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Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati was shot dead in Bamako on Tuesday morning by unidentified individuals.The new is according to people close to the now-deceased acting president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) — an alliance of former Tuareg independence and Arab nationalist armed groups that fought against Malian forces in the north from 2012 before signing the Algiers peace… Read More

South Africa suspended giving Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots Tuesday as a “precautionary measure” and the company delayed its European vaccine rollout following the FDA decision to pause using the jabs while blood clot cases are examined. South Africa has given more than 289,000 jabs of the J&J vaccine to the country’s health workers without any reports of blood clots,… Read More

Beninese President Patrice Talon was re-elected with 86% of the vote, according to provisional results announced Tuesday evening by the Electoral Commission, in a poll where the head of state was facing virtually unknown opposition candidates. “The duo Patrice Talon and Mariam Talata (vice-presidential candidate at his side) obtained in the first round the majority of votes cast,” said Geneviève… Read More

As the April 18 legislative elections in Cape Verde approach, activists from the two main parties, the Movement for Democracy (MpD), led by Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, and the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, led by Janira Hopffer Almada, are campaigning despite restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 600 candidates from six political parties… Read More

Last updated: 26 minutes ago Visitors returned to ZSL London Zoo Monday (12 April 2021) as the attraction reopened to the public for the first time since its closure on 4 January, for the third national lockdown. Doors were also closed for 18 weeks in 2020, due to coronavirus lockdowns. Vets and keepers continued to work throughout the lockdowns. Returning… Read More

Somalia’s lower house of parliament voted on Monday to extend the president’s term by two years. 149 legislators backed the proposal. The resolution also orders the election commission of Somalia to hold new elections in under two years. Under Somali law, the proposal has to be voted on by the upper house of parliament. “President Farmajo welcomes parliament’s decision to… Read More

After the 2019 Zimbabwe Premier League concluded in December that year, football players and fans looked ahead to the next campaign in March 2020. The onset of the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic called for a ban by the government on all sporting activities in Zimbabwe. The coronavirus-prevention move has seen the income of many professional athletes in the country disappear.… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago A huge fire ravaged a historic factory in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Monday. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said one firefighter was missing and two others are being treated in hospital as attempts were made to tackle the blaze. Huge clouds of black smoke could be seen over the city and forty people were… Read More

Ballot counting was under way in Benin on Monday after an election with little suspense as President Patrice Talon looked set to win a second term following a tense campaign. The vote itself was largely peaceful in the West African nation once praised as a vibrant democracy, but critics have accused Talon of rigging Sunday’s ballot by sidelining opposition leaders.… Read More

The captain of Uganda’s national football team Dennis Onyango Monday announced his retirement from international football. The veteran goalkeeper’s retirement comes just days after another long-serving player – defender Hassan Wasswa also announced he was hanging his boots. “After much consideration, my family, managers and I, decided it was in my best interest to hang my gloves on my beloved… Read More