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The last of 17 historic venues known as Azmari Bets, the Ethiopian cabaret club Fendika has been saved from demolition in Addis Ababa. Situated in the Kazanchis district of Ethiopia’s capital, the Azmari Bet, or House of Azmari in Amharic, originally hosted performances by Ethiopia’s Azmari musicians. The Azmari, itinerant poet-musicians from rural Ethiopia, improvise to the sound of the masinqo,… Read More

A five-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Monday, killing at least nine people, authorities said, as rescuers dig through the rubble. Building collapses are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction and lack of maintenance are widespread in slums, city slums and rural areas. The state-run MENA news agency reported that rescue teams recovered at least nine bodies… Read More

One in every two children in Sudan, or 13.6 million children, is in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began on April 15, 1.5 million children have been displaced, the… Read More

Morocco, Zambia, Nigeria and South Africa will defend the colours of the continent during the 2023 FIFA World Cup. First match on Friday, July 21 with the entry into the running of Nigeria against Canada for this 9th women’s world cup of football. Australia and New Zealand welcome the 32 nations present for this final phase, against 24 in 2015… Read More

The tattooed are no longer welcome in the Ivorian gendarmerie, its commander, General Alexandre Apalo Touré, believing that one could wonder about their “state of mind”. “Tattoos are prohibited in this establishment”, launched General Touré during a speech this week to cadets, considering that they were incompatible with the values ​​of the gendarmerie. “Someone who has traced a certain number… Read More

The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in Sudan, its chief prosecutor said Thursday, expressing “great concern” over escalating violence. Karim Khan made the announcement in a report to the UN Security Council, after three months of war between feuding generals that have plunged the northeast African country back into chaos. The ICC has… Read More

The rumour spread through the port city of Mbour like a wave unfurling on a beach. Two boats laden with migrants that in late June had headed out into the Atlantic seeking to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, 1,500 kilometres (950 had gone missing. But young Senegalese men desperate for a new life in Europe seemed deterred. “Spain… We all want… Read More

War-torn Sudan’s capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces waged intense battles across Khartoum. Vital internet and mobile phone connections — which have been critical to sourcing information and supplies during nearly three months of war — were out of service as “violent clashes” raged in several parts of… Read More

African leaders gathered Sunday (July. 16) in Gigiri, Nairobi County for the African Union’s fifth Mid-Year coordination meeting. The summit aimed among other things to address critical issues of African integration and division of labour. The meeting was led by Kenya’s President. William Ruto called for a reform of the AU focusing on the body’s financial autonomy. “The pan-African movement… Read More

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko led a peaceful protest banging pots and pans after authorities blocked a rally to publicly confirm he would run in next year’s presidential elections. Sonko, dressed in red in a sign of anger, appeared outside his home Saturday evening to kick off the protest, “symbolically” banging pots for several minutes. The 49-year-old had on Thursday… Read More