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Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Kiélem de Tembela has asked France for “weapons and ammunition” for army auxiliaries who are helping him in his fight against jihadists, according to an article from his communications service. During a meeting on Tuesday with Luc Hallade, French Ambassador to Burkina Faso, the Prime Minister “stressed that the partners’ efforts must focus on the deep… Read More

Three Cameroonian Americans were arrested by the FBI on Monday (Nov. 28). On the same day, they were indicted by a federal grand jury in Missouri ‘charging them for their roles in a conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a conspiracy to kidnap persons and use weapons of mass destruction in a foreign country’. The trio allegedly supported… Read More

Craig David paid tribute to his father on Wednesday night as he received the Outstanding Contribution honor at the 25th MOBO awards in London. The British singer/rapper explained that his father was part of the Windrush generation, who experienced racism and prejudice when they arrived in the U.K.. “But he nurtured me and showed me love and he always said… Read More

On Tuesday (Nov. 30) Kenya avoided becoming a sporting pariah as World Athletics president welcomed its government’s pledge of a financial package to combat doping in what he called “a long journey” to build trust. “The Kenyan federation and government feel this (doping) has been a disfiguring period in what should have been a Herculean period for Kenyan athletics,” Sebastian… Read More

Senegal trained Thursday ahead of facing England at the Al Bayt Stadium in a World Cup Round of 16 clash on Sunday evening. It wll be the first-ever meeting between the two nations. The African champions are set to still be without Cheikhou Kouyate while Everton midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye is suspended for what would have been his 100th cap.… Read More

This week in Business Africa, we’ll take a closer look at Burkina Faso’s mining sector which is threatened by terrorism. Business is at a standstill in four mining companies mainly due to insecurity while several others are experiencing supply issues. Lomé hosted the second edition of the Africa Financial Industry Summit. The meeting aims to propose concrete solutions for establishing… Read More

East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD signed an agreement on the free movement of people Wednesday, as representatives from the eight African countries gathered in the Sudanese capital. In a press conference that followed the meeting, the authority’s secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, said that ‘a free movement of people agreement and a ‘‘trans-human protocol’’ were signed by seven countries’… Read More

Near weakly protests against the October 2021 coup usually gather thousands in Sudan. Among the demonstrators some stand out with their flags, placards or hairstyle. Members of the Rastafarian community proudly wear dreadlocks. Rastafarianism considers former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie to be its Messiah. In the majority Muslim nation, unlike in Jamaica were most Rastafarians are found, wearing dreads doesn’t have… Read More

Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, targeted by the justice of her country, says she is the victim of “political persecution” led by President Joao Lourenço. She said this in an interview on Portuguese television Tuesday (November 29) evening. “There is no doubt that we are in a context of political persecution,” said the daughter of former Angolan President José Eduardo… Read More

The release from prison of the far-right killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani hung in the balance on Wednesday, amid fierce bids to block the move. Janusz Walus, a 69-year-old immigrant from then-communist Poland, was to be released by Thursday after being controversially granted parole by the Constitutional Court. But the decision has ignited angry protests. On Tuesday,… Read More