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Ethiopian Airlines on Thursday marked 75 years since it began commercial flights, with CEO Tewolde GebreMariam warning of ‘a serious challenge posed by COVID-19’. On April 8 1946, the company operated its first-ever commercial flight. It flew from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital to Cairo, Egypt. The carrier’s initial fleet consisted of five C-47s acquired from the US government. It… Read More

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities releases images showing the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor that archeologists say is the “largest” ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the “lost golden city”, saying the site was uncovered near… Read More

Abdoulaziz Kountché begana drone business in Niger 10 years ago. The entrepreneur and grandson of General and former Nigerien leader Seyni Kountché is the founder of Drone Africa Service. It designs drones. which are used by companies for a variety of tasks and is hoping to soon be able to transport medicines. “These are drones that are dedicated to mapping,… Read More

In Chad, women represent more than 50% of the total population and are a decisive electorate — capable of tipping the scale in elections. Although a law on parity already exists in the constitution, only 30% of women have their rights respected in the same way as men. Candidate of the nation’s ruling party Idriss Deby Itno promised women 50%… Read More

In the popular district of Balbala in Djibouti’s capital, voters are up early to cast their ballot in the presidential election on Friday. It is a two-horse race between the incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, and his challenger Zakaria Ismail Farah, an independent candidate without a party. Guelleh, 73, has ruled for 22 years and has taken… Read More

With three days to go before the presidential election, Benin voters remain split over the election, with some saying they will support current President Patrice Talon for reelection, while others are criticising the vote as skewed in Talon’s favour after the main opposition leaders were sidelined in a crackdown. One person was killed and six were wounded by gunfire on… Read More

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday Covid-19 vaccines are safe, urging African member states to “fight misinformation” and encourage uptake in vaccination. Dr. John Nkengasong’s comments follows assessments of AstraZeneca’s vaccine by the European Medicines Agency released on Wednesday, citing a possible link between the vaccine and rare blood clots. “Really a sincere request to countries… Read More

South Africa’s transport minister Fikile Mbalula said Tuesday 189 crashes were recorded over the Easter period, resulting in 235 deaths nationwide. The minister said that 35% of those killed on the country’s roads over Easter were pedestrians. The number of traffic accidents fell 2.1% this year compared to 2019. Fatalities also reduced by 9.6%, Mbalula said in a tweet. 2020… Read More

Two cities in eastern DR Congo were “paralysed” Monday, local sources said, on the first day of protest strikes over continuing massacres of civilians which the army and UN peacekeepers have failed to stop. Pressure groups including Veranda Mutshanga and Fight for Change (Lucha) called at the weekend for people to halt their normal routines for 10 days in the… Read More

Last updated: 36 minutes ago Police in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fire tear gas and arrest demonstrators calling for the departure of the UN’s MONUSCO peacekeeping mission, who they accuse of having failed to stop civilian massacres. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More