Tigrayan fighters supporting the area’s now-fugitive leaders. In addition, the… Read More

After a year of absence, the international animation film festival has returned to Annecy in the southeast of France. This year, African animation is in the spotlight. On the line-up for the 6-day event are on-site screenings and online conferences, among others. Portuguese Director José Miguel Riberio presented his film in progress in Angola. “I felt an opportunity to see… Read More

Former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda died peacefully at 2:30 pm (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia at a military hospital where the 97-year-old had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes by way of — as announced by the government which declared 21 days of national mourning as televised announced by Cabinet secretary Simon Miti. He expressed President… Read More

After ten years in exile abroad, the former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil Thursday upon receiving permission to return from the government of longtime rival President Alassane Ouattara. After making his way down the steps to the runway, Gbagbo made his way to a vehicle that was then surrounded by crowds as it headed… Read More

Rwandan prosecutors called Thursday for a life sentence for Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” as he faces terrorism charges, while his family says he faces mistreatment and an unfair trial. Paul Rusesabagina, once praised for saving hundreds of Tutsis from the 1994 Rwandan genocide as a hotel manager, faces charges related to attacks by an… Read More

On this episode of Business Africa, – We take a look at the Togolese economy. The west African nation has began processing cassava into starch. The Nouvelle Société de Commercialisation des Produits Agricoles NSCPA in Togo has opened its factory in Kamina, 164 km from Lomé, and expects to produce 50 tonnes a day We hear more about this and… Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with food giants Nestlé and Cargill in a lawsuit that claimed they knowingly purchased cocoa beans from African child slavery farms. On Thursday, judges ruled eight to one in favor of the two companies and a group of six Malian adults who claimed they were abducted from their country as children and forced to work… Read More