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Burkinabé Authorities Want the Nation to Sit Up Burkina Faso has been undergoing a much deadlier second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic since November. and health officials worry that a lack of knowledge and adherence to coronavirus- prevention restrictions are making it hard to rein in. Since December, the number of average daily new infections is nearly nine times more… Read More

A Violent Clash Between Two Ethnic Groups Violence erupted on January 18 in the village of Twail Saadoun in South Darfur, Sudan when members of the Rizeigat Arab tribe attacked the Fallata in an inter-ethnic clash. The attack resulted in the deaths of around 60 people and left dozens wounded from the Fallata — the self-identified marginalised minority, which has… Read More

Tunisia’s Judo Martial Artists Have Their Eyes on Tokyo In Tunisia, the National Judo Team has begun preparing for the African Judo Championship which is set to take place in Morocco in April. An event that athletes attend in an attempt to qualify for the Olympics. The Tunisian Judo Federation has organised a training camp in Hammamet where the athletes… Read More

Egypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention on accusations of publishing false news, a security source said Friday. Hussein, an Egyptian national held under preventive detention since December 2016, was released from jail Thursday night, the source said, without giving further details. Al Jazeera — which has run a daily campaign for… Read More

A makeshift hospital in Malawi has opened as hospitals are overwhelmed by the influx of coronavirus patients. In Malawi’s second-largest city Blantyre health workers are under pressure and having to work in tents. “Our available resources, especially in terms of oxygen, are insufficient. We have to ask people to buy the equipment,” said Maziko Matemba Community health activist. “However, as… Read More

Angola marked the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle with official acts and demonstrations. In the Museum of Military History, in the center of Luanda, the national flag was raised and the anthem sang. This was followed by the deposition of flowers on the monument of the Unknown Soldier, in homage to all those who fought for… Read More

The African giants Al Ahly from Egypt beat Al Duhail 1-0 in a stiff match on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash against German champions Bayern Munich at the Fifa Club World Cup in Qatar. The sole goal was scored by Hussein El Shahat after thirty minutes in Al Rayyan stadium. The goal came after the Congolese striker Walter… Read More

The Second Wave is Deadlier than the First According to a public address given on Thursday in Addis Ababa by John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which sees new variants of the virus reported by experts to be more contagious, is having an even more devastating… Read More

The Long-Awaited Ruling is In On Thursday, The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, has found former Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen guilty of 61 out of 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity – including murder, rape, torture, sexual slavery and using child soldiers. Atrocities committed between 2002 and 2004 in northern Uganda under the Lord’s… Read More

Africa is a continent full of opportunities for growth. One of the vehicles to propel development in Africa is a robust manufacturing sector. An industry widely viewed as a path to economic growth on the continent. That’s why the African Continental Free Trade Area was launched in 2018. Manufacturing holds potential as Africa navigates the path to recovery post-pandemic. Experts… Read More