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Ethiopia Prime minister Abiy Ahmed stated the country has “no intention to harm” neighouring Egypt and Sudan. Comments that come after months of negociations over the Renaissance Dam, situated upstream of the two countries, have failed to produce any agreement. Egypt has warned the Dam project could have devastating effects on its economy. As the Nile river’s flow would be… Read More

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi stated that another lockdown is not in view in Tunisia – in spite of a climb in coronavirus infections. International flights resumed on 27 June and students have been back in class since last week, after a six-month hiatus. For this 13-year-old teenager, it will not be easy to catch up. Haider Dridi, a 13-year-old student,… Read More

The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled on Friday to reject the exclusion of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the upcoming presidential elections of October 31 — ordering the Ivorian state to “take all necessary measures to immediately remove all obstacles” hindering his participation in the race as his lack of signature on the candidacy bid –… Read More

Undeterred by the postponement of the Olympic Games, Khadjou Sambe, Senegal’s first professional surfer – male or female, trains when weather conditions allow, from her home in Ngor — a district mainly inhabited by the “lebous” ethnic group which she describes as “dolphins” or “mermaids” who, unlike other Senegalese, know how to swim dive and surf. The aspiring-Olympian tries to… Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent ripples through global real estate markets. According to property advisory & investment firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, commercial investments worldwide fell nearly 30% to $321 billion in the first 6 months of this year, compared to 2019. The Americas were worst affected, followed by Asia Pacific & Europe, then the Middle East and Africa which saw… Read More

An Appeal on Denied Bail The polarising hero of the oscar-nominated hit movie ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ Paul Rusesabagina — who is currently on trial on 13 charges including terrorism, financing and founding militant groups, murder, arson and conspiracy to involve children in armed groups, appeared in court in Kigali on Friday. He appealed the denial of his request to post bail… Read More

Mali on Friday swore in Bah Ndaw as its interim president. In his inauguration speech in the capital Bamako, the retired army Colonel pledged to end a militant insurgency in the country’s north and to stop organized crime. The military junta which overthrew president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named Ndaw as its transitional head of state on Monday after pressure from… Read More

They are only one win away from the NBA finals after their Thursday victory over the Denver Nuggets, but a lot would be remembered about this day for Los Angeles Lakers. Star player LeBron James personally addressed the decision not to charge Louisville police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor. “You just look at the history of America, and… Read More

Environmental activist Medoune Ndoye alias Medza, has been on a mission for months to clean up the coastline of his native town Bargny in Senegal whose beach borders a fishing settlement that is wedged in by a motorway and industrial sites and has now become a festering trash dump for the town’s 60,000 residents for lack of regional disposal facilities.… Read More

Nearly 830,000 people have been affected by the devastating floods in Sudan, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday, even though flood waters have been receding in recent days. Most of the damage is found in Khartoum, North Darfur, West Darfur, Blue Nile and Sennar regions of Sudan. Figures from the Sudanese Civil Defense say 124 people died… Read More