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Cape Fur Seal Mothers in Nambia are Desperate On the coast of Namibia, thousands of dead seal pups have washed ashore as reported by a conservancy group on Wednesday. Pelican Point peninsula, a tourist destination known for its colony of seals and school of dolphins is where the unfortunate pup graveyard was discovered. Dr Tess Gridley, a researcher at Namibian… Read More

The Gambia reopened its borders on Friday after a six-month lockdown in light of the covid-19 pandemic. Banjul airport will remain closed till October 31 however due to construction work. A popular tourist destination, travel restrictions hit the economy hard on the West African nation — which has officially registered 3,644 coronavirus cases and 118 deaths. Read More

Afro-Sino Health Mission China’s largest, and the world’s fifth human vaccine research, development, and manufacturing enterprise Sinopharm saw a visit from Ambassadors and senior diplomats from 50 African countries on Thursday to deepen cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and build a better China-Africa health community. Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, the Sierra Leonean ambassador to China, seems impressed by… Read More

Indictment Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed on Friday his “innocence is again violated” after new charges were issued against him as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal campaign financing from Libya of his successful 2007 presidential bid. Sarkozy was charged with conspiracy earlier this week. The latest charge of “membership in a criminal conspiracy” adds to suspected… Read More

The world Thursday October 16 commemorated World Food Day. This year the UN took stock of the present situation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic which it says has increased food insecurity- particularly in Africa. The World Food Program, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, reports 73 million people are affected by malnutrition in Africa. Oxfam the international… Read More

Sudan’s Deal of the Decade? Authorities have signed a memorandum with US company General Electric (GE) in what could be Sudan’s most significant agreement in the last 3 decades as Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok plans to increase the production of a power plant in El Fula, Western Kordofan, at a cost of 915 million US dollars. Khayri Abdul Rahman, acting… Read More

Outcry at Politician’s “De facto” House Arrest The lawyers of Cameroonian main opposition leader Maurice Kamto denounced what they term his illegal house arrest on Thursday as the president of the Movement for the Revival of Cameroon party has been unable to leave his residence — surrounded by deployed law enforcement, since September 22 following thwarted political demonstrations that saw… Read More

Sounds that Transcend Genres Mahmoud al-Tohamy, is a master of Islamic chanting, an almost 2,000 old art form known as “inshad.” Son of celebrated singer Yassin al-Tohamy, the 41-year-old, was born to a family of religious chanters in the southern governorate of Asyut, Egypt and is inspired by the mystical Sufi branch of Islam and deeply committed to the spiritual… Read More

Guinea was in the final hours of a feverish election campaign on Friday as security forces blocked access to central Conakry for unknown reasons, while a high-ranking official was killed in a military camp east of the capital. No official explanation was given for the setting up of roadblocks blocking access to the Kaloum neighborhood, where Guinean decision-making centers are… Read More

Shopping for high-end apparel & accessories fell out of fashion when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Sales of personal luxury goods could drop by up to 35 % this year, says Bain & Co., with the market not recovering to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2022. After which time, the sector will gradually strengthen again to be worth a potential $386… Read More