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A newborn baby has been reportedly rescued from the rubble of her home in northern Syria following a massive earthquake on Monday. Her umbilical cord was still attached to her mother when she was found, a relative told AFP. Her mother is believed to have died after giving birth. The baby who is receiving treatment at a clinic in Afrin,… Read More

Rwanda’s economy has been forecast to grow at a slightly slower pace this year before picking up speed again in 2024 and 2025. Finance Minister Uzziel Ndagijimana told parliament Wednesday the economy was forecast to grow 6.2% in 2023 and around 7.5% in 2024 and 2025. Rwanda is a small but growing market, with a population of nearly 13 million… Read More

The historic trial of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for illicit enrichment can continue, the court decided on Tuesday not to rule on challenges to its jurisdiction until the end of the proceedings. For days, the parties’ lawyers battled over the court’s jurisdiction, with the defense arguing that the criminal chamber could not try Mr. Aziz and his… Read More

In Cameroon, the visual artist Jean Michel Dissakè wants to use his art to heal the world of the crises that affect it. The artist develops an aesthetic form that he has named Moudiki. Moudiki means the vine. It is the symbol of the electrocardiogram, it is the symbol of life and it is the symbol of love, explains the… Read More

The UN on Tuesday called for an independent and impartial investigation into clashes in the separatist Somali region of Somaliland, which it said left “at least 20 dead and 119 injured”. “I am concerned about reports that clashes are continuing today and have resulted in new casualties,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement. The… Read More

Tunisia has joined the long list of countries that are sending aide to the quake-hit Turkey and Syria. President Kais Saied had ordered “humanitarian aid” for countries, including over 15 tonnes of blankets and food, after they were hit on Monday by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which killed and injured thousands of people. Dozens of nations including the United States,… Read More

A massacre committed at the end of November in two localities in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) left 171 civilians dead, the UN Human Rights Office in the country said on Tuesday, revising to up a previous toll. A preliminary UN investigation had established, in December, a death toll of 131, while the Kinshasa authorities had… Read More

Ghana is optimistic about concluding the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get the support of the fund by March. According to local news reports, the issues surrounding the domestic debt exchange programme, one of the requirements, has been “virtually concluded”, paving the way for the country to go the full hog. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo… Read More

A group of Senegalese organizations from the civil society and citizens filed Monday (Feb. 06) a complaint with the Dakar court to ask the courts to take up the Covid-19 mismanagement case. The move by « Sunu’y milliards du ress », « our billions will not disappear » collective follows the publication of a report by the Court of Auditors… Read More

African leaders are expressing condolences and solidarity with Türkiye and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude  earthquake hit parts of the two countries Monday. They included the presidents of Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Burundi and Gambia. Also the AU chairperson Moussa Faki-Mahamat in a tweet welcomed the “global outpouring of support and solidarity”. Their condolences come as dozens of nations… Read More