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Lesotho, a small kingdom perched in the mountains of southern Africa where political instability has ousted the heads of government of the past decade before their terms were up, is holding parliamentary elections on Friday. The constitutional monarchy of 2.2 million people, which is landlocked within South Africa, has a long history of political turmoil. Coups d’état and forced exile… Read More

The attack committed by jihadists at the end of September in Gaskindé in northern Burkina Faso, killed 37 people, 27 soldiers, and ten civilians, announced Wednesday at the headquarters of the Burkinabe army. “The combing and search operations carried out” since the attack “has resulted in the following toll: 10 civilians killed, 27 soldiers killed, 29 wounded, including 21 soldiers,… Read More

Britain’s immigration minister said Tuesday that people who arrive by unauthorized means should not be allowed to claim asylum in the U.K. and she vowed to press on with a contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Home Secretary Suella Braverman acknowledged that a legal challenge to the policy means it’s unlikely anyone will be… Read More

The economic crisis in Cape Verde is pushing many to seek alternatives abroad. Former colonial power, Portugal, is seen as a viable alternative, as one Portuguese transport company attested during a recruitment drive held recently at Cidade da Praia.  “We didn’t announce we were coming here, we only announced it to 30, 40 people with whom we already had contact… Read More

Several dozen protestors rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Tuesday as West African envoys arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country’s latest coup. The mission was headed by Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister, and included the West African mediator for Burkina Faso. If protesters where hostile, the envoys were however welcomed by the country’s new strong man and met with customary and… Read More

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country following last Friday’s coup, the second in eight months. Mahamadou Issoufou met with the country’s new strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Speaking to the press after the meeting, the ECOWAS mediator reaffirmed his commitment to the Burkinabe people. “We will report on our mission to the current president… Read More

For the residents of the Mozambican town of Mocímboa da Praia, the city has almost returned to being a good place to live. It is football day and every goal is greeted with celebration. The port city was liberated from the Al-Shabaab terrorists a year ago. Despite the smiles, the scars and the memories of four years under Shebab jihadist… Read More

It’s late in the evening in the Comorian capital of Moroni but the city’s port is filled with eager faces. An 800-tonne rice shipment docked in the Indian Ocean archipelago and was offloaded on October 3, after three months of shortages that have sharpened hunger and stoked unrest. “We can officially declare the end to the rice shortage,” Ben Abdallah… Read More

A German tourist was killed Monday in South Africa by gunmen who intercepted his car near the large Kruger Park game reserve, police said, suspecting foul play, the police said in a statement on Monday, October 3. Four German tourists were driving to the Mdluli Safari lodge, a luxury lodge about 15 kilometers from the northeastern Kruger Park when they… Read More

Basketball sensation Victor Wembanyama is set for his first taste of NBA life. The French player of Congolese descent will take part in 2 exhibition games against the G League Ignite this week.  To get a sense of how much of a prodigy he is, it’s worth mentioning that about every prognosticator anoints him as the top pick in the… Read More