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While world’s biggest chocolate companies see their profits soar, they fail to keep their promises to improve the wages of the farmers who grow cocoa in Ghana, one of the main producing countries, NGO Oxfam denounced in a report. In a report published Thursday (May 11) Oxfam said earnings for US companies Hershey, Mars and Mondelez in addition to Italy’s… Read More

A week after the devastating floods in Rwanda which cost the lives of 131 people, Rwandan President Paul Kagame has visited the Rubavu district; one of the three most badly affected areas. On Friday, he surveyed the damage caused by the Sebeya River and met some of the displaced people of the Inyemeramihigo camp. Speaking to crowds, President Kagame said;… Read More

Sudan’s warring military sides signed in Jeddah, late Thursday (May 11), a commitment to abide by humanitarian principles. The United States and Saudi Arabia are leading the nearly week-long talks. “Today’s agreement is the result of your true will to spare our brotherly Sudanese people from bearing the consequences of the ongoing military conflict,” Waleed A. Elkhereiji, the Saudi Deputy Foreign… Read More

Wydad Casablanca will to defend their African title by hook or by crook. The Moroccans, who faced fierce competition from Simba in the previous round, have decided to change coach ahead of their semi-finals clash against Mamelodi Sundowns Saturday (May 11). With Spaniard Garrido now gone, Belgian coach Sven Vandenbroeck heads the squad. “I think we are going to trust… Read More

France reaffirmed on Thursday (May 11)  in Côte d’Ivoire its commitment and that of the European Union (EU) in the fight against jihadism in Africa, rejecting the accusation ” in relation to their support to Ukraine. The French Secretary of State for Development. and Ivorian Minister of Defense held a press conference at the International Academy for Combating Terrorism (AILCT)… Read More

The 14th high level Portuguese-Moroccan meeting took place is Lisbon on Friday (May 12). It gathered ministerial delegations from both countries and was the first one in five years. Morocco’s PM Aziz Akhannouch hailed the nations’ ties particularly following the recent announcement of Portugal, Spain and Morocco’s submission to host the World Cup in 2030. The candidacy has been considered… Read More

Flash flooding from heavy rains killed dozens and affected 300,000 people in Ethiopia and Somalia in March 2023. The damaging flooding came after the region has experienced almost three years of extreme drought. In the first 25 days of March, parts of Ethiopia received 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) more rain than is usual for the period,… Read More

Locals in Port Sudan had mixed feelings about a new deal between the country’s warring generals on Friday as it received praise from the U.N. envoy in the country. “This deal doesn’t represent us in any way because this deal was announced to please the warring sides. The Sudanese people have nothing to do with this deal because it does… Read More

Every night or almost every night, it is the same ritual. Mamadou Haïdara and his wife spend long hours chatting in their darkened living room in Bamako, a capital city that is subject, like all other cities in Mali, to incessant power cuts. No fan to cool down, no battery for the cell phones… the stifling evenings follow one another,… Read More

The attack on a village by armed men in southern Chad, near the border with the Central African Republic, left 17 people dead on Monday, the Gore prosecutor’s office said on Thursday, opening an investigation. The “mass killing” was perpetrated Monday at 5:00 am (4:00 am GMT) when “unidentified armed individuals” attacked the village of Don, located in the province… Read More