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Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year ago, but their push for justice has never waned. A federal investigation of the shooting that has been quietly proceeding could be their last chance. “We can’t expect people to continue to emotionally and mentally keep moving forward when… Read More

Ivory Coast woke up on Thursday to the shocking news of the death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko. The close ally of President Alassane Ouattara died of cancer on Wednesday just two days after his 56th birthday. “He was a role model for the youth, and it really hurts me a lot,” said office clerk Massongue Cisse. Africanews takes a… Read More

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been vaccinated against Covid-19, the presidency said on Thursday, making him the first head of state to receive the vaccine in East Africa, where immunisation campaigns are picking up speed. Photos of the 63-year-old head of state and his wife Jeannette receiving the vaccine in a hospital in the capital Kigali were posted on the… Read More

Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has set June 12 for early legislative elections after he dissolved parliament last month, his office said on Thursday. The vote is part of Tebboune’s promised political reforms following mass protests by the “Hirak” protest movement that forced his predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in 2019 after 20 years in power. Legislative elections were scheduled to… Read More

Sudan has pardoned and released powerful Janjaweed militia chief Musa Hilal, a UN-sanctioned leader accused by rights groups of atrocities in Darfur. The release of Hilal and other members of his forces comes as Sudan’s transitional government pushes peace efforts in the war-ravaged western region, following an October peace accord with rebel groups aimed to end decades of conflict. “Musa… Read More

Africa will need a ”continental capacity” to produce covid-19 vaccines, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the continent tries to vaccinate more of its 1.3 billion people, Director of the Africa’s CDC says five African nations appear to have the capacity to produce vaccines. “It is so important for us as a continent to have… Read More

At least 31 people have been killed in Nigeria in three deadly separate attacks by criminal groups, residents told AFP on Thursday. On Wednesday men on motorcycles invaded the village of Damaga in Zamfara state in the northwest. “The bandits arrived around 1:00 am and started shooting indiscriminately. They killed thirteen people,” villager Ayuba Musa said. These armed men “stole… Read More

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described the violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as “ethnic cleansing”. Testifying before Congress Wednesday, Blinken pressed for a probe and the exit of Eritrean troops. “We have, as you know, forces from Eritrea over there, and we have forces from an adjoining region, Amhara, that are there,” he said. “They need to come… Read More

Libya’s parliament on Wednesday approved a unity government to lead the war-ravaged North African nation to December elections, hailed as a “historic” step towards ending a decade of chaos. Oil-rich Libya descended into conflict after dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, resulting in multiple forces vying for power. “This will be the government… Read More

With its Premier League title defense in tatters, Liverpool kept its last chance of a trophy alive by beating Leipzig 2-0 Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané scored Liverpool’s goals to complete a 4-0 win on aggregate. Liverpool ended its run of six defeats in home games, at least technically, as Jürgen Klopp’s team… Read More