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A man who escaped from prison in South Africa by faking his own burning death appeared before Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Friday. Thabo Bester and his girlfriend, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, had been on the run until their arrest in Tanzania last weekend. Bester will now face added charges of fraud, defeating the ends of justice, escaping, and violating a… Read More

The first operational Kenyan satellite was put into orbit Saturday by a rocket of the company SpaceX which took off from California (United States), according to images of the American space company. The launch, initially scheduled for Monday evening in the United States, had been postponed several times this week due to bad weather conditions. On Saturday, a Falcon-9 rocket… Read More

A professional footballer in Tunisia has died after setting himself alight earlier this week in what he called a protest against the “police state” ruling the country, his brother said Friday. Nizar Issaoui, 35, suffered third-degree burns from his action in the village of Haffouz in the central region of Kairouan, his brother Ryad told AFP. He was taken from… Read More

Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other’s bases, days after the army warned the country was at a “dangerous” turning point. The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an immediate ceasefire… Read More

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to slow to 3.6 percent in 2023, as a “big funding squeeze”, tied to the drying up of aid and access to private finance, hits the region, announced the IMF April 13, 2023 in a press briefing. If no measures are taken, this shortage of funding may force countries to reduce fiscal resources for… Read More

The event hosted in the neighborhood’s streets had people of all faiths praying and later dining with Bo Kaap’s muslim members currently observing Ramadan. The city’s mayor said street iftars were critical in celebrating Cape Town’s religious harmony and diversity. “This is what makes Cape Town so special and beautiful and magnificent. Here we are just in the shadow of… Read More

Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, is back in the news after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed on First Avenue, in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi. The latest incident in the exclusive neighbourhood of some of the wealthiest Nigerians brings to fore what seems to have become an incident common in the southwestern state. While residents try to figure out… Read More

For years, residents of the small fishing town of Saint-Louis in Senegal have been struggling. Climate change, foreign industrial trawlers and the COVID-19 pandemic have made it hard to earn a living on the water. When officials announced a new gas project off the coast in 2015, the community was hopeful it would bring new opportunities. Instead, many locals say,… Read More

Thousands of South Sudanese revellers gathered for Aweil town’s cultural peace festivals, a two-day happening where vibrant singing and dancing kept visitors thoroughly entertained. Organized by the Northern Bahr El Ghazal’s State Ministry of Culture with support from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the theme of the event was “Unity in diversity”.  The state’s Minister of Peacebuilding… Read More

Support is growing for Burkina Faso’s military junta declaration of a “general mobilisation” to give the state “all necessary means” to combat a string of jihadist attacks since the start of this year. The goal is to create a “legal framework for all the actions to be taken” against the insurgents, a statement from the presidency on Thursday said. “Faced… Read More