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On the five year anniversary of the 14th October bombings in Mogadishu, which killed over 500 people, two survivors speak about that day and life after the attack. On one of the busiest thoroughfares of Mogadishu, time stopped five years ago.  The October 14 attack killed at least 587 people at the former Soobe Junction which was renamed after the… Read More

On Thursday, Italy’s lower house of parliament welcomed its first ever Black member. Aboubakar Soumahoro’s first day as a parliamentarian was rich in symbolism. The farm boots show his humble beginnings as an immigrant farm worker more than 20 years ago. “We will work for those who are put in a condition of slavery, for our sons, for the youth,… Read More

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory after Moscow vetoed a similar text in the Security Council in late September. Twenty-six African countries voted in favor of the resolution rejecting Moscow’s controversial referenda in four Ukrainian regions. Nineteen others abstained. Mali, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda,… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Tens of thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in Fatima, Portugal for the traditional pilgrimage. But this year, their prayers and thoughts are also with the Portuguese Catholic church which has been in the spotlight due to cases of alleged sexual abuse but also possible cover-up maneuvers. One of the clerics targeted has been Bishop José… Read More

Former Chadian opposition figure Saleh Kebzabo says that the respect of “all freedoms” and “human rights in all their forms” will be part of the programme after his appointment by Chadian ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby as Prime Minister to lead a government of national union. Deby named Saleh Kebzabo, 75, a former journalist who ran four times for the presidency… Read More

It’s back-to-school time, but nine-year-old Zahra Hussein is doing chores at home. Like millions of Sudanese children, she had to leave school because her parents could not pay her school fees. In first grade, “I was the third in the class,” the girl proudly tells AFP in her home in the village of Ed Moussa, in the eastern state of… Read More

London’s Regent’s Park has been transformed into an outdoor gallery, thanks to the return of the Frieze Sculpture Park. Visitors at London’s Regent’s Park can get lost in Peju Alatise’s ‘Sim and the Yellow Glass Birds’. The piece is about a 9 year-old domestic servant who escapes to a dream world of talking birds and butterflies. Peju Alatise is just one of… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Syria uncovered a large intact mosaic that dates back to the Roman era, in the central town of Rastan, saying it is the most important archaeological discovery since the conflict began 11 years ago. The mosaic, at 120 square meters (around 1300 square feet), was found in an old building that Syria’s General Directorate of… Read More

Uganda is battling to contain the latest Ebola virus outbreak which has affected five districts and killed 19 people among whom 1 in Kampala. More than 600 contacts are currently under “active follow-up”, according to the WHO. An Emergency Ministerial Meeting took place Wednesday. African public health officials from 8 nations and the WHO were present to plan cross-border cooperation.… Read More

Hundreds of Tunisians clashed with police on Wednesday (Oct 12) during a protest to demand a rescue mission for relatives lost at sea during a failed migration attempt. Protesters burnt tires and threw rocks at police. They also blocked the main street in the coastal town of Garzis , shouting “the people want our lost children!” The incident in the… Read More