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The idea of sitting in an inflated rubber ring and floating reluctantly isn’t new but at the source of the world longest river — the Nile, people are just discovering tubing. Here the leisure sport was introduced by water tourism enthusiast Adam Bafirawala who is also the founder of the activities of Tubing the Nile. “I grew up with that… Read More

With Kenya’s COVID-19 cases and deaths surging, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties. The new restrictions have been imposed in the country’s capital Nairobi and the three urban counties surrounding it, plus Nakuru, a major transit city. “Our rate of infection has gone up 10 times between January and March of 2021,”… Read More

A nine-storey apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian capital early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring about two dozen others, an official said. Rescue workers were searching for any survivors trapped under the rubble of the building in the el-Salam neighbourhood, said Khalid Abdel-Al, the administrative head of the Cairo governorate. At least 24 others were injured and… Read More

Senegal’s recent protests have shone a light on simmering frustrations over sluggish economic activity and unemployment in the West African state, which have been compounded by a year of coronavirus restrictions. But many argue that anger also boiled over because of deepening poverty in the nation of 16 million people, especially among the young. – Tourism sector hit hard –… Read More

Egypt on Saturday buried the first victims of a train collision that left at least 19 people dead and 185 injured in the south of the country, where an investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances of the tragedy. A surveillance camera shot by AFP showed a violent collision in which one car was thrown into the air in… Read More

Thousands of the Hirak movement returned to the streets of the Algerian capital on Friday as they demanded significant changes to the country’s government and political system — chanting slogans such as “let the system fall.” The supporters of the Hirak movement – that pushed out former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 after 20 years in power — made their… Read More

On this episode of Inspire Africa, Jerry Fisayo-Bambi takes us to hear the story of a mobile mammography van in Kampala, conducting free breast cancer screenings. The photographer capturing the natural and cultural beauty of Gabon And later a chat with Mukondleteri Dumela, founder of Xitsonga.org, a project aimed at digitizing the Xitsonga language in South Africa. Sourced from Africanews Read More

France was “blind” to the genocide preparations in Rwanda in 1994 and bears “heavy and overwhelming responsibilities” in the tragedy, a report by French historians said but they found no evidence of French complicity. The report published on Friday concluded “France failed Rwanda” between 1990 and 1994 and highlighted Paris’ blindness to the “racist, corrupt and violent” regime. At least… Read More

Ivory Coast has named Patrick Achi as prime minister, the third person to hold the post in the past year after the death of two predecessors. Achi’s appointment was announced in a statement read by President Alassane Ouattara’s chief of staff, Fidele Sarassoro at a media briefing on Friday. Achi, a 65-year-old technocrat who’s served as secretary-general in the presidency… Read More

Morocco and Ivory Coast are the newest teams to win their ticket to the African Cup of Nations. Morocco is assured of its qualification even before playing its match against Mauritania. The Atlas Lions take advantage of the draw snatched by Burundi on the Central African Republic (2-2). The Fauves du Bas-Oubangui led by two goals an hour after two… Read More