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The UN office in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, announced that last Tuesday’s heavy rains and flooding had killed at least 169 people. Earlier, Congolese authorities had announced that the floods had caused at least 120 dead. According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs the heavy rains affected an estimated 38 000 people destroying at least 280 houses.… Read More

Tunisians are heading to the polls this Saturday to choose a new parliament. The election of the 161-seat assembly is taking place after President Kais Saied dissolved the legislative body earlier this year. The opposition, including Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party have appealed to voters to boycott these elections claiming the poll is a “coup” against the only democracy to have emerged from… Read More

The Moroccan prosecutor’s office decided on Thursday to open a judicial investigation against a man suspected of having murdered a French tourist near Rabat, we learned from a judicial source. The suspect, of Moroccan nationality, is suspected of “voluntary homicide” and “attempted murder”, this source told AFP. He had been arrested and placed in police custody after the assault on… Read More

South Africa’s ruling party on Friday launches a closely watched conference that looks set to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as leader, despite a tarnishing cash-heist scandal. Some 4,500 African National Congress (ANC) delegates from across the country are due to vote during the five-day convention at an events centre near Johannesburg. Ramaphosa is bidding to retain the reins of the African… Read More

Following their 3-0 World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, Croatia were back in training in Doha to fine-tune they preparations for their third place play-off against Morocco. Luka Modric and his team were comfortably beaten by a Lionel Messi inspired Argentina on Tuesday. For 37-year-old Modric, Saturday’s match is likely to be his final World Cup appearance. The midfielder has… Read More

As the 2022 World Cup in Qatar comes to an end this weekend, it is already time to take stock. Morocco, the surprise team of the tournament, was able to place Africa on the world map of football.  Never a team of the continent had reached the semi-finals of a World Cup. A unique performance that was greeted Friday by… Read More

Angola benefits from its vast energy and water resources, plus optimal weather for multiple harvests. It’s a natural dividend that has led to many companies surging ahead in traditional and renewable energies, innovative agriculture, and a new kind of tourism for Angola’s millions-strong diaspora. Energy powerhouse Angola has been a global energy player for a long time, with oil and… Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa displayed serenity and authority Friday at the opening of the ANC convention, the historic party in power, on the eve of a crucial vote to designate its next leader and probable future head of state. He maintained a tight smile in the face of the jeers and chants of opponents in the hall where 4,500… Read More

The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people. The updates went into effect in October but appear to have gained some attention in December when the dictionary’s expanded definition of “woman” garnered backlash from conservative commentators on social media, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Dictionary told CNN. While the Cambridge Dictionary’s primary definition… Read More

Ecological beekeeping, with its environmental benefits, economic and therapeutic potential, can be a substantial contribution to the preservation of the Congo Basin forests. Relations between beekeepers and farmers in the Congo Basin are not always cordial, hence these complaints from beekeepers. “During the dry season, some people clear their fields by setting fires. Sometimes the fire crosses and arrives in… Read More