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Dwayne Johnson says everything he has done in his career has led to “Black Adam.” Speaking at the London premiere for his DC Comics superhero movie, which he executive produced and stars in, the Hollywood powerhouse said he’s “been trying to make and fighting for this movie for 15 long years.” “Along the way, got a lot of nos. I… Read More

Five defendants accused of involvement in last year’s murder of the Italian ambassador to DR Congo requested bail Wednesday during a military court hearing in the capital Kinshasa. According to AFP reporters present at the hearing, one of the lawyers representing the Congolese defendants asked for his clients to be bailed from prison because “they are purely and simply innocent”.… Read More

The French Minister of Foreign Trade, Olivier Becht, called on Tuesday to “overcome the tensions” between France and Morocco, fuelled among other things by the restrictions on Schengen visas issued to Moroccans. The decision by Paris in September 2021 to halve the granting of visas to Morocco and Algeria, arguing the reluctance of these countries to take back their nationals… Read More

Three people have died of cholera and 39 have been infected in the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon’s Far North region, the United Nations said Wednesday. Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated, periodically reappears in Cameroon, a central African country with a population of more than 25 million. Cholera is contracted by drinking… Read More

Uganda’s latest four-star general Muhoozi Kainerugaba has refused to be banned from Twitter a day after his father, president Yoweri Museveni, directed that he resists commenting on government affairs on Twitter. The president’s intervention followed Gen Kainerugaba’s controversial tweets a fortnight ago where he threatened to invade neighbouring Kenya, prompting a public apology and diplomatic meetings to reaffirm ties. As… Read More

Nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and organizers said Monday, leaving about 7% of seats still available, a month before the 2022 tournament in Qatar. People living in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and England topped the list of international ticket buyers, while Mexico was the biggest market outside Qatar for corporate… Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday that his government supports “without hesitation” the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara. The Polisario Front (pro-independence), supported by Algeria, wants an independent state in Western Sahara, a vast desert area that Morocco considers part of its own territory. “We are concerned about the continuing silence in the world regarding the… Read More

Morocco signed a “green partnership” deal with the European Union in Rabat, Tuesday (Oct 18). The two parties hope the agreement will bolster cooperation on renewable energy. Morocco’s top diplomat Nasser Bourita welcomed Tuesday the EU Commission deputy head Frans Timmermans. The statesmen officially launched in Rabat, the European Union and Moroccan “green partnership” deal aimed at bolstering cooperation on… Read More

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has as the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee to reconvene for a revote following the crisis that emerged during voting for the 2023 awards. In recent weeks, the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee has been rocked by an internal crisis over its September announcement that no film qualified for the 2023 Oscars International Feature… Read More

South African women’s rights groups and sex workers demonstrated outside a Johannesburg court on Tuesday as a 21-year-old man appeared in connection with the discovery of six decomposed bodies believed to be those of sex workers. The man appeared in the dock with his face covered by a black cloth to hide his identity. He was arrested last week when… Read More