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Morocco on Saturday summoned the Spanish ambassador to Rabat to lodge its disappointment after Madrid allowed the leader of the Polisario Front to seek treatment following a coronavirus infection. Brahim Ghali is said to have entered Spain through Algeria using a false identity. A Spanish foreign ministry official told journalists that Ghali had only been welcomed into the country on… Read More

Gunfire erupted in Somalia’s capital on Sunday between soldiers loyal to the government and others angry at the country’s leader as tensions spike over President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s extended stay in power. There were no reports of casualties, but the gunfire heard across much of the city highlighted earlier warnings that the election standoff could increase instability in the Horn… Read More

Chad’s new military transitional government said it will not negotiate with the rebels blamed for killing the country’s president Idriss Deby. In a televised statement, the military spokesman, Gen. Azem Bermandoa Agouma, said the rebels were seeking to collaborate with “several groups of jihadists and traffickers who served as mercenaries in Libya.” “Faced with this situation that endangers Chad and… Read More

On this special episode dedicated to celebrating Africanews 5th year anniversary, host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi takes us through the story of visual art as a tool to tackle mental health in Uganda. We also talk American football in Ivory Coast as some young people take to the sport. And on the interview segment, Jerry speaks to Tisya Mukuna, the Congolese woman… Read More

Chad’s civil society groups are calling for a public demonstration, demanding the dissolution of the Transitional Military Council, which is headed by the new leader General Mahamat Idriss Déby. He was appointed following the shocking death of his father President Idriss Déby, who died this week after battling rebels on the frontline. “We are calling on the Chadian population all… Read More

Tunisia’s northeastern town Masaken may be quiet but it’s made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This is the hometown of the Tunisian suspect who fatally stabbed a French female police officer on Friday in the Paris suburb of Rambouillet. The suspect was identified by authorities as Djamel G. A childhood friend of his says he was shocked by… Read More

A warning from Egypt as coronavirus cases rise, which comes during the holy month of Ramadan. At a news conference in Cairo on Saturday, the health minister said authorities had registered a weekly increase of up to 10 percent in some areas amid a third wave of the pandemic. “Today’s cases in the third wave are increased 10 percent globally… Read More

While there may be Covid vaccine skeptcism in some parts of the world, in Kenya, people are eager to get protected against the virus. Almost 900,000 people have been innoculated with the first dose as the third wave has made people more active to get vaccinated, which has pushed up demand. To deal with the situation, the Metropolitan Hospital in… Read More

For these Senegalese women, this outside pottery workshop is their ultimate meeting place where they spend most days working with their hands. In the village of Cassamance, in the south of the country, pottery is a tradition and art. The knowledge is handed down from generation to generation. And Arocky Coly, a woman in her 70s, is the guardian of… Read More

As relations strengthen between Europe and the Sahel, the EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with Mali’s top leaders in Bamako on Saturday. Josep Borrell Fontelles pledged EU support as Mali undergoes a transition to an elected government following last year’s military coup. Young military officers ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18 after months of protest driven by… Read More