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The Seychelles on Sunday began its vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus. Health Minister Peggy Vidot made the announcement which makes Seychelles one of the first African countries to launch such an operation. “The vaccination campaign will start on Sunday with the country’s leaders, so the population will be able to see the leaders setting an example,” Peggy Vidot explained.… Read More

Actor Javicia Leslie is taking on the role of the Batwoman, becoming the first black woman to portray the superhero. The franchise will also feature an assertive LGBTQ central character. When the 33-year-old Leslie moved to Los Angeles, she frequently rode down the popular Sunset Boulevard to see the row of erected TV and film billboards for inspiration. She would… Read More

Ivorian striker Sebastien Haller has joined Ajax Amsterdam from West Ham on a four and a half year deal, the Dutch champions announced on Friday. “Ajax, West Ham United and Sebastien Haller have reached an agreement for the transfer of the French-Ivorian player,” said a statement on the Ajax website. The club said the fee of 22.5 million euros ($27.5… Read More

Jubilation at the Makala prison in Kinshasa Friday as Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi pardoned at least 26 men, who were convicted for planning the assassination of ex-president Laurent Kabila in 2001. They include Colonel Eddy Kapend, a prominent figure, Nono Lutula, a former special advisor on security and Leta Mangasa, and a former head of the National Intelligence Agency. Tshisekedi… Read More

Uganda’s Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, has refused to apologize for the violence of security forces against the media. Ochola was speaking at a pre-election news conference with senior security officials, on Friday. “I have no apology. Actually, you are saying ‘is police apologizing for mishandling journalists?’ My answer is, I’m very sorry, excuse me, we shall not… Read More

The northern part of the Republic of Congo has been facing huge floods for several months now. The cause? A series of torrential rains that fall continuously in the Likuala basin and the plateau department. The Congolese government, having declared a state of humanitarian emergency has now dispatched with the help of foreign partners a convoy of food and essential… Read More

An enormous bright-red vagina sculpture on a mountain in northeast Brazil is intended to inspire intercourse — not the sexual kind but rather a dialogue on gender issues, particularly poignant under the conservative government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Artist Juliana Notari created the 33-meter (108-foot) vulva, titled “Diva,” with the help of more than 20 people, who excavated a rural… Read More

The interior minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government, seen as a contender for the post of prime minister, has expressed hopes that bringing stability to his war-torn country would become a top priority for the incoming Biden administration. Fathi Bashagha also announced an upcoming major offensive by Turkey-backed Libyan government forces in the country’s west to finish off militants and target… Read More

Uganda is bracing for a charged vote next week after a campaign mired in disarray and violence, with President Yoweri Museveni accused of seeking to hold onto power at any cost. Candidates have been arrested, rallies banned, and dozens of protesters killed in the chaotic and bloody runup to the January 14 election, which is going ahead despite a surging… Read More

Zimbabwe police on Friday arrested prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. The arrest comes after Chin’ono tweeted that police had beaten an infant to death while enforcing COVID-19 lockdown rules this week. Police later said the information was false. It is also Chin’ono’s third arrest in six months, his lawyer Doug Coltart said. Chin’ono posted on his Twitter account that police had… Read More