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86 countries will be represented at the 71st Miss Universe Beauty pageant. For the first time, Bhutan will contest for the miss universe crown whiles Angola, Belize, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay return to participate. Sixteen candidates will be qualified upstream by a pre-selection jury and announced during the ceremony which… Read More

Premier League footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of sex attacks on four women following a six-month trial, as prosecutors sought a retrial over two other allegations. The Manchester City star, 28, sitting in the dock at Chester Crown Court, covered his face with both hands, gently rocking back and forth, as the jury foreman, delivering the verdicts in a… Read More

Polisario movement members are meeting this Friday in a refugee camp in Algeria to discuss leadership elections. Morocco controls almost 80% of the resource-rich territory and has proposed an autonomy plan under its sovereignty.  The Sahrawi Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, has called for a referendum on self-determination. More than 2,200 members of the movement and 370 foreign guests are… Read More

The US Ambassador to Sudan has urged former rebel groups who did not take part in a post-coup political deal to join talks seeking to restore civilian rule. Last month, military leaders and some civilian factions agreed on the first of a two-phase political process aiming to end the political turmoil that resulted from a military coup led by army… Read More

German and France have issued a joint support for “two permanent seats in the security council for the African continent”. The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, and her French counterpart Catherine Colonna said the move will improve Africa-s bilateral relations with other continent on matters of securitz. “So Catrina (Catherine Colonna, french foreign minister ed.) and I were underlying that… Read More

Sudanese authorities sought to gather a broader consultation base to finalize a roadmap to democracy, on Thursday (Jan. 12) amid anti-junta demonstrations. Signatories of the latest framework agreement met in Khartoum. The meeting spokesperson outlined the highlights of the first of several planned workshops aimed at paving the way to a more inclusive peace deal. “General workshops were held during… Read More

President Patrice Talon’s camp won the majority of seats in parliament, the country’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday, after a vote marking the return of the opposition after a four-year absence. Sunday’s election, which took place peacefully, served as a key test for this small West African country, chaired since 2016 by Patrice Talon. This wealthy businessman has promoted the… Read More

Children playing with toy trucks or women singing. The artworks on Michael’s canvas were once dresses, shirts or skirts. The young man has expertly cut the colourful fabrics. With fashion off-cuts from tailoring shops or second-hand markets, the young contemporary artist based in Accra, has made his newest textile art piece. “This fabric [Editor’s note: pointing at a large piece of five men… Read More

The value of Egypt’s currency plummeted to a record low against the US dollar on Wednesday as the country continues to battle surging inflation. Decisions in recent months by the country’s Central Bank to raise the main interest rate and devalue the Egyptian pound have set off an economic shock that has affected millions of residents. Hanan Ramsis, an economic… Read More

Tigrayan authorities provided images of the Agula camp, located outside of the regional capital Mekelle. There, tanks and heavy weapons were being handed over to the federal forces. This development is a key enactment of the peace deal signed under the aegis of the African Union last year. The terms of the November 2 agreement between Ethiopia’s government and the… Read More