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Egypt on Thursday announced a series of measures, including planned power cuts, to cope with the growing energy consumption caused by the intense heat wave sweeping the country. In a televised address on 6 August, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Madbouly called on the private sector to take similar measures, saying that civil servants who do not work in a job in… Read More

In modern cities, we rarely know the full story of what ends up on our plates: where food comes from, how it is produced, and how it affects our environment. In this episode, we’re meeting two women who are working to enhance food security by bringing food to the core of our urban centres. “Our minds are shaped by food… Read More

For director Savannah Leaf, the consistent symbolism interlaced into her feature film debut, “Earth Mama,” began with her thinking about “how Black women are kind of like the center of our universe and the power held within that.” Leaf says that she was thinking “a lot about ancestry and the trauma that one can take on through their lineage.” She… Read More

Voters in the flashpoint Central African Republic will cast their ballot Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution, opening the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera. One of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world, the land-locked nation has been gripped by conflict and political turmoil for more than a decade. Touadera… Read More

Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday condemned the coup in Niger, calling the army takeover of the unstable jihadist-hit nation “a serious setback” for Africa. “On Wednesday Africa suffered a serious setback in its democratic gains as the aspirations of the people of Niger for constitutional democracy were subverted by an unconstitutional change of government that deposed Mohamed Bazoum, a… Read More

Leading Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Friday, members of his party and a senior security official told AFP, although no precise reasons were given. “Ousmane Sonko was arrested. There were armed police outside his house,” said Ousseynou Ly, a spokesman for Sonko’s PASTEF party. Djibril Gueye Ndiaye, the firebrand politician’s head of protocol, said the gendarmes (police)… Read More

The leader of the mutinous soldiers who detained the democratically elected president in Niger addressed the nation on Friday, two days after the military takeover. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by Omar, said the country needed to change course to secure its preservation and he and others had decided to intervene to overcome “security, economic and social challenges”. “The action… Read More

Against a backdrop of steep inflation, post-pandemic competitiveness and a changing airline industry, Ethiopian Airlines is pursuing its “Vision 2035” growth strategy. Ethiopia Airlines is Africa’s leading airline in terms of fleet and passengers – far ahead of EgyptAir and Kenya Airways. It was one of the few worldwide to have remained afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic without public bailouts or… Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country will continue to export grain, including some free shipments, to Africa despite sanctions. While discussing the halted Black Sea grain deal at the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg, he promised large no-cost shipments of grain to six African countries. “Our country will continue to support needy states and regions, in particular, with… Read More

About 15,000 doctors in Nigeria continuing with strike action over working conditions and pay, shutting down healthcare across public hospitals. Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors say an unprecedented number of them are leaving Nigeria for better job offers abroad without being replaced. Doctor Adenuga Omogbolahan is among the medical staff who have walked out.  “We are not asking… Read More