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Political campaigns for Algeria’s impending legislative elections ended Tuesday. Algerians are gearing up for the June 12 elections to elect members of parliament. Supporters of Algeria’s MSP party rally ahead of the civic exercise. “Be it our way, our criterion of conduct to cut off the road to the children (supporters) of France here in Algeria who want to forget… Read More

Rose Ingleton launched her own skincare line two years ago. At the time, she could not break into big brands. And so she used her own funds and got financial help from family and friends. The Black Lives Matter protests last year gave this Manhattan-based dermatologist the shine she needed. “It’s a bit more of a struggle, the door is… Read More

Tanzanian popular singer, Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, is once again surrounded by another controversy that might see him disqualified from the BET Awards scheduled on 27 June. More than 20, 000 people have signed an online petition seeking to have the star disqualified from the award where he is nominated for Best… Read More

Ten Africans have qualified to be on the Olympic Refugee Team at Tokyo 2020 — announced on Tuesday by the chief of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach. The following names are included in the refugee athletes team that will participate in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — including the ten African athletes: Swimming: Alaa Maso, Yusra Mardini (Syria) Athletics: Dorian… Read More

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Bamako on Tuesday with a delegation and — once again, as the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for talks with the new Malian government. Goodluck Jonathan addressed the media: “There’s no major expectation, the key thing is that we want to have a conversation with the head of… Read More

Former presidential candidate and leader of the Qalb Tounès party, Nabil Karoui is protesting against his continued detention. Nabil Karoui, leader of a liberal party that came second in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election, was hospitalised for three days after starting a hunger strike to protest against his continued detention on remand, a judicial source said on Tuesday. “The doctor asked… Read More

Stuttgart’s Congolese forward Silas Wamangituka has been playing under a false name and is a year older than previously thought. The player, whose real name is Silas Katompa Mvumpa, informed the club recently he had been the victim of “machinations of his former agent” and that he was really 22 years old, Stuttgart said in a statement on Tuesday. “I… Read More

A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the World Record held by Malian woman Halima Cisse who gave birth to nine children in Morocco in May. According to South African local media, Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, underwent a caesarian operation to give birth to seven boys and three girls making her the Guinness Record-holder for the… Read More

Jihadist attacks in Palma In the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique which — according to recently collected data by the United States conflict tracker ACLED, has claimed over 2,800 with around half being civilians, has also internally displaced numerous people within the country. These people feeling the conflict are congregating in Pemba. The mass migration is putting a strain on… Read More

Tuesday 8 June marks World Oceans Day, a day to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean. The United Nations says: “World Oceans Day reminds everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part… Read More