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A new Zulu king in South Africa was named amid scenes of chaos Friday night as other members of the royal family questioned Prince Misuzulu Zulu’s claim to the title. Bodyguards whisked Prince Misuzulu away from Kwakhangelamankengane Royal Palace where his mother’s will was readout. The controversy over the next king, a largely ceremonial role but one with great significance… Read More

Last updated: 27 minutes ago The Argentine capitals’ postcard landmark, the towering 68-meter Obelisk placed at the centre of the city’s widest boulevard, is getting a facelift, all washed and newly painted, ahead of its 85th anniversary in May.  More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

NollywoodWeek film festival, the first and only Nigerian film festival organized in Paris has taken its 8th edition online. The films in this year’s line-up have been available to a global online audience from May 6-9, 2021. This year’s selection has expanded beyond Nigeria to include high-quality, thought-provoking, and entertaining productions from other countries in Africa and the African Diaspora.… Read More

Students of Niger’s Niamey University are up in arms and on Friday protested for better living and housing conditions. They burned tyres, blocked the Kennedy Bridge, connecting the campus’s right bank and left bank and erected barricades. Students are also demanding the payment of about 10 months of arrears of scholarships and say they are tired of the promises of… Read More

The pandemic has forced many Christian Ghanaians to change their religious practices, with churches turning to online services and donations, and live streaming funerals. More than 70 percent of the West African country’s 30 million people are Christian, mainly Pentecostals or Evangelists, who have had to abide by strict rules in churches to contain the spread of the coronavirus. “We… Read More

In a luxury villa on Lake Togo, ten young West African screenwriters are getting a rare chance to hone their skills and see their work on the small screen. The Togo initiative by Maison Junior association brings together writers from five countries with the idea of eventually crafting the second season of the French series “Junior des idees au Or”… Read More

As political tensions and uncertainty continue to rise in Chad, our journalist Ruth Laetitia Lago had a talk with Attorney Max Loalngar to get more insight on the current happenings. Ruth: Good day, and welcome to Africanews. We have with us the head of the Coordination des Actions Citoyennes du Tchad, whose civil platform called for a peaceful march against… Read More

There is still no consensus on the temporary lifting of patents on COVID-19 vaccines. The idea is to be able to accelerate global production in order to fight the pandemic, which continues to take its toll. The laboratories are generally opposed to this because, according to them, it would deprive them of a return on their costly investments. This measure… Read More

Opposition fighters withdrew from the Somali capital on Friday, ending a tense standoff with pro-government troops after a dispute over delayed elections triggered the country’s worst political violence in years. Hundreds of heavily-armed gunmen pulled out of strongholds in Mogadishu they had occupied since late April when a long-running political crisis turned deadly with clashes erupting between rival factions of… Read More

South Sudan has issued an order regulating fees charged by private schools. According to the country’s education ministry, schools will not charge more than 80,000 South Sudanese Pounds (about $615) from day students. The directive also mandates boarding schools to charge not more than 200,000 Pounds or $1,535 per year. Some schools in South Sudan charge as much as $5,000… Read More