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Hicham Harb, a suspect in a 1982 Paris terror attack, has been arrested in the occupied West Bank. The incident, which left six dead, is one of modern France’s most notorious anti-semitic attacks.Sourced from Africanews Read More

In a thrilling conclusion to the men’s 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Botswana’s 21-year-old Collen Kebinatshipi made history, becoming the first athlete from his country to win a world title in a men’s event.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The president’s only daughter published a video on social media on Thursday in which she appealed to voters and told them to not cast their ballot for her father in the upcoming presidential election.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Mangroves, trees or shrubs that grow along coastlines serve a critical multifunctional purpose in the aquatic ecosystem, ranging from being a home to fish to providing a buffer for coastal erosion from rising sea levels, and protection to land during storms and cyclonesSourced from Africanews Read More

The Libyan Zuwara Naval Operations Force said Thursday that they saved 35 migrants in a rescue mission near the Tunisian border on Tuesday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Cocoa plantations in Cameroon are grappling with black pod disease, in an outbreak that has been fuelled by weeks of heavy rain. According to officials, a reliance on low-cost fungicides has not helped the situation.Sourced from Africanews Read More

A court in Lusaka has sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour for attempting to kill the country’s president Hakainde Hichilema with witchcraft.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts of infected individuals in response to a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai Province.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Burkina Faso’s authorities have taken a step towards making the country more accessible for international travellers, abolishing fees for visas for all African citizens on 11 September.Sourced from Africanews Read More

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country’s first vice president, effectively ending the transitional government of unity that forestalled a return to full-blown warSourced from Africanews Read More