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In Senegal, Christians and Muslims reinforce their unity and solidarity with the “Ngalakh” dessert specially prepared for Easter. In Senegal, where approximately 4 percent of the population is Christian, the feverish preparation that started before Easter to be celebrated on 9 April continues unabated. Christian families prepare a special dessert for “Good Friday”, which represents the end of the Great… Read More

At least 30 people were killed in an attack on an internally displaced person’s camp in north-central Nigeria, the second major attack in the area this week, authorities said Saturday. Gunmen attacked civilians in Mgban village in Benue state Friday evening and an investigation is underway, said Sewuese Anene, a local police officer. While it’s unclear who was responsible for… Read More

A Ugandan court on Thursday charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country’s top official. The minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu, and her brother appeared before an anti-corruption court on charges of stealing roofing sheets for housing in the country’s poorest region. They were both charged with “two counts”… Read More

The United Nations said on Thursday that more than 30 people had been killed in new killings attributed to the ADF, a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State group, in Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on April 2 and 3. In his last quarterly report, published on 27 March, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had put at… Read More

7 passengers were still missing on April 5 when the spokesperson for Gabon’s government announced the end of the search mission. Yves Fernand Manfoumbi, the spokesperson for Gabon’s government told the media that the authorities decided to end the search for the shipwreck, in accordance with the technical advice of the research unit. The privately-owned Esther Miracle was carrying 161 passengers… Read More

Togo’s parliament voted Thursday (Apr. 06) to extend for 12 months the state of security emergency in the Savanes region. The authorities aim to help prevent incursions by jihadist groups across the border with Burkina Faso, in the country’s far north. The state of emergency ended a few weeks ago after a first extension of six months in September.  It… Read More

Few Cubans celebrate the Catholic holy week, but for the practitioners of Santería, every Friday is holy and requires a ritual. As the crisis stretches, Cubans seek solutions in Santería, the fastest-growing religion in the socialist island. While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game. Santería –… Read More

Twenty-one people have been charged with manslaughter in the investigation into the sinking of a mini-ferry that killed 30 people and left seven missing a month ago in Gabon, the Libreville public prosecutor announced Saturday. On March 9, the Esther Miracle, which linked the capital to the oil port of Port-Gentil, capsized in the middle of the night and only… Read More

At least 2,500 meals were distributed to thousands in downtown Algiers attending the “Mega Iftar” organized by the local government, as part of an initiative to encourage sharing and solidarity during Ramadan. The Iftar, is the breaking of the fast after sunset, during the holy month. “The idea is that these families can gather around the table and participate in… Read More

It’s a big first in Africa. Senegal hosts the first NBA Academy Showcase organized on the continent. A meeting in which 71 young people from different academies of the North American Basketball League around the world participate. A first experience of huge scale for Abdou Khadre Kébé, a Seed Academy resident who, like his other friends, intends to seize this… Read More