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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

A freelance journalist based in Guinea Bissau suffered extreme physical harm when he was attacked and his tongue cut out by unknown people on Tuesday. António Aly Silva accused the element of power to be behind his kidnapping and aggression on Tuesday night. Antonio has maintained that he will continue with his work as a journalist despite the attack that… Read More

The United States ambassador to Ethiopia will visit the war-hit Tigray region on Wednesday. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced after a government-led military campaign against regional forces in November last year. Last week, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Ethiopia to allow an international investigation into alleged atrocities in the northern region. The… Read More

Mauritius began another national lockdown on Wednesday that will last until March 25. It is the second lockdown since coronavirus infections were detected in the Indian Ocean archipelago a year ago and come as 14 new cases were recorded. “We had no other choice but total containment in order to prevent the spread of the virus and protect the population,”… Read More

Harouna Sow, a Mauritanian refugee who arrived in France in 2012, cooks dozens of meals every week for students in need. On Tuesday evenings, several hundred of them queue up on a pavement in the 18th arrondissement of Paris to collect food parcels made up of fruit, vegetables and hot meals. “At first I just came to help because I… Read More

Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died from cancer at a hospital in Germany on Wednesday. The 56-year-old had seen his health deteriorate sharply in recent days. He had terminal cancer and had been hospitalised at the American Hospital in Paris since the beginning of March and was transferred to a hospital in Freiburg, Germany on Saturday, to undergo an experimental… Read More

A 28-minute short film portraying police brutality in the United States has been shortlisted for an Oscars. The film titled ‘’Two distant strangers’’ starring rapper Joey Bada$$ takes a look at the ways in which black people have been killed by police officers. The New York based rapper plays Carter James, a Black man attempting to return home to his… Read More

Several opposition members in Tanzania have called on the authorities to release news of President John Magufuli, who has not appeared in public since February 27, prompting questions about his state of health. Rumours have swirled on social media about if he has contracted coronavirus, especially in neighbouring Kenya under the hashtag # pray4magufuli. Magufuli, 61, has been playing down… Read More

Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal released 20 homing pigeons sending them soaring up into the Cairo sky reddened by the setting sun. “It’s a lovely hobby that keeps you busy while you’re at home and keeps you on the straight and narrow,” said Gamal, 30, who has been raising pigeons since he was… Read More