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It’s a sacred hill where for centuries Zimbabweans would go to consult their ancestors. Located atop a steep hill immersed in lush vegetation, a short climb is necessary to reach the grave, which is surrounded by imposing rocks rounded by erosion. The stones are covered in light green aniseed and orange lichens that brighten at the slightest touch of the… Read More

Benjamin Mburu and Mike Carlos Otione are getting ready for sports practice. But what could they be playing, all the way up here on a rooftop in Nairobi? The answer is ice hockey. It’s a sport that is mostly associated with colder regions, where temperatures fall below freezing. But here in sub-Saharan Africa, conditions are very different. Kenya only has… Read More

Gambian protesters are gathering to march against corruption through the capital Banjul after a youth group affiliated with the main opposition party called for a demonstration. Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), in a WhatsApp audio had earlier called on supporters to be peaceful ahead of a corruption demonstration slated for Friday. The UDP Youth… Read More

JS Kabylie of Algeria take on Congolese club AS Vita in the fourth round of matches in Group A of the CAF Champions League on Saturday, with both qualification places for the knockout phase still very much up for grabs. Moroccan champions Wydad AC currently top the standings with 6 points, two ahead of Petro de Luanda of Angola and… Read More

Hundreds of migrants have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa in the past few days in dozens of small boats. According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the Coast Guard rescued all the migrants aboard one of the boats that sank off the coast of Lampedusa. Between midnight and Thursday morning alone, nearly 900 migrants arrived on the Italian… Read More

Fighting erupted on Friday between M23 militiamen and government troops near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, where a European mercy flight arrived in the afternoon, sources said. The aid mission is the first in an airlift announced last Saturday by the European Union to help the beleaguered city. The plane landed on Friday afternoon, carrying 35 metric tons… Read More

Eleven soldiers and 112 “terrorists” have been killed in recent days during several anti-jihadist operations in Burkina Faso, the target of deadly attacks in recent weeks, the army general staff announced on Thursday. “Several large-scale operations were launched simultaneously (…) as part of the reconquest of the national territory wanted by the President of the Transition”, indicates an army press… Read More

Cyclone Freddy is on track to break the record for longest cyclone on record, the United Nations said Friday, as the deadly storm prepares to hit Mozambique again. “Freddy continues its incredible and dangerous journey,” Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva. Freddy originated off the northern coast of Australia and what was then… Read More

Top state members have converged to tackle unique challenges faced by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at the highly anticipated LDCs conference. One of the central issues being discussed at the conference is the Doha Programme of Action, which aims to tackle the specific requirements and difficulties confronted by LDCs in various domains including trade. The private sector and small and… Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday dissolved municipal councils months before they were due to be elected, further dismantling the systems of government developed after the 2011 revolution that brought democracy. The municipal councils will be replaced by “special delegations”, made up of civil servants and placed under the supervision of the governor of each region. According a statement by… Read More