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More than 100 people were killed in a shooting attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the state-appointed human rights commission said. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement “more than 100 people were killed by gunfire perpetrated by armed men” in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. _This is a breaking story that is being updated. _ Sourced from Africanews Read More

Political pressure is mounting both in the opposition camps and the ruling party as both sides wrestle to take control of the government through the ballot. With the support former president Francois Bozizé , Anicet-Georges Dologuélénow appears as the most capable opposition candidate against Faustin Archange Touadera, who is the favorite in the poll. The 58-year-old economist spent more than… Read More

Hanatu Terry is a single mother from north-central, Nigeria and a well-established carpenter in the capital Abuja. In Nigeria, both men and women struggle to do jobs that come their way in order to survive, although some jobs are perceived to be the preserve of men, while a few others are for women. Carpentry is predominantly reserved for men, but… Read More

A US-Israeli delegation signed agreements with Morocco in Rabat Tuesday, cementing a Washington-sponsored normalisation of relations between the Jewish state and the North African country. The visiting delegation, led by Jared Kushner — son-in-law and advisor to outgoing US President Donald Trump — and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security advisor, Meir Ben Shabbat, arrived in Rabat from Tel Aviv… Read More

“The international community believes that the elections must take place” in the Central African Republic (CAR) on December 27 and it “condemns the attempts to prevent the country from moving through a new political transition,” a top UN official in the country tells reporters in a virtual press briefing. Over the weekend, the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR (MINUSCA) reported… Read More

Sudan and Ethiopia began talks on Tuesday to demarcate a shared border, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok‘s office said a week after Ethiopian forces reportedly ambushed Sudanese troops along the border, leaving four dead and more than 20 wounded. Recent violence “did not resemble the cordial relation that exists between our two countries”, said Ethiopian deputy prime minister and foreign… Read More

Kenya international Michael Olunga has been crowned MVP and Topscorer of the Japanese J-League on tuesday, at the annual Japan Soccer League awards ceremony. “This season has been quite long. It was quite different from the previous ones, we had coronavirus. To have a consistent performance throughout the season is really something impressive. And I really thank all those who… Read More

People waited outside public hospitals on Tuesday hoping for care as a nationwide strike by doctors entered day two. Health workers were only attending to critical cases. Pregnant women were told to seek assistance at private hospitals unless giving birth or suffering complications. Heavily pregnant Sakina Aoko said she was told at Nairobi’s Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital to “go to… Read More

Rebels in the Central African Republic on Tuesday seized the key city of Bambari, the local mayor, said – in a sharp escalation of violence ahead of the presidential and parliamentary election on December 27. Government and UN sources also confirmed the fall of Bambari. The news sent shockwaves in Bangui where the government of President Faustin-Archange Touadera has been… Read More

When Ghana’s 2020 election loomed; political parties, the electoral commission, civil society organizations, CSOs; the media and general populace braced up for the season in different ways. One such outfit that also prepared for the season was GhanaFact, a fact – checking platform located in the capital Accra. The “lean” team led by Managing Editor, Rabiu Alhassan, prepared on doing… Read More