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Kenya intends to pursue the construction of a gas pipeline linking Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, to the coastal city of Mombasa and on to the capital Nairobi, in a bid to reduce energy costs, Kenya’s president William Ruto has said. The 600km pipeline has been estimated by local reports to cost around $1.1bn (£990m). The President spoke to… Read More

In Lesotho, a millionaire political novice has won the most votes in legislative elections but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended long-running political gridlock. Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), a party set up only six months ago by a 64-year-old businessman Sam Matekane, won 56 out of 120 seats in parliament, according to final results published… Read More

First, they defied the male dominion over the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion by being secretly ordained. Then, they shocked the patriarchy by performing a ritual long considered the exclusive preserve of men. Twenty years after first breaking the glass ceiling, Cuba’s Santeria priestesses are still battling to claim their place. The Santeria religion is hundreds of years old — a mix… Read More

Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria’s Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on Friday when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over. “The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in Ogbaru area of… Read More

Officials said that Egypt’s and Greece’s foreign ministers met Sunday in Cairo following controversial maritime and gas deals that their shared rival Turkey signed with a Libyan leader. Cairo and Athens have strengthened ties in recent years, including cooperation in developing energy resources, combating terrorism, and signing new maritime border agreements with Cyprus. At a joint news conference, Greek Foreign… Read More

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned on Sunday the “heinous murder of at least 15 migrants and asylum seekers” in the Libyan city of Sabratha (west), calling for “bringing the perpetrators to justice”. Fifteen bodies of migrants, some of them burned, were discovered on Friday on the coast of Sabratha (70 km from the capital Tripoli), an… Read More

Sam Matekane, Lesotho’s leader of the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party joined supporters Sunday (Oct 9) in the capital Maseru to rejoice over an early lead in the parliamentary race. The Independent electoral commission has indeed started unveiling provisional results. The 64-year old man, who’s believed to be the country’s richest person, was considered a dark horse in this election.… Read More

It’s celebration time in Kampala. The 4th Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) Annual Art and Culture Festival is in full swing.  The event kicked off in Kampala on Friday October 7 and will close on Sunday October 9, with celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the east African nation’s independence. Throughout the 3-day celebration event, processions, traditional dances and other… Read More

Tunisian Ons Jabeur, No. 2, failed to reach the semi-final of the tournament in Monastir, the first WTA Tour tournament held in her country. She was beaten on Friday (Oct 7) by Claire Liu (73rd) after three sets versatile, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Up to now, the top seed, had been imperial, leaving only 9 games to her opponents in the… Read More

Miners operating in Zimbabwe will have to pay some of their royalties in refined metal rather than cash. The country’s president announced the move in a newspaper on Sunday (Oct 9), as the country struggles to benefit from demand for its resources. “Starting this October, government now requires that part of these royalties come as actual refined mining products,” Mnangagwa… Read More