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Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party held its first mass rally since a ban, imposed by former president John Magafuli, was lifted. The 2016 ban was removed by current president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, raising hopes of greater political freedom and party workers are keen to make the most of the opportunity. Tanzania’s first woman has president reached out to rivals, reopened banned… Read More

In laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi, rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis. Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected. The African giant pouched rats work with scientists at the APOPO Project, a Belgian non-profit organisation in Tanzania, because they can detect the smell of the deadly disease. A… Read More

Somalia’s government and al-Qaida-linked fighters both claimed more than 100 people were killed Friday in their deadliest battle since the government launched a major military offensive against the extremists in August. The government in a statement asserted that more than 100 al-Shabab extremists died after they attacked a Somali National Army base in the Galgudud region village of Galcad that… Read More

Nigeria’s upcoming presidential election is fast approaching and several local celebrities have taken to social media or the streets to urge their fellow citizens to obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ahead of the country’s general election. The presidential election which will take place in February is one of the most anticipated elections in the nation’s history. In December, Nigeria’s… Read More

On Friday (Jan. 20), Madagascar’s city of Sambava was still under water. The northeastern town was hit by the tropical storm Cheneso. According to the National Office for Risk and Catastrophe Management, preliminary reports indicate that one person is missing, about 300 people have been evacuated. More than 700 houses have been flooded. Diana, Sava and Analanjirofo regions were placed… Read More

Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, together with prominent young activists including Greta Thunberg from Sweden, Helena Gualinga of Ecuador and Luisa Neubauer of Germany participated Thursday (Jan.19) in a roundtable with International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Switzerland. Nakate, who at one point choked up, said “leaders are playing games” with people’s futures.… Read More

Juventus, the record 36-time Italian champion, were hit with a massive 15-point penalty for false accounting on Friday (Jan.20). The sanction following an appeal hearing at the Italian soccer federation. The decision means the Turin giants will plunge from third to 11th place in the Serie A table, although they have indicated that they will launch an appeal. The punishment… Read More

Nigeria’s health authorities confirmed a deadly outbreak of diftheria on Friday (Jan.20). In Kano state, one of the worst-hit states in the country’s north, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa the health commission for the state has recorded more than 70 suspected cases along with 25 deaths related to the bacterial infection. The total number of confirmed cases and deaths is not yet known.… Read More

Burkina Faso’s army has freed 66 women and children who were abducted earlier this month by Islamic extremists while gathering food in the country’s northern Sahel region, according to a state television report Friday (Jan.20). National broadcaster RTB reported that armed forces had located the hostages during a military operation in Center-North region. The group included 39 children, with four… Read More

Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of Tanzania’s opposition party Chadema, arrived Friday (Jan.20) for a political rally in Mwanza. The leader was greeted by crowds of supporters in a city located north-west of Dar es salam. It was the first opposition rally to take place in the country following the lift of a ban by president Samia Suluhu Hassan. Her predecessor,… Read More