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Around 140 kilometres north of Congo’s capital, Brazzaville, is gorilla country. “Mr. Cyd”, as he’s known, is one of 40 primates living at Lesio-Louna Gorilla National Reserve. He was given the nickname by former reserve workers. Guards regularly patrol the reserve, tracking the gorillas and watching out for poachers. “The first mission is to find the baby gorillas, look after… Read More

The slogan has been planting trees to save the environment. In Cape Town, South Africa – the opposite is happening. Faced with debilitating water supply problems, environmental workers are cutting down invasive trees growing on the outskirts of Cape Town. They work for The Nature Conservancy, a global non-profit environmental organization. The invasive trees – mostly pines – have deep… Read More

Niger’s capital Niamey was calm as the country counted down hours to Sunday’s vote. On Saturday, the country’s electoral commission prepared materials to be used in the presidential and parliamentary elections. More than 7 million people are eligible to vote. Campaigning for the more than a dozen presidential candidates closed on Friday. Niamey’s streets beamed with billboards carrying pictures and… Read More

Flanked by Russian, Rwandan, and UN guards, President Faustin-Archange Touadera held his closing campaign rally in Bangui on Friday. He struck a defiant tone, urging people to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday despite rebel violence in the countryside. On Saturday, the constitutional court dismissed an application filed by opposition candidates seeking to postpone the election citing security… Read More

The death toll from an attack in Ethiopia’s western region of Benishangul-Gumuz rose to at least 207, the state human rights watchdog said on Friday. The attack occurred in Metekel zone on Wednesday. Ethiopia’s human rights commission initially put the number of fatalities at 100. The attack was the latest in a series of killings in recent months in the… Read More

A number of Christians in a camp for internally displaced persons in Maiduguri north eastern Nigeria gathered to celebrate Christmas despite their woes. They hoped peace will prevail in their region so that they can celebrate next Christmas in their homes. “It is precisely six years now since we left our community and we are still here. We are praying… Read More

Ethiopia will hold its legislative and regional elections on June 5, 2021, the Electoral Commission announced on Friday. The elections which was scheduled to be held in 2020, was postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The postponement had contributed to increased tensions between the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the northern Tigray region. Voters will have… Read More

Tensions are rising in Libya after the strongman Khalifa Hafta called on his fighters to “drive out” Turkish forces backing the UN-recognised government, as talks drag on to end long-running war in the oil-rich nation. Marking the country’s 69th anniversary on Thursday he said: “There will be no peace in the presence of a coloniser on our land.” “We will… Read More

An Afro Cultural Reawakening Worldwide The Internationally celebrated singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo kicked off the year 2020 with a monumental performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards in January. The iconic Benenise icon not only snagged her fourth grammy for Best World Music Album but brought the true spirit of Africa to the show as she proclaimed with pride that African music… Read More

Niger’s presidential favourite, Mohamed Bazoum calls for “a great revolution in Africa” Bazoum who is the former interior Minister and the right-hand man of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou has been campaigning tirelessly to clich the top seat. His remarks comes just a few hours to the presidential election on Sunday. “We are going to have a great revolution in Africa,… Read More