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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni arrived Sunday (Jan. 22) in Algeria for a two-day visit as the two nations look to build up a strategic partnership and Italy works to further wean itself off Russian energy with help from the gas-rich North African country. Algeria’s state television announced Meloni’s arrival with neither photos nor fanfare. She was greeted by Prime Minister… Read More

In a vast informal settlement at the heart of Nairobi, a young man is changing the narrative in the fashion business. At David Ochieng’s workshop in Kibera slum, every stitch is made with great precision to bring forth fine quality outfits. David created his fashion brand ‘Lookslike Avido’ from the inspiration he drew from his time as a dancer. His customized… Read More

Al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in Somalia’s capital Sunday, and five civilians were killed, the government said. The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, told The Associated Press his team collected 16 wounded people from the scene. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the assault on the Banadir Regional Administration headquarters in Mogadishu. A staff… Read More

A handful of top Arab diplomats met Sunday in the Libyan capital in a gathering boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended. Five of the 22 member states of the Arab League sent their foreign ministers to the periodic, consultative meeting. They included the chief diplomats of neighbouring Algeria and Tunisia, local… Read More

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.” The Redmond, Washington-based software giant said it will also be making changes to its hardware portfolio and consolidating… Read More

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the salmon-coloured house on an island off Senegal on Saturday that is one of the most recognised symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade. It is part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic relationships between the United States and Africa. The building was known as the House of Slaves from which… Read More

Thousands of Zulu men gathered at the historic site of Isandlwana on Saturday 21 January to mark the day, in 1879, when Zulus won a decisive victory over the British. It is one of the greatest triumphs in Zulu history and the only battle in which spears and ox-hide shields annihilated the guns and cannons of the British army. The… Read More

Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered hundreds of French troops to leave the country within one month. National broadcaster RTB made the announcement on Saturday, citing the official Agence d’Information du Burkina. The news agency said the decision had been made Wednesday to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. The move comes five months after France completed… Read More

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Cabo Verde for the Ocean Race Summit on Sunday He also plans to observe some of the solutions being considered to help protect the 10-island archipelago off the coast of Africa.  Speaking to journalists, Guterres said, Cabo Verde “is on the frontlines of the existential crisis generated by climate disruptions” as it has… Read More

People in Burkina Faso have broadly welcomed plans by the military government to oust French troops within a month. The state broadcaster announced the move on 21 January saying the decision had been made to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. It follows mass protests in the capital Ouagadougou demanding the French exit. Student, Anicet Ouédraogo, said:… Read More