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Speaking ahead of the 18th summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the organisation’s leader has denounced what she says is a decline in the use of the French language in international bodies. OIF Secretary General, Louise Mushikiwabo, says that while the number of French speakers worldwide has increased by seven per cent since 2018, this is mainly… Read More

Egyptian and Arab stars hit the red carpet at the opening of the 44th Cairo International Film Festival which kicked off Sunday (13 NOV 2022) night at Egypt’s famous Opera House. Dozens of Egyptian and Arab celebrities attended the annual event — one of the most renowned in the Arab world. “There is a war going on in Europe and there… Read More

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the sequel to the Afro-futuristic Marvel film that bombed in 2018, has largely dominated the North American box office in its first weekend in theatres, according to figures Sunday from trade firm Exhibitor Relations. With an estimated $180 million in receipts between Friday and Sunday in the United States and Canada, the Marvel film ranks as… Read More

Drought is no stranger to the pastoralist communities of Northern Kenya. Dubbed the “singing wells,” herders here at the Ntorobo River in Samburu County take turns to dig deep below the bed to give water to their cattle. The water here has a brackish or salty taste due to minerals in the soil, but the men do their best to persuade… Read More

The countdown has started for the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world. The host nation, Qatar, will face Ecuador in the opening match of what is already a controversial tournament. The Gulf state’s treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ community has prompted widening condemnation. Former French international, Marcel Desailly, urges the public to focus… Read More

Manufacturing production increased in South Africa by 2.9% year-on-year in September, after rising by a revised 1.7 per cent in August. with the largest positive contributions made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment according to Statistics South Africa.  Factory production rose 4.9 per cent month on month in September. Although, analysts had predicted a 2.35 per… Read More

The family of imprisoned Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah demanded word on his condition after prison authorities on Thursday told them he was undergoing an undefined medical intervention and blocked a lawyer from seeing him. The dramatic developments came days after Abdel-Fattah escalated a hunger strike and stopped drinking water. His mother, Laila Soueif, said she was having difficulty imagining… Read More

Sadio Mané was included in Senegal’s World Cup squad on Friday as coach Aliou Cissé gambled on one of the world’s best forwards being fit and ready in time after injuring his lower right leg this week playing for Bayern Munich. Cissé said Senegal’s medical team hoped that Mané would need about a week to recover from the injury he… Read More

Warring sides in the Ethiopian conflict agreed on peace roadmap Saturday (Nov 12). The Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Armed Forces and Head of the Tigray Forces signed an agreement in Nairobi Kenya that they said calls for disengagement from all forms of military activities. Both parties assented to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in… Read More

The climate crisis effects are felt all over the world with certain regions particularly disaster-stricken. Farmers are on the frontlines and have to look for ways to adapt before they can no longer feed their communities or sell fruits of their toil. Some of them are attending the UN climate summit in Egypt, described the new challenges and problems they… Read More