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Nearly 20 million people face a food crisis in West Africa and the Sahel region as the vast area is torn by conflicts and the coronavirus pandemic, experts warned Thursday. The situation could worsen between June and August, with as many as 27 million people needing immediate food aid, or nearly one in 10 people in 14 countries, the experts… Read More

In Rabat, Morocco, contract teachers continue to mount pressure on authorities to give them permanent employment status. In addition to this, the teachers have for weeks been campaigning for integration with the national civil service. They have embarked on strikes and protests, and the silence of authorities is infuriating them. On Wednesday, one of such protests led to a clash… Read More

A double score from Kylian Mbappe helps Paris Saint-Germain beat title holders Bayern Munich. It was an encounter in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final first leg in a clash between last year’s finalists. They both contributed in a hugely entertaining game. The game in itself would have been worthy of being the final of the competition. Mbappe took just three… Read More

Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to extend his two-decade rule of the tiny Horn of Africa nation as the country heads to the polls Friday. Guelleh, 73, is facing political newcomer Zakaria Ismail Farah, his only rival after traditional opposition parties decided to boycott the election. A businessman specialised in the importation of cleaning products, Farah, 56, is… Read More

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday welcomed a report concluding that France bears overwhelming responsibilities over the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in his country. A commission established by French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that France had “remained blind” to preparations for the mass killing of some 800,000 Rwandans, mainly from the ethnic Tutsi minority. The damning report… Read More

Houses of the Abu Zar camp for displaced people in Sudan’s West Darfur burn, as tribal violence sparks again in Geneina. Since Saturday, intercommunal vio lence has ravaged the West Darfur State Capital, with the number of casualties climbing,every day. In their latest communiqué, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors has established new victims of the fighting, pushing the latest… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Wednesday commemorated the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, during a solemn ceremony in Kigali. Twenty-seven years ago, Rwanda descended into violence in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred by the majority Hutu population over a 100-day period in what was the worst genocide in recent history. More… Read More

Multi-award winning rapper Akon is in Uganda, in search of investment opportunities that would extend his business footprint in Africa. The visit, coordinated by Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw the star being offered land to build his futuristic city in the country. “As a businessman I follow the opportunities and I don’t see a better opportunity in the globe… Read More

Another round of talks to resolve Somalia’s election deadlock ended without a deal in Mogadishu Wednesday. Somali Information Minister Osman Dubbe blamed leaders of Puntland and Jubbaland regional governments for the failure of the talks. “The Federal government of Somalia is making clear to Somali people that the leaders of Somalia’s regional States Puntland and Jubbaland are not willing to… Read More

Protests broke out in Benin Tuesday in another day of tensions as opposition demonstrators burned property of pro-government deputies and blockaded roads, days before President Patrice Talon faces an election. Tensions have erupted in several towns around the West African country since Monday night, local residents and witnesses said, in the lead-up to Sunday’s ballot in which Talon is strongly… Read More