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A big night in the Ultimate Fighting Championship 261 for Nigerian Kamaru Usman. Dubbed the Nigerian Nightmare, he scored a second-round knockout to finish American Jorge Masvidal on Saturday. It secures his undisputed UFC welterweight title. The bout exploded in round two with Masvidal sent crashing. But Usman says his work is not over yet. But he says his fight… Read More

Tanzania’s new president Samia Suluhu Hassan said Thursday she was ready to defend democracy and fundamental freedoms, adding that she would soon hold talks with opposition leaders, in her first speech to parliament broadcast by local media. “Democracy, individual freedom and freedom of the press “are important to foster development and peace,” the president said. “In the interest of protecting… Read More

The Democratic Repblic of Congo is making a claim for billions as it accuses Uganda of ”barbarity” over a brutal war 20 years ago. The accusation was made at the UN’s top court with Kampala telling the International Court of Justice that the suffering of the 1998-2003 war was disproportionate and ‘’ruining us’’. At the hearing at the Hague-based court… Read More

More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off Libya, independent rescue groups said, in the latest loss of life as attempts to cross the Mediterranean increase during the warmer months. Humanitarian organizations have accused the Libyan coast guard and European authorities of failing to meet their responsibilities to save lives. A Libyan coast guard official told… Read More

As Africanews, the first independent pan-African multilingual news channel turns five, Nigerian afrobeat legend Femi Kuti speaks in an interview with Africanews Jerry Fisayo-Bambi on music in Africa, its potential in the next five years, amongst other things. Jerry Fisayo-Bambi – It is interesting to note that we are having this interview on the backheel of a major recognition for… Read More

Chadians continue to reel in shock following the sudden death of president Idriss Deby. Deby was announced on Tuesday to have died from wounds suffered during a visit to the frontlines of the Chadian armys fight against the Front for Alternation and Concorde in Chad (FACT) rebels. The Chadian community across the world now share in the grief including students… Read More

Rolling around and play fighting with a pair of hyenas is all in a day’s work for Holly Oliver Akello, a wildlife handler at the Conservation Through Commercialization Center (CTC) in Butambala, Central Uganda. Founded in 2014, the center boasts lions, hyenas, crocodiles, bat-eared foxes, serval cats, African golden cats, African palm civets, snakes, tortoises, chameleons and iguanas. And all… Read More

Despite these assurances, however, doubts persist which may further threaten the vaccination exercise, and possibly thwart the Nigeria’s authority target to vaccinate millions of eligible citizens within the next two years. Aniette Patrick, journalist, says she thinks the issue of trust is a major challenge for most Nigerians because leadership has been a major challenge and people tend not to… Read More

The African Union (AU) called Friday evening for the restoration of civilian rule in Chad, where General Mahamat Idriss Déby took power this week following the death of his father Idriss Déby Itno. In a statement, the AU Peace and Security Council, which is in charge of peace and security issues within the continental organisation, expressed its “grave concern” about… Read More

With nearly one billion vaccine doses against Covid-19 administered worldwide, according to an AFP tally, we visited some of the more remote locations around the globe where people are getting their jabs. In this video, healthcare workers are seen receiving vaccinations against the coronavirus in a remote village in northern Sudan, where medications and health services are often lacking, in… Read More