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Akon Goes into the Mining Sector in the DRC Hip hop artist Akon has launched yet another business endeavour on the African continent. This time the impressive undertaking is in the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo as he has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in the central African country in a joint… Read More

A Long Tale of Blood, Oil and Water The Gulf of Guinea with its 11 countries — eight of which have proven oil reserves and five of which are major fuel producers, was labelled as the world’s most dangerous maritime zone in 2020. The reputation comes in light of attacks on oil tankers which have risen exponentially in recent years.… Read More

Supporters of an opposition figure, who is accused of rape, come to blows with police on Monday in the capital Dakar. Controversy has dogged Ousmane Sonko over media reports that an employee of a beauty salon had filed rape charges against him. Sonko finished third in the 2019 election, which saw President Macky Sall win a second term in office,… Read More

At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop in a private house in Morocco’s port of Tangiers. Rescue workers recovered 24 bodies from the property and rescued 10 survivors who were taken to hospital, the state agency MAP said on Monday citing local authorities. A search of the premises was continuing. Local media outlets… Read More

An alliance of Somali opposition leaders has announced they no longer recognise President Mohamed Farmajo as the head of state, as his mandate officially ended on February 8th. Previous talks between representatives of the federal states and the central government in Dusamareb had failed to produce a political agreement. “We no longer recognize Farmajo as President. His term has ended… Read More

Returning to his land in Darfur after 10 years in an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp, Abbas Abdallah was attacked and his crops were destroyed. He now fears that he has resettled too hastily in his village in this unstable region of Sudan. A member of the Bergid tribe, the farmer was attacked in January by Arab nomads on horse… Read More

For the first time in her life, Ntando Mthembu, 33, holds a revolver in her hands. Ten bullets towards the cardboard target, no hesitation. In November, she lost her cousin. Alone in a house for a few hours, she was raped by several men. Then she was killed. “Before it happens to me, I want to be ready,” says Ntando.… Read More

Somalia’s presidential election is due on Monday but it is unlikely to go ahead, according to provincial officials despite talks between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and opposition candidates. The process to pick lawmakers was scheduled for December but has yet to start after the opposition accused the federal government of placing presidential allies in the electoral commission. Due to continued… Read More

A Benin presidential candidate was wounded after shots were fired at his car soon after he filed his papers for the April presidential election, family members and the government said on Saturday. Ganiou Soglo, a former minister and son of ex-president Nicephore Soglo, was wounded on Friday on the way to his farm in Zinvie, 35 kilometers from the West… Read More

The African Nations Championship final will be played on Sunday between titleholders Morocco and Mali. But a day earlier, CHAN hosts Cameroon were left with fourth place after being dealt a crushing 2-0 blow by Guinea. The Elephants in third place after Morlaye Sylla and Mamadouba Bangoura scored the winning goals. Cameroon’s Pierre Etame was partly to blame for the… Read More