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Cypriot police fired tear gas Friday after a fire broke out in an overcrowded migrant reception centre amid clashes sparked by an argument between different nationalities, officers said. One person needed hospital treatment after being injured at the Pournara camp for migrants, on the edge of the capital Nicosia. People hurled rocks and objects at each other, forcing many to… Read More

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is in full swing. Zimbabwe held its nerve for a 1-run victory over Pakistan in the latest upset at the tournament in Australia, Thursday (Oct 27). Three games in Group 2 took place Thursday with South Africa crushing Bangladesh by 104 runs. Rilee Rossouw posted the first century of the tournament. Pakistan’s brittle middle-order batters… Read More

A study released on Thursday found that air pollution in African cities is growing rapidly and is more deadly than feared, but green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives. “Air pollution (in African cities) is high and rising, it’s rising quite rapidly,” said Desmond Appiah, the Ghanaian director of the Clean Air Fund, the British NGO that published… Read More

Elon Musk became Twitter’s owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity over how he will achieve his ambitions for the influential social media platform. “The bird is freed,” he tweeted, referencing Twitter’s bird logo in an apparent nod to his desire to see the company have fewer limits on content that can be posted. The CEO of… Read More

Troops clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, sources said, following a recent flare-up between the two sides. A mostly Congolese Tutsi group, the M23 resumed fighting in late 2021 after lying dormant for years. It has since captured swathes of territory in North Kivu province, including the strategic town of… Read More

Uganda has reported 14 confirmed cases of Ebola in the greater Kampala region, the country’s health minister said Monday but sought to assure anxious residents that the situation in the capital was under control. So far, the death toll across the country from the Ebola epidemic declared in late September has climbed to 44, according to World Health Organisation figures… Read More

The average inflation rate in Africa is expected to reach 13.5 % this year while 20 countries are on the verge of excessive debt. Is it still possible to avoid the stagnation of our economies? In Nigeria, the business climate is gloomy and uncertain. From a lack of reforms to limited infrastructure, obstacles to growth are numerous/ companies are calling… Read More

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday regretted as “unfortunate” the US embassy’s issuing of a warning of a possible weekend “terrorist” attack in the country without consulting his government. The US embassy on Wednesday posted the alert on its website and identified the potential target as Sandton, a suburb in the country’s financial hub of Johannesburg. Sandton, a collection… Read More

Three baby chimpanzees were kidnapped from a refuge in DR Congo nearly a month ago. Five alleged accomplices are in prison. But the kidnappers continue to demand a hefty ransom to free the little primates. “The kidnappers are demanding a six-figure sum to return the baby chimpanzees. This is crazy! We don’t have that amount of money, negotiations are ongoing… Read More

The UN Security Council on Thursday called on the “parties” to the Western Sahara conflict to “resume negotiations” to allow for a “lasting and mutually acceptable” solution, renewing for one year the UN mission in the region. The United States, which drafted the text of the resolution, regretted the lack of unanimity in this vote, which received 13 votes in… Read More