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On this episode of Inspire Africa, we talk about energy needs in Africa and some people providing solutions. We hear stories on the production of Bio Charcoal from waste in the Republic of Congo, and in Rwanda, we take a look at the hydropower plant of Claver Bizimungu in the Rongi sector, in the Southern Rwandan province. And later on… Read More

Sudan’s Dinder National Park has beome a battle field in the fight between humans and wildlife for land. Vast grasslands, lakes and woods are spread over more than 10,000 square kilometres, making it an important flyway for migratory birds. But the massive reserve is under threat. The population has exploded, putting pressure for new croplands on this area tucked away… Read More

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says France’s recent acknowledgement over its role in the 1994 genocide in his country is “a big step” — even if it didn’t come with an apology. His counterpart Emmanuel Macron, during a historic visit to the east African nation this week, recognised France’s role in the killing of 800,000 mostly Tutsi Rwandans and said only… Read More

A German financial compensation offer for what it admits as Genocide in colonial-era Namibia has been rejected. The traditional leaders of Namibia’s Herero and Nama people say one billion euros to support the descendants of the victims is not enough and they want repatriations too. Chief Tjipene Keja said: “We do not have land. White people are in possession of… Read More

The Democratic of Congo has said an earlier report of a volcano erupting near Nyiragongo on Saturday was a false alarm. “False alarm on Nyamuragira. A plane has just flown over the entire area of the flanks of this volcano. No eruption was observed,” the Ministry of Communication said on twitter, after reporting an eruption of “weak intensity “on a… Read More

Some 32 parliamentarians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died of Covid-19 since the virus was first reported in the country in March 2020, the speaker of the National Assembly confirmed. This was announced Thursday by the first vice president of the National Assembly, Jean-Marc Kabund. The announcement comes as the authorities fear the third wave of coronavirus… Read More

Mali’s constitutional court named Colonel Assimi Goïta as its transitional president on Friday. It comes after Mali’s second coup in nine months. Colonel Goïta had already declared himself the interim president on Wednesday. On Monday President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, were detained by soldiers along with other leaders of the transitional government, hours after naming a new… Read More

In 2015, Senegalese Edouard Mendy was in Le Havre, northern France, desperate to find a professional club. Six years later, he could be the first African goalkeeper to play in a Champions League final. He is poised to follow in the footsteps of the heroic Zimbabwean goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, two times finalist in the European Champions Cup with Liverpool FC… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Ships spray water at a container ship off Sri Lanka’s coast as an international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze carries on.  The vessel was carrying nearly 1,500 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid, when a fire broke out more than a week ago as it waited to enter Colombo port More… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Over 1,000 members of the United States Army place miniature US flags in front of around 260,000 headstones across Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, as part of a yearly tradition honoring members who died while serving in the military.  More about Sourced from Africanews Read More