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At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said on Sunday. The dead and missing were all part of the congregation, which was conducting religious rituals along the river on Saturday, officials said. Rescue workers reported… Read More

The leaders of West African states meeting at a summit in Abuja on Sunday demanded that Mali’s ruling junta release 46 Ivorian soldiers held captive since July or face sanctions, West African officials said. “We ask the Malian authorities to release the Ivorian soldiers by January 1, 2023, at the latest,” Omar Touray, chairman of the Economic Community of West… Read More

Soweto residents shared their views on the future for the country’s president on Friday as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to step down after a parliamentary probe found he may have breached anti-corruption laws. 25-year-old Linda Mogoje, an unemployed Soweto Resident said he does not believe that Ramaphosa has added any value to the country since he’s… Read More

A joint committee of the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces convened inside the Tigray region to outline disarmament plans as part of a peace deal signed last month in the two-year conflict, Ethiopia’s government said Thursday (Dec. 1). Ethiopia’s Government Communication Service said in a tweet that the committee started work Wednesday (Nov. 30) in the town of Shire [Editor’s… Read More

The government of Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday ordered an investigation into “cruel and inhuman acts” allegedly committed by military personnel against men accused by the Prime Minister of attempting a “coup d’état” on November 25, the state news agency reported. The head of the government Patrice Trovoada had said on Friday 25 November that four assailants had been… Read More

Religious leaders met on Saturday in Goma following the violence that resulted in at least 50 deaths in eastern DRC. On Thursday, the military accused the M23 rebel movement of the deaths and breaching a recently brokered ceasefire. “Our effective commitment to the inter-faith project for peace in North Kivu, our support for the authorities of the province in their… Read More

Authorities in Madagascar have started works on the country’s first motorway linking the capital, Antananarivo, to Tamatave, the country’s economic hub and largest port. Egyptian company Samcrete will be in charge of the 4-year project for a budget of nearly $1 billion. “The highway will allow us to relieve the congestion of the national road number 2 because in fact… Read More

The secretary-general of Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union claimed on Saturday that legislative elections due later this month serve no purpose. Speaking before an audience, Noureddine Taboubi, denounced President Kais Saied’s constitutional reforms that in his view had neutralized political parties. “We are heading for elections without colour or taste, they came as a result of a constitution that was not… Read More

South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported to police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday. Nkosi has been “absent without leave” for three weeks and hasn’t responded to calls and messages, the Blue Bulls said in a statement. The Blue Bulls said they were now concerned for Nkosi’s safety. He last had contact… Read More

Senegal celebrated in style 20 years of Dakar Fashion Week on Saturday with a show at the historic island of Gorée, once associated with slavery. The event was organised by Adama N’Diaye, a French designer with Senegalese roots and owner of French label Adama Paris. “I’m completely happy, my baby has grown up and today is a… Read More