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Part of the thousands of mutilated and amputated that survived the civil war that raged between 1991 and 2002, the Flying stars, a national football team born out of adversity and often rejected by society is thriving to change mentalities on handicapped people in their homeland. . “This is Sierra Leone national amputee team. We are the first African country… Read More

In Mozambique’s Nampula province, UNHCR has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government to provide electricity to refugees and displaced people living at the Maratane refugee settlement. under the Energy for All project. Charlotte Fatuma and Neema Cenga are refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in Mozambique.  Charlotte is a successful businesswoman, running a… Read More

An Ivorian court has sentenced a total of 11 defendants to life in prison for the jihadist attack in the resort town of Grand Bassam in March 2016. Of the eleven defendants, all Malians, seven were not present in court to hear the verdict.  The attack resulted in 19 deaths, including Europeans. Defence lawyer, Eric Saki, regretted the decision but… Read More

South Sudan announced on Wednesday the deployment of 750 soldiers to eastern DRC. Heavy fighting in recent months between DRC forces and M23 rebels prompted the East African Community (EAC) to deploy a joint regional force that includes forces from Kenya, Burundi and Uganda. At a ceremony in the capital, Juba, South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, urged the soldiers to keep… Read More

A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four men convicted of abetting a jihadist attack on a resort that left 19 people dead. The court in Abidjan, the country’s commercial hub, found the four “guilty of the deeds for which they are accused and sentences them to life imprisonment,” Judge Charles Bini announced. The March… Read More

After an 18 months long shutdown, Ethiopian airlines has resumed commercial flights to and from Mekele, the capital of the Tigray Region on Wednesday. Families rejoice as they are finally reunited with their loved ones after the two- year long conflict opposing the Tigray people’s liberation front and the Ethiopian government was brought to a halt by an agreement between… Read More

With the reopening of borders in April 2022, after two years of isolation from the rest of the world, tourism in Madagascar is slowly but surely regaining momentum. Despite an undeniable attraction for Madagascar as a destination, renowned for its one of a kind biodiversity, heavenly beaches, and favorable weather, the island only welcomed 106 000 tourists between January and… Read More

Ghanaians are seemingly fed up with alarmist new year predictions especially prophecies about the incoming new year. Ghanaian government has issued a stun warning to religious leaders against making alarming New Year predictions that can cause anxiety, fear or death. The Ghana police spokesperson Grace Ansah-Akrofi in a statement on Tuesday said those found culpable would be arrested. He recalled… Read More

A passenger bus slammed into a parked truck on a highway in the Sudanese city of Omdurman early on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, police said. The bus swerved off the road and hit a parked truck in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital, Khartoum, according to a police statement. At least 19 people were injured in the… Read More

As Ethiopia’s northern conflict appears to calm, resolving thorny issues remains a cornerstone for the former warring parties to achieve lasting peace. During the first visit to the region by a high-level government delegation since the signing of the peace deal, Debretsion Gebremichael, the TPLF leader insisted the nearly two-year long war could only end up once Eritrean troops and… Read More