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Rebels who launched an offensive in northern Chad, sparking clashes that claimed the life of veteran president Idriss Deby Itno, are in flight, the country’s new defence minister said on Thursday. The group known by their acronym as FACT has been repelled after fighting along the border with Niger about 300 km north of the capital N’Djamena, Brahim Daoud Yaya… Read More

Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde has defended the disputed Nile dam filing as she visits Niger’s new leader Mohammed Bazoum. The meeting focused on the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The issue has been a source of tension in the Nile River Basin since Ethiopia broke ground in 2011. “The important point we discussed is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that… Read More

Ambulances blare sirens as they transport the freed college students in Nigeria. The students arrived at the Kaduna State police headquarters Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed the release of the 30 students in statement. “We are happy that they have been released… We thank all those who contributed to this happy outcome”, he said. Nigerian authorities did not give details… Read More

French journalist Olivier Dubois said in a video circulated on social media on Wednesday he was kidnapped in Mali from Islamist militants. “I’m Olivier Dubois. I’m French. I’m a journalist. I was kidnapped in Gao on April 8 by the JNIM (al Qaeda North Africa). “I’m speaking to my family, my friends and the French authorities for them to do… Read More

Ethiopia’s elections are just a month away and posters of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party are already up. But there are obstacles to credible polls, with the war in the northern Tigray region and ethnic violence there are major logistical hurdles. Ahmed came to power three years ago and promised to hold the most democratic elections and promised a… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago A sick patient lay on the ground outside a hospital in the northern Indian city of Mathura on Wednesday, as health care across the country remained overwhelmed by an explosion of COVID-19 cases. A massive wave of infections since April has pushed India’s health care system to the brink. On Wednesday, people waited desperately to… Read More

He is a surgeon and a father. Every morning, he wakes up under a plastic tarp and is reminded he’s now a refugee, too. Tewodros Tefera is one of more than 60,000 people who have fled ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, crossing the border into a remote corner of Sudan. Horrified by what he saw when the fighting… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra play a concert in a park of the Colombian capital to “send a message of solidarity, of peace, and of union,” after at least 19 people died during anti-government demonstrations. “We wholeheartedly call for non-violence, peace and reconciliation,” says one local resident attending the concert. The day before, protesters march in… Read More

Although today’s new wave Afrobeats music scene has been strongly dominated by West African giant Nigeria — where in the 1970s it originated and become popular via Icon Fela Kuti, neighbouring sister country Ghana has been steadily emerging. And not just in Accra’s clubs but on a huge international market beyond the Motherland’s borders. Ghanaian Afrobeats artist Stonebwoy — with… Read More

African champion Riyad Mahrez scored twice to qualify Manchester City for their first-ever Champions League final This is his third season playing for the club and with 10 goals in the UCL, he is now the top Algerian goalscorer in the competition — and finally getting the recognition his skills deserve. Hi Spanish coach and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola,… Read More