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Zambia and Guinea became the last countries to seal their qualification to the quarter-finals of CHAN in Cameroon. The Chipolopolo played out a goalless draw with SADC neighbors Namibia while the Syli Nationale drew 2-2 with Tanzania to claim leadership of Group D. Guinea drew first blood early in the first half through a Yakhouba Barry penalty before Tanzania responded… Read More

The United States says all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region ‘immediately.’ A State Department statment late Tuesday cited ‘credible reports of looting, sexual violence, assaults in refugee camps and other human rights abuses.’ “There is also evidence of Eritrean soldiers forcibly returning Eritrean refugees from Tigray to Eritrea”, the statement said. The statement reflects new pressure… Read More

Three suspected rebels who were allegedly plotting subversive activities were arrested in Uganda, police said Wednesday. The suspects were arrested in the Luwero district, about 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) from Kampala, the area where incumbent President Yoweri Museveni waged a guerrilla warfare in 1980 which led him to capture power in 1986. According to police, the suspects, two women and… Read More

The Senegalese authorities on Wednesday restricted public access to a major bird park after the mysterious death of at least 750 pelicans. Authorities have ruled out the possibility of bird flu after thorough investigations. A patrol in the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary found “740 juvenile and 10 adults” pelicans dead on January 23, the environment ministry said. Created in 1971,… Read More

A once-monthly pill intake has shown promising results in the quest to prevent HIV infections, scientists have said. Islatravir is the first oral drug in phase three development for HIV prevention and treatment. At the ongoing virtual session of the HIV research for prevention conference, scientists expressed optimism that the drug will appeal to persons at risk of the virus.… Read More

Seven children and an adult were kidnapped from an orphanage by unknown criminals outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja, police said Monday. Aged between nine and 14, the children from the orphanage in Abaji “were plucked away between 1 am and 2 am on Saturday by a group of about 25 men,” Rachel Alaje, owner of Rachel’s Home for Orphans and Vulnerable… Read More

Mauritius on Tuesday began vaccinations against Covid-19. It is a crucial step for the country as it moves to revive its hard-hit tourism sector. The first to receive the jab was an on-duty doctor at Victoria Hospital, in the central town of Quatre-Bornes. About 100 other medical staff are expected to be inoculated on Tuesday. The Health Ministry said the… Read More

The head of the African Union on Tuesday urged Kenya and Somalia to exercise restraint, and de-escalate tensions along their borders. “I’m following the tensions on the Kenya-Somalia border with concern, and urge the two neighbors to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue in conformity with the IGAD-led process,” Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a statement. “Peace on the Kenya-Somalia… Read More

An Environmental Crisis in Mozambique The wrath of Cyclone Eloise over the weekend in central Mozambique left 5,000 houses destroyed or damaged and almost 7,000 people displaced in an area already battered by two deadly cyclones in 2019. Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario visited the Sofala province on Monday, calling on locals residing in areas at high risk of… Read More

Central Africans are Fed Up! The Central African population denounces and rejects the decision of the United Nations Security Council to extend the embargo on arms to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. An issue at the heart of several demonstrations in the past few days in Bangui city — with several men, women and children taking… Read More