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Nine people have died of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, in eastern Equatorial Guinea, a small central African country that has quarantined a province to contain the “epidemic,” the health minister announced Monday. Last week, the government announced it was investigating suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever. Only three people with “mild symptoms” of the… Read More

A cruise line between Libya and Tunisia was launched on Sunday for the first time in over 11 years. The launch ceremony of the cruise line was attended by the Minister of Transport Mohamed al-Shuhubi, the Tunisian Ambassador to Libya al-As’ad al-Ajli, and a number of senior Libyan officials, the Libyan Ministry of Transport said in a statement. Efforts will… Read More

Artists from the Congo and the Great Lakes sub-region got thousands of festival goers dancing with songs calling for peace and reconciliation in a region plagued by armed conflict for more than two decades. “I know that through our dance we have launched a message of peace which must return to the country, the songs sung are also about peace… Read More

Rows of roses which bloomed on a farm in Kajiado, are being packed up to be sent out to lovers worldwide. Love is in the air ahead of Valentine’s Day in Kenya. Isinya Roses and Porini Flowers grows standard roses and red roses, Valentine’s day is a big event for the company. But despite being a busy period – they are also feeling… Read More

The depiction of French soldiers in Black Panther 2 has angered France’s ministry of armed forces. In November, President Emmanuel Macron stressed that today “influence” is a “strategic priority”. Sébastien Lecornu condemned Sunday (Feb. 12) what he called a “false” representation of his nation’s military from Marvel Studios. A scene in the 2-hour-41 min film features bound French military personnel after… Read More

His songs are covered by demonstrators in Madagascar, Togo or Lyon: this is logical for the Ivorian Tiken Jah Fakoly, ambassador of a reggae that sings about “current events, reality”. Under the dreadlocks of this robust fifty-year-old, there are more than thirty years of career and eleven solo albums in the studio. The latest, “Braquage de pouvoir”, released at the… Read More

Chad will on Monday beginning trying 150 rebels accused of causing the death of President Idriss Déby. The trial will take place in Kléssoum, in a high security prison, a local news website reported – citing judicial sources. The suspects belong to the Front for Concord and Change in Chad (FACT), the rebel movement which launched an offensive to overthrow… Read More

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi warned Sunday that his country could sever ties with South African diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales agreement prove unfavorable for his country. The 2011 sales agreement governing the terms of marketing diamonds produced by Debswana – a 50-50 joint venture between the government and De Beers – expired in 2021. It… Read More

The threat posed by Islamic State extremists remains high and has increased in and around conflict zones. The group’s expansion is “particularly worrying” in Africa’s center, south, and Sahel regions, the U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday. Undersecretary-General Vladimir Voronkov told the U.N. Security Council that the group, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, continues to use the Internet, social… Read More

A former professional rugby player from South Africa shot by police months after moving to Hawaii suffered from a degenerative brain disease often found in American football players and other athletes subjected to repeated head trauma, autopsy results show. The finding could help explain Lindani Myeni’s bizarre behavior before the deadly 2021 confrontation with Honolulu officers. It also offers another… Read More