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The ‘Ever Given’ container ship which was stranded at the Egypt’s Suez Canal has since been freed but the efforts to free the ship which was stuck for nearly a week continues to be discussed. Two workers who helped salvage the stricken container ship said on Wednesday that some people were “shedding tears” when the vessel was dislodged. For six… Read More

Supporters of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo react with joy at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday upholding his acquittal on appeal on charges of crimes against humanity –paving the way for his return home after a decade away. Jean Gossé, a Gbagbo supporter is eleated! “We say that the whole of Africa has just been liberated today. It’s the… Read More

The U.S. confirmed Wednesday it received $335m from Sudan to compensate victims of the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. “We are pleased to announce that the United States received the $335 million provided by Sudan to compensate victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the USS Cole in… Read More

Somalia’s militant group Al-Shabab has rejected the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine citing its ‘ineffective and adverse’ side effects. A statement released on Tuesday by the group warned Somalis against administering the AstraZeneca vaccine saying it is “deadly and unsafe.” The statement linked the recent move by dozens of countries including European nations like Germany, Italy and France to reject the vaccine because… Read More

Authorities in western Libya released 120 fighters from a rival eastern force on Wednesday, the latest move towards reconciliation in a United Nations-backed peace process aimed at ending years of violence. The men were fighting for the 107th Brigade under the command of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who in April 2019 launched an offensive to seize Tripoli from a… Read More

One of the largest underground uranium mines in the world is closing. The Akouta Mining Company (Cominak), a subsidiary of Orano Cycle (a French multinational, formerly Areva) — which has been active in Agadez province in northern Niger since 1978, carried out its last blast on March 25 and is to cease production on Wednesday, March 31. The mines will… Read More

Several people have been arrested in connection with the coup attempt in Niger while “others linked to the events are being actively sought,” government spokesman Abdourahmane Zakaria said Wednesday afternoon. “The government condemns this cowardly and backward act aimed at jeopardizing democracy and the rule of law to which our country is resolutely committed as evidenced by the last democratic,… Read More

The AFCON 2022 qualifiers wrapped up on Tuesday with Ethiopia, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau booking their spots in the 24-team tournament to be played in Cameroon. The tie between Sierra Leone and Benin was abandoned after the Beninese FA protested the results of a medical examination which named six of their players as positive for Covid-19. Ethiopia lost 3-1… Read More

The International Criminal Court will rule on Wednesday whether to uphold the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial at the tribunal. Gbagbo, 75, and his former youth leader Charles Ble Goude were cleared of crimes against humanity in 2019 over a wave of post-election violence in the West African nation… Read More

A close associate of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, Amadou Soumahoro, has been reappointed as head of the National Assembly, following the 6 March legislative elections won by the ruling party “At the end of the vote, the candidate Amadou Soumahoro, having obtained the absolute majority of votes cast, is declared elected president of the National Assembly,” announced on Tuesday by… Read More