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Women and non-binary DJs in Cairo and the diaspora are reshaping the electronic music scene. Above all, they are building communities for mutual support, creating safer spaces in Cairo’s nightlife, breaking glass ceilings and even changing mentalities. In a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo, partygoers move to booming beats played by female DJs. This generation of women are… Read More

Cameroonian Modeste M’Bami, a former PSG and Marseille midfielder, has died at the age of 40 in Le Havre, sports agent Franck Belhassen announced on Saturday. “I’ve been in touch with his girlfriend, who confirmed the news,” Belhassen told AFP, adding that he had spoken to the former player again on Saturday afternoon. “PSG learned with deep sadness the death… Read More

Zimbabwe has registered its largest wheat harvest in 2022, 375,000 tons, making the austral African country a self-sufficient agricultural powerhouse. With 375 thousand tons of wheat harvest registered for 2022, Zimbabwe is set to become a self-sufficient agricultural powerhouse. A unique performance in Africa. The harvest in 2022 was 13% higher than the previous year, breaking a half-century old record.… Read More

The rise in food prices in the Republic of Congo continues despite the measures taken by the government to combat the high cost of living. In October 2022, Brazzaville exempted imported products from customs duties before publishing a decree in December of the same year to “freeze the prices of basic necessities”. These measures were welcomed by civil society, but… Read More

An Eritrean national described as one of ‘’the world’s most wanted″ human traffickers has been arrested in Sudan after an international manhunt led by the United Arab Emirates, Interpol announced on Thursday. The suspect — identified as Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam — is accused of leading a criminal organisation that abducts, extorts and murders East African migrants trying to cross the… Read More

The forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned by Mali’s junta leader returned home Saturday night. After their plane landed at 11:40 pm (GMT) the uniformed soldiers disembarked one by one, each brandishing a small Ivorian flag. They were greeted by President Alassane Ouattara before entering the presidential pavilion at the airport where their families were waiting for them. “I would like to… Read More

South African manufacturing activity expanded in December, a survey showed on Friday (Jan.06). The Absa Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.1 points in December from 52.6 points in November. Despite the apparent growth, the underlying picture is more mixed. Indeed, persistent electricity disruptions partly due to the breakdown of power stations have affected Africa’s most industrialized economy. According to… Read More

Africa has shined throughout the decades with its music legends. American magazine Rolling Stone published earlier this week its lists of those it considered the 200 greatest singers of all time. A few African artists were featured. Here they are. Rolling Stone’s 200 greatest singers of all time ranking was compiled by the magazine’s staff and key contributors. The publications… Read More

The European Commission on Thursday (Jan. 05) banned imports of seafood caught in Cameroon’s waters, or caught by ships flagged there, and it labeled the central African country as “non-cooperating” in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The commission gave Cameroon a so-called “red card” and said EU member states would turn away seafood shipments from Cameroon even… Read More

Ivorian citizens welcome the news of the presidential pardon of the 49 soldiers detained in Mali, formerly sentenced to 20 years in prison and death as “joy for everyone”. “We have to forgive both sides because we can’t accuse each other because the two countries have a really strong fraternal bond and the two populations are really almost the same.… Read More