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The Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs on Wedneday announced an agreement was reached for an “immediate ceasefire” from Friday at 6 p.m. in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at the end of a mini-summit in Luanda. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, in the absence of President Paul Kagame, to try to end the… Read More

The Black stars of Ghana will face off Cristiano Ronaldo’s side Portugal on Thursday, marking its fourth appearance at the prestigious world competition. The Ghanaian team boast of young and upcoming players who are making a first time appearance at the world arena. The Ayew brothers are the only players who have ever played at the world cup. The captain… Read More

Comoros’ former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi did not attend the second day of his high treason trial on Tuesday, as lawyers said there were no guarantees he would be judged fairly. Sambi, 64, the main opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, is facing charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports. “We left the hearing because we did not… Read More

An onslaught of violent crime afflicting South Africa shows no sign of abating, according to police statistics released Wednesday that detailed a further surge in murders and kidnappings. Rapes, in a country notorious for sex attacks against women and children, also recorded a huge jump. Kidnappings doubled to more than 4,000 in the three months between July and September, compared… Read More

West African nations met with European leaders on Tuesday for talks on “homegrown” ways to prevent jihadist conflict in the Sahel threatening to “engulf” countries on the Gulf of Guinea. Coastal states Ghana, Benin, Togo and Ivory Coast face increasing threats and attacks from Islamist militants across their northern borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The summit in Ghana’s capital… Read More

At least fourteen people, including eight civilian army replacements, were killed Monday in two separate attacks by jihadist groups in northern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Tuesday. “Armed individuals attacked in the early hours of Monday the village of Safi, located in the Boala commune, near Kaya (central north). The Volunteers for the Defense of the… Read More

Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London for the first state visit of his reign. After the two men inspected the guard of honour together, they travelled to Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession escorted by mounted soldiers from the Household Cavalry. Climate change, trade, and the Commonwealth are expected to be on… Read More

Thousands of South African government workers took part in nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday (Nov 22) to demand a 10% increase in their salaries. Negotiations between public sector unions and the government are deadlocked. The government is resolved to unilaterally implement a 3% pay hike, which hasn’t satisfied the unions. In Pretoria workers downed tools and marched to the offices of… Read More

At a granite quarry in the Pissy neighbourhood of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ougadougou, people work from the first light of day. They have been using the same method for centuries. First, at the bottom of the mine, they break up large blocks of granite. Then they carry them up the steep slopes to the upper level where the slabs are… Read More

Comic books are a booming genre in Cameroon, but limited funds means not many copies of stories are produced. Artist Francky Mindja of the Legend Arts Studio is creating a new story called ‘Samba’s Handkerchief’ on his iPad. It tells the tale of Martin Paul Samba, a hero of Cameroon’s resistance to German colonisation in the 19th century. Production of… Read More