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More Kenyans are Cycling in Nairobi A growing trend in Nairobi, Kenya sees more people switching to cycling since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a critical lack of bike paths. A promising sign in the capital city as air pollution has increased 182% since the 1970s — according to a recent study by the University of Birmingham, and… Read More

Residents of Niamey react to the upcoming presidential elections in Niger. Among their concerns are the terrorist threat to the country and the cost of living. Niger is attempting its first peaceful transfer of power since gaining independence from France 60 years ago. The incoming president will inherit several challenges, including rising violence from Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda… Read More

Dozens Granted Presidential Pardon Amid Cabinet Reshuffle Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called for the dissolution of parliament and early legislative elections on Thursday. In an address to the nation, the Head of State expressed his decision to carry out ministerial reshuffle within 48 hours at most. He announced: “I have decided to dissolve the National People’s Assembly to call for… Read More

An extremely worrying trend is emerging in Tanzania concerning the existence of Covid-19 despite persistent government denials. A top aide to President John Pombe Magufuli died yesterday at a local hospital but the government did not reveal the cause of his death. Chief Secretary John Kijazi died while receiving treatment at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, according to a statement released… Read More

A somber mood in Central Nigeria following the abduction of 42 persons in the town of Kagara in Niger State early Wednesday. Families have made a passionate appeal to the federal government to help rescue the students. One student was killed when gunmen in military uniforms raided the Government Science College in Kagara. The kidnapped include 27 students, 3 teachers… Read More

Algerian President Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has dissolved the parliament and called for an early legislative election. Tebboune gave the announcement as Algeria was commemorating National Martyr Day on Thursday. The dissolution came after a series of meetings between the president and heads of parties, including Belaid, and Abdelkader Bengrina, head of the National Building Movement and former minister and… Read More

The main defendant in the trial of the murder of Frenchman, Hervé Gourdel, has been sentenced to death by an Algerian court. The deceased was a high-mountain guide and was beheaded by jihadists in 2014. Five others accompanying Gourdel and a 6th defendant, who were also facing trail for failing to inform officials in time of his abduction, were acquitted.… Read More

The World Health Organization says it will be sending more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines to the West African nation of Guinea in the coming days to combat the recent epidemic of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has been declared in the country’s southern N’Zerekore region. WHO regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday that 11,000 Ebola vaccines are… Read More

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) claimed it has killed hundreds of Ethiopian national soldiers including those from Eritrea, according to a report written by Kenya’s Daily Nation. TPLF said it killed 502 troops who were allegedly involved in an offensive in Ethiopia’s northern region last week. The fighting also left a number of soldiers wounded according to Tigray Defence… Read More

Senegal’s Vaccination Campaign Kicks Off! Senegal received 200,000 doses of China’s COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm on Wednesday — purchased at around 3.8 million (US) dollars, according to the country’s Finance Ministry. Nearly 1.3 million more vaccine doses are also expected to arrive via the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX initiative. In a televised ceremony to mark the occasion, President Macky Sall… Read More