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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is to return home within days after a month of hospitalization in Germany with coronavirus. The presidency in a statement said Tebboune had left the hospital and was having a “period of rest” as recommended by his medical team. “The president of the republic assures the Algerian people about his health, that he is on the… Read More

A delegation of Nigeria’s Senate, headed by Ahmed Lawan has paid a visit to the northeastern Borno state where an attack on farmworkers killed dozens of people over the weekend. 43 farmers are reported to have been killed but some revised figures from local authorities put it at 100. The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, attended the victims’ funerals… Read More

On this episode of Inspire Africa, The story of a young black woman modelling in Hong Kong and her challenge in breaking through an industry with a preference. \= And a new generation of female fighters in Libya as combat sports gain wide popularity in the country \= Plus later on the show, we meet with Nigerian environmentalist Doyinsola Ogunye… Read More

A graffiti artist in Kenya has been taking it upon himself to teach people about COVID-19, and urging the public to adhere to the country’s coronavirus regulations through his art. At a backstreet in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the 25 year old Sammy Mwangi, also known as Sermon, is allowing his creative juices to flow. The young man is… Read More

Papa Bouba Diop, the Senegal midfielder who scored the goal that delivered one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, has died. He was 42. “FIFA is saddened to learn of the passing of Senegal legend Papa Bouba Diop,” the sport’s governing body said Sunday. Diop was the hero when Senegal shocked defending champion France 1-0 in the opening… Read More

The Arab uprisings a decade ago were supercharged by online calls to join the protests – but the internet was soon flooded with misinformation, weakening the region’s cyber-activists. When Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in January 2011, rumours and uncertainty created “panic and hysteria”, said ex-activist and entrepreneur Houeida Anouar. “January 14 was a horrible… Read More

The Um Raquba refugee camp in eastern Sudan once housed Ethiopians fleeing famine, but now life has flooded back into the isolated camp as refugees seek safe haven from the Tigray conflict. “A month ago, this was just a piece of desert, but now it’s turned back into a town,” camp director Abdel Basset Abdel Ghani told AFP. The sound… Read More

Despite winning the much hyped presidential election, Burkina Faso ruling party for the elected leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Mouvement du people MPP fail to clinch majority of the parliamentary seats in the just concluded election. The electoral commission announced that the ruling party only obtained 56 seat and therefore does not reach the absolute majority of 64 seats, out… Read More

Mauritania marks 60th independence anniversary on Saturday. President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani presided over the event after announcing sharp increases in pensions and salaries in the health and education sectors on Friday night. “I pay here, a deserved tribute and express deep appreciation to the heroes of our valiant resistance for the valiant acts of bravery and sacrifice, at… Read More

Hollywood has churned out plenty of war movies about conflict in the Middle East in the past two decades, but none quite like “Mosul.” The movie places Arab actors in the roles of heroes and uses the Arabic language to tell the story of a local SWAT team battling ISIS three years ago in Iraq’s third-largest city. “Avengers” directors Joe… Read More