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Tanzanian authorities said 500 volunteers have been trying to put out a fire on Africa’s tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. The flames could be seen from miles away. A Tanzania National Parks statement said the volunteers have managed to limit the fire’s spread. Spokesman Pascal Shelutete said on Monday the area still burning is known as Kifunika Hill. “A big percentage… Read More

After 10 years in power, Guinea’s 82-year-old president is running for a third term on Sunday, defying tens of thousands of protesters who flooded the streets to try to stop him. A former opposition leader who was once once sentenced to death by a ruler he crticized, critics say Alpha Conde is himself drifting into authoritarianism by plotting to extend… Read More

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya announced the resumption of the El Sharara field – the largest oil field in the country – after lifting the status of “force majeure” on Sunday. The National Oil Corporation said in a statement that it had given instructions to start production arrangements, after reaching an “honour agreement” under which forces loyal to… Read More

Covid-19 Has Hit the World’s Economies The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a 4.4% decline in growth in 2020 as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession and experiences its worst collapse in nearly a century. By comparison, the international economy contracted by a far smaller 0.1% after the devastating financial crisis of 2008. The IMF’s forecast… Read More

Pleading Not Guilty South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addressed his supporters after appearing in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday as he and party MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi face assault charges against a white police officer that date back to the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran Winnie Madikizela Mandela in 2018. He maintains their innocence… Read More

School is Back in Session Back to class on Monday for Nigerian students as all state and private schools reopened after a months-long lockdown in light of the onset of the covid-19 pandemic back in March – with strict coronavirus prevention guidelines to be adhered to by all school staff and students alike at the risk of being shut down… Read More

For Black Boys Worldwide ‘Charm City Kings’ is a coming-of-age story centred around the bike lifestyle in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States that speaks to the African-American experience. Many are calling this Winston’s breakthrough and breakout cinematic performance, “I’m definitely grateful as an artist, to be able to show the truth and honesty for my people, for my community.… Read More

Protests in Nigeria Still in Action #EndSARS, the 2018-created hashtag by Nigerian youth whose social media movement against police brutality resurfaced last week garnering 1.5 million tweets in one weekend to culminate offline into one of the largest protests the country has seen in a decade. Now a top trending international topic, African-American hip hop artist and fashion designer Kanye… Read More

Political Tensions Continue to Rise After the President of Guinea Alpha Condé participated in a meeting with Nzérékoré, Lola, Macenta and Guéckédou early on Monday in the forest town of Kissidougou in the southern region of the country, he arrived at the town’s stadium later that afternoon to address the public in light of the violence in the Kankan region… Read More

Schools in Kenya on Monday began receiving students after a seven-month break due to the pandemic. The closure of schools in March this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interrupted learning for over 17 million students, according to UNICEF. At Olympic Primary School in Nairobi’s Kibera shantytown, there were mandatory temperature checks, handwashing and wearing of face masks. However not… Read More