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At Least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said on Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State group, killed civilians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province, said Congo army spokesman in Beni town, Capt. Anthony Mwalushayi. “The enemy made the incursion into the chiefdom of Bashu… Read More

As extremist violence in West Africa´s Sahel region spreads south toward coastal states, the United States military has launched its annual military training exercise aimed at helping armies contain the jihadi threat. Soldiers from several African countries are being trained in counter-insurgency tactics as part of the annual U.S.-led exercise known as Flintlock, that began this week. Some 1,300 military… Read More

When doctors diagnosed Lillian with cervical cancer, “it was a really scary moment.” But a new, tailored treatment gave the 30-year-old Rwandan woman hope. “The medical diagnosis was very scary, my husband couldn’t believe it,” Lillian, whose name has been changed, told AFP. “We had heard it was incurable, so it was a really scary time,” she continued.And her fears were… Read More

The UN envoy to Libya,Abdoulaye Bathily, has called on Saturday for the rival administrations in the country to reach an agreement by mid-June and hold long-delayed elections by the end of the year. Libya remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar. “By mid-June, it would… Read More

Hundreds of Senegalese demonstrated in Paris on Saturday to denounce President’s Macky Sall attempts at running for a third term. For many, democracy in Senegal is under threat. “Because Senegal, as everyone knows, is a country that has not taken the same path as other countries in Africa. It is a country that has shown the world that it is… Read More

Season 3 of the Basketball Africa League is under way.  The hostilities were launched Saturday by the Sahara Conference taking place in Senegal’s capital, Dakar.  Already a big sensation with the defeat 70-76 of the Senegalese As Douanes in front of the Ivorians of Abidjan Basket Club. For the Fighters it is the ideal beginning in the long march towards… Read More

Five of the six men charged with murdering Italy’s ambassador to the DRC in 2021 requested acquittal on Saturday, during a hearing in the capital, Kinshasa. Last Wednesday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and demanded the death penalty for the six defendants. “The defendants say that it is not them, the public prosecutor has not been able to demonstrate… Read More

For several years in Cameroon, the trend among chefs has been the progressive ditching of local cuisine in favour of Western gastronomy. Cameroonian chefs, supported by Afro-American colleagues, are working to reverse this trend through the first Diaspora Kitchen festival, which aims to promote traditional Cameroonian cuisine. “We are the ambassadors of this cuisine, of certain dishes that tend to… Read More

Every year, the cost of studying at a South African university is becoming unbearable for students.  According to data from financial services group, Old Mutual, university students in South Africa will fork out an average of 3000 US dollars in 2023. In the past week, students from the University of Witwatersrand shut down the campus in protest over the exclusion… Read More

Nairobi’s Pallet Café, as it is known, has a unique business model with a majority of its staff having a hearing impairment.  “The story and inspiration behind opening Pallet Café and establishing it the way it is, is empowerment. We need to empower people who are differently abled. Not help them, empower them. Give them a life. And that is… Read More