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French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday the end of the Barkhane anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel, a little less than three months after the withdrawal of French soldiers from Mali, the Elysee Palace said Tuesday. This announcement will have no impact on the French military presence in the region. Some 3,000 French troops are still deployed in… Read More

Kidnapped, held captive and raped by four guards, Messaouda is now free, but too afraid to return to her village, near the southern Niger border with Nigeria. She was held hostage last year in the forest between the two African countries for 19 days by bandits who repeatedly attacked her and fellow captives, until a ransom was paid for their… Read More

Zimbabwe and Uganda have launched their first homegrown satellites into space yesterday aboard a NASA rocket. Zimbabwe’s satellite, named ZimSat-1, was designed and assembled by three of the country’s scientists who were supported and trained in Japan. Uganda’s satellite, the PearlAfricaSat-1 was also built by three of its own aerospace engineers, and hope that it will be able to set… Read More

Senegal’s Coordination of Press Associations (CAP) is demanding the unconditional release of journalist, Pape Alé Niang, who was arrested on the weekend. He was detained by police over allegations that he distributed information the authorities say is ‘liable to harm’ national security. Niang runs the website, Dakar Matin, which is critical of the government. His lawyer, Cire Cledor Ly, says… Read More

The Rwandan government said a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army fighter jet violated its airspace on Monday, just 48 hours after a deal to defuse rising tensions between the two countries. The Congolese government has been facing an offensive by the armed group M23 (“March 23 Movement”) in eastern DRC in recent weeks, which has reignited historic tensions with… Read More

As the Kenya Airways pilots’ strike continues, the airline was forced to cancel 75 per cent of its flights on Monday leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Members of the Kenya Pilots’ Association began their industrial action on Saturday, despite a court suspension order, after it failed to reach an agreement in talks with management on better working conditions. Their demands… Read More

More than fifty drivers of these box carts, which are handmade vehicles mounted on four wheels and pushed by human strength and gravity alone, competed on Sunday in Cape Town. Along with speed, each team is judged on their final position, creativity and showmanship. “So the BF Goodrich cart is modeled on the Jurassic Park vehicle. We are here today… Read More

Hundreds of young Congolese volunteer to join the army to fight the M23 (“March 23 Movement”) rebels who are making increasing advances in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Army officials say more than 3,000 applicants aged between 18 and 30 are registered across the province, in part as a response to a message to the nation by President Felix Tshisekedi… Read More

Tanzania on Monday held a special mass funeral for the 19 victims of Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria. The burial service was attended by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, who confirmed that 26 people were rescued after the Precision Air flight from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam plunged into the water. “Information on rescue efforts show that the… Read More

Nearly 100 heads of state and government are meeting for two days in Sharm el-Sheikh, facing calls to deepen emissions cuts and financially back developing countries already devastated by the effects of rising temperatures. A multitude of other crises, from Russia’s war in Ukraine to soaring inflation and the lingering effects of the Covid pandemic, has raised concerns that climate… Read More