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On Thursday (Oct 20), Togo’s security forces took part in a military simulation of a jihadist attack. Two French instructors from the GIGN elite corp oversaw the training course in “specialised intervention techniques The Togolese minister of security attended the exercise French ambassador to Togo. “The President of the Republic, who’s the head of the armed forces, instructed us to… Read More

Dragon trees, cacti, flowers, and many others all are growing in the same garden, 27 kilometres (17 miles) away from Marrakech, Morocco, in the Ourika Valley. But the star of this garden is not just nature: it’s also art. Flowers, trees and other plants are surrounded by artworks scattered throughout the park. Austrian artist André Heller, 75, is the mastermind… Read More

Gikomba Market in Nairobi is Kenya’s hub for second hand clothes. It’s always heaving with people on the lookout for a bargain, Western brand names which are recycled and sold at a fraction of their original cost and traders appear to have an infinite amount of sacks full of second hand clothes. This market is a source of commerce, feeding… Read More

Hundreds of women’s lives could be in danger if the the UN proceeds with a plan to close the Mingkaman reproductive health clinic in South Sudan’s Lakes State. The lone facility serves more than 200, 000 people, mostly those displaced the 2013 war and natural disasters such as floods. The United Nations has said it intends to end the centre’s… Read More

It was dark. Everything was dark. And the water level rose, even higher. This time, Fortune Lawrence resigned herself to flee with her 8 children on a makeshift boat, far from her house ravaged by the floods. It has been two weeks since the 50-year-old and her “pikin” (“children” in Nigerian pidgin) fled the deadliest floods of the decade in… Read More

More than 300 people have been mobilised to tackle a blaze on the slopes of Tanzania’s famous Mount Kilimanjaro, local officials said Saturday, with police and local people helping firefighters. The fire was burning near the camp Karanga site used by climbers ascending the mountain, at about 4,000 metres altitude on the south side of mountain. Mount Kilimanjaro, situated in… Read More

Eighteen people, including two policemen, have been killed in communal violence between nomadic herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria’s central Benue state, officials said Thursday. The violence broke out early Wednesday. Herders stormed the farming village of Gbeji in Ukum district, firing indiscriminately, said Paul Hemba, security adviser to the Benue state governor. Disputes between cattle herders and farmers over land,… Read More

The rollout of the African Continental Free Trade Area is awaited by many, in particular by the border populations. The residents of Cabinda, in the north of Angola, find the Congolese city of Ponta Negra as their biggest business center, but complain about the customs tariffs at the Massabi border. José Somulama, a car spare parts dealer, explains how the… Read More

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the war in the northern Tigray region “will end and peace will prevail”. He made the remarks on Thursday when he inaugurated a talent development centre in Oromia regional state. “The situation in northern Ethiopia will come to an end, peace will prevail. We will not continue fighting forever. I believe that in a… Read More

The 14th edition of the Africa Eco Race set off this week from Monaco towards the Lac Rose in Senegal. The caravan of the rally arrived Tuesday in Nador in Morocco and later crossed to Mauritania. The race almost resembles the popular Dakar race but it intends to be much more sensitive to the environment. Thus the vehicles competing are… Read More