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Young protesters clashed on Thursday with security forces in the Guinean capital Conakry after a banned group called for demonstrations against the country’s ruling junta, an AFP reporter saw. The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which had called the protest, said five people had suffered gunshot wounds, one of whom was in critical condition. There was… Read More

The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti spoke of his father’s bravery in using “music as a weapon” ahead of an immersive exhibition opening at the Paris Philharmonic on Thursday. “Instead of picking up a gun, music was the only tool he had. It was a weapon to use against authority, against colonisation and corrupt African governments,” said Femi Kuti,… Read More

The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti spoke of his father’s bravery in using “music as a weapon” ahead of an immersive exhibition opening at the Paris Philharmonic on Thursday. “Instead of picking up a gun, music was the only tool he had. It was a weapon to use against authority, against colonisation and corrupt African governments,” said Femi Kuti,… Read More

Malawi has discovered a mass grave in the north of the country containing the remains of 25 people suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia, police said on Wednesday. “The grave was discovered late on Tuesday but we cordoned it off and started exhuming today. So far, we have discovered 25 bodies,” police spokesman said. Police were alerted by villagers in… Read More

Monica Nabakooza has just gained her wings in aviation, and she is spreading them wide to girls dreaming of becoming pilots. Confident with more speed and space, Monica is learning to fly a multi-engine aircraft, while inspiring young women who would like to take up a career in the male-dominated industry. Uganda has one of the lowest rates of women… Read More

Nigeria witnessed one of the biggest demonstrations in its history in October 2020, when youths marched through the streets and major roads in the country in protest against brutalities by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force (now disbanded). They were, however, ended abruptly after some of the protesters were allegedly killed at the Lekki toll… Read More

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has sacked his foreign minister, Richard Randriamandranto, without giving an explanation but a week after Madagascar voted at the UN to condemn Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory. On Tuesday, before a planned trip to Morocco, the president signed the repeal decree dismissing his minister. “The Minister of Defense is in charge of the interim,” said… Read More

Zimbabwe has approved the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, the first for Africa. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), “CAB-LA may be offered to people at substantial risk of HIV acquisition as part of comprehensive HIV prevention approaches”. In most African countries, it includes sex workers and LGBTQIA+ communities, sidelined from… Read More

One of the poorest and most arid states in the world, the landlocked nation of Chad has been hit by exceptional floods that have affected hundreds of thousands of lives. In the beleaguered capital of N’Djamena, a field of tents has sprung up to provide emergency shelter and victims are striving to salvage what they can from the ruins of… Read More

The head of the UN mission in Mali (Minusma) asked the Security Council on Tuesday for the necessary means to ensure its mandate in a country where the security situation remains “volatile” in several regions and where its actions are subject to “restrictions. As four more peacekeepers were killed Monday by an improvised explosive device, El Ghassim Wane described “a… Read More