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**Simon, 27, picks up a stone. He moves forward and throws it at the police. The officers won’t come closer. Simon says he is ready to give his life to protect his leader, Senegal’s main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. For months, the fate of this man has gotten intertwined with that of Senegal. For his supporters at least, they don’t… Read More

Having lost both his legs and arms to meningitis when he was only a few months old, 16 year old Raemondo Lessing is now one of South Africa’s best para surfers – and is dreaming of a chance to show his skills at the Paralympics next year. “I still feel it’s a dream. I’ve been surfing for two years. I… Read More

Saudi Arabia and the United States have brokered a seven-day ceasefire between Sudan’s warring factions. Representatives of both army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo signed up to the ceasefire in Jeddah where they also agreed not to seek any military advantage before it commences on Monday night at 2145 local time. “It will be… Read More

Africa makes up only one percent of the world’s Cultural and Creative Industries, but the eighth Movement Of Creative Africas festival in Rabat sought to change that last week. The continent’s stories, dance, talent and artistic production have inspired creators all over the world but that has not always resulted in an equal amount of economic growth. MOCA’s founder Alain Bidjeck… Read More

Police in the capital Kinshasa clashed with an opposition march on Saturday, firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters. The police said they had deviated from the authorised route through the city. The march was organised by opposition leaders against what they say are irregularities when people try to register to vote for the presidential elections scheduled for December. The… Read More

Cameroon has been celebrating 51 years as unified nation with a military and civilian parade on National Unity Day in its capital Yaounde. For all but 10 of those years it has been ruled by just one man, President Paul Biya. And at 91 years old he is now the oldest head of state in the world. The country is… Read More

The United Nations has called on the international community to take action to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, according to a report by two NGOs, including Amnesty International. The report highlights the “extreme discrimination and violence” faced by “several hundred” LGBTQ+ people living in the camp, which hosts 200,000 refugees and asylum seekers in… Read More

At least $396 million is urgently needed to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in northeast Nigeria from turning into a ” real disaster”, the United Nations office in the country said on Thursday. “We are ringing the alarm bells because there are people who are on the verge of (starvation) death right now in the northeast,” said Matthias Schmale, the… Read More

Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty that authorities say will help ease congestion in some overcrowded jails. About 800 prisoners were released on Friday from the Central Prison and Chikurubi Maximum Prison in the capital, Harare. Jails in other parts of the country began releasing prisoners who qualified for the amnesty on Thursday, said… Read More

Senegal staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Morocco 2-1 and win the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations title at the Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers on Friday. Morocco had taken an early lead after scoring in the  14th minute with a header from Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal. But Senegal was awarded a penalty with just ten minutes before the whistle… Read More