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Moroccan star singer Saad Lamjarred, who appealed his sentence in Paris to six years in prison for aggravated rape, has been released, AFP learned Thursday from his lawyers. The Paris Court of Appeal “has granted the request for release filed” by its lawyers My Thierry Herzog and Jean-Marc Fedida, and Saad Lamjarred will be “released under judicial supervision”, they indicated.… Read More

South African police on Friday dismantled an encampment of about 100 asylum seekers that had been set up for more than three years outside the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Pretoria, AFP reporters noted. The migrants had set up makeshift tents in front of the UNHCR to ask to be relocated to other countries following… Read More

A man paces a 50-metre (yard) stage doing breathing exercises. Crew members chatter while putting together final touches to the set, as a pianist rehearses. Acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge’s play “The Head & The Load” puts a final touch for the piece much-awaited premier at the Joburg Theatre. “Being able to show it at home feels very important,” Kentridge… Read More

Around midday on Friday, air strikes again rocked central Khartoum, not far from the army headquarters, witnesses said. The sound of gunfire has been incessant since nightfall, as it has been daily since the fighting began on 15 April, which has left 413 people dead and 3,551 injured, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). More hospitals were heavily damaged… Read More

At the cost of bloody fighting, massacres, and displacement of civilians, the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) is now in a position of strength in northeastern Mali, which serves as a base for its expansionist aims in Niger and Burkina Faso, according to analysts. Less than a year after the departure of the last French soldiers from… Read More

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s manufacturer told Reuters. This week, Nigeria’s pharmaceutical regulatory authority has joined Ghana in supporting the new R21 vaccine, making them the first countries globally to do so. This vaccine was developed by Oxford University scientists… Read More

Meeting with his Prime minister and other officials at the presidency Thursday (Apr. 20), Tunisia’s leader slammed foreign reactions following the detention of opposision leader Rached Ghannouchi. Following his arrest on Monday (Apr.19), the E.U had expressed concern saying that the ‘principle of political pluralism was essential for any democracy’ and an element making up “the basis of its partnership… Read More

Africa has produced some of the most captivating and remarkable movies of all time. From heart-wrenching dramas to hilarious comedies, the continent’s rich and diverse cultures have inspired filmmakers to create masterpieces that have stood the test of time. Since the definition of a perfect movie can be subjective, Africanews turned to your “favourite” chatbot, GPT for the list of… Read More

As Sudan’s rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire after a failed truce the night before, Khartoum residents tried to stock up on water and other basic essentials. Residents carried empty barrels and plastic containers through the capital to fill up with water from a tank. Mohammad Qasem said there was a “big water problem”… Read More

Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at a market in central Mali in March when jihadists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing cows and camels worth around $10,000. “We lost everything,” the 62-year-old told The Associated Press by phone from the Menaka region. Cattle looting is reaching unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic… Read More