Tag: Africaglobalvillage

With a recurring drought pressurising communities who keep cattle in northern Tanzania, a group of Maasai women have started producing honey to generate additional income, ensuring their children’s future and helping to regenerate the forest. “I have benefited a lot from beekeeping. I bought five goats which are producing milk for us, I have also bought a bed and educated… Read More

They’ve conquered Africa, next stop the Olympics. Morocco won gold in both the women and men’s categories of the inaugural African breakdancing championships in Rabat on Saturday, securing the country two spots at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The men’s final pitted fellow Moroccans, B-Boys Billy and Tawfiq against each other, with Bilal Mallakhaka going on to win. “Today I won… Read More

They brought illegal immigrants into the territory with real French passports: the border police (PAF) at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport this week dismantled an illegal immigration network from sub-Saharan Africa, AFP learned Thursday from a police source. The case begins in November 2022 when border guards intercept a passenger from Mali with a real passport, but which turns out not to… Read More

French rappers, singers, songwriters and personalities from various fields gathered Thursday (May 11) for a historic evening. They attended the first edition of the French Urban Music Awards known as ‘Les Flammes’ ceremony. The Paris event was dedicated to celebrating rap, R&B and afro Caribbean music among other popular genres. Guests in attendance welcomed a long overdue ceremony. “It’s a… Read More

Local hero Ferdinand Omanyala said he wants to improve his African 100m record (9 sec 77 in 2021) at the Kip Keino Classic, an international meeting held on Saturday in Nairobi “I’ve already run pretty fast this season. But if you think you have seen it all, you are wrong! The previous African record was too long. If the conditions… Read More

Thousands or protesters took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar, Friday 12 May, against President Macky Sall’s refusal to rule out standing for a third term in office. The demonstrations were organised by a group callled the “Movement of the living forces of Senegal F24”; referring to the scheduled election date of February 24 2024 Tensions have been… Read More

Ghana joined forces with China and France on Friday to form a committee which will help pave the way for a $3 billion dollar International Monetary Fund loan. In December Ghana agreed to a three-year credit programme with the IMF to strengthen the country’s finances and restore confidence as the country faced its worst economic crisis in decades. Since then,… Read More

Voters in Mauritania went to the polls on Saturday (13 May) in the first local elections since President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani came to power in 2019. It is being seen as a test of the leader’s popularity ahead of presidential elections next year in which he has not yet confirmed his decision to stand. However, Ghazouani, who has overseen the West… Read More

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in central Somalia after the River Shabelle burst its banks in Beledweyne. Heavy rain has led to flooding in the area, causing damage to towns and villages and the UN’s humanitarian response agency (OCHA) warned of an increase in diseases such as cholera as local infrastructures are affected Local resident,… Read More

Amnesty International has welcomed a UN report accusing the Malian army and “foreign” fighters of having executed over 500 people in 2022 during anti-jihadi operations in the Moura region. The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to the worst atrocity the Sahel country has experienced since a jihadist insurgency flared in 2012. It is also… Read More