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Many Tunisian Muslims are complaining they can no longer afford to buy sheep for sacrifice, whereas consumption of traditional sweets has fallen, as an economic crunch and high prices prevent customers from splashing out on food ahead of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, which begins on June 28. “We’ve asked the mufti of the Republic to cancel this year’s… Read More

The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, at one of the country’s most historically significant slave trading ports. Overlooking the sacred site of Gadsden’s Wharf, at which an estimated 45% of enslaved Africans entered America, the museum houses exhibits and artifacts exploring how African Americans’ labor and resistance shaped the nation and the world. It… Read More

Vote counting began in Sierra Leone on Saturday following a mostly peaceful general election despite a late start in some polling stations, as the opposition denounced alleged irregularities. President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second term amid a crippling cost-of-living crisis that sparked deadly riots last year. Twelve men and one woman are vying for the top job, though… Read More

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won’t face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades. The feud between Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russia’s military brass came to a violent head in the past day, with his forces capturing a key army… Read More

The head of the World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday called on the international community to come to the aid of “traumatised and hungry” Somalis, as food insecurity “soars” again in the country hit by armed conflict and drought. “I went to Somalia last month and saw with my own eyes how conflict and climate change are working together to… Read More

Some thirty suspected illegal miners were found dead at the bottom of a disused mine in South Africa, a month after a probable accident, in the small gold-mining town of Welkom, 250 km south of Johannesburg, the government said on Friday. Riddled by endemic unemployment, South Africa is home to thousands of illegal miners, nicknamed “zama zamas”. Some also come… Read More

Unrest in Senegal is having a ricochet effect on the country’s sheep herders ahead of the Muslim holiday, Aid-al-adha, one of two times of the year herders make the most profit. For months, they have been gearing up for the holiday also known as Tabaski, when Muslims traditionally sacrifice a sheep for a family feast. Cheick Ba is among many… Read More

Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of Hajj. Over two million people from 160 countries are expected to gather in the historic city, according to Saudi authorities. This hajj will be the biggest since the requirement for women to be accompanied by male guardians was dropped in 2021. But with the… Read More

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio cast his vote in the country’s general elections. President Bio is seeking a second term but faces competition from 11 challengers including former minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Samura Kamara of the All-people’s Congress. President Bio urged citizens to go and vote after he had cast his ballot. “Go out and vote.… Read More

Mounira is barely 40 centimeters tall. Mouth open, cheek flat against her mother’s chest, this baby born almost two months prematurely is growing thanks to the “kangaroo” method, increasingly used around hospitals in Côte d’Ivoire. Her mom Affousata Sidibé is happy with the results of this method. “I’m leaving today. Anyway, I’m happy, very happy. I did a month here… Read More