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Spain’s interior minister said on Wednesday that Spanish police had made a ” reasonable “ use of force during the attempt of almost 2,000 migrants to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla, which left at least 23 dead in late June. For months now, several parliamentary groups have been calling on the minister to clarify this issue, and this was… Read More

In the territory of Nyiragongo, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, maize farmers are crying foul. This field belonging to the Munguiko community has been ravaged by the armyworm and the damage is enormous. The pests attack the leaves and stems of maize plants, leaving them unable to grow or reach the flowering stage. “It is army… Read More

A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered lecturers at public universities to call off a strike over salary issues that have dragged on for seven months and disrupted classes during the process. The lecturers are demanding higher pay and several negotiations with the government have not yielded any positive results, which forced President Buhari’s administration to approach the National Industrial Court.… Read More

The UN’s General Assembly was convening Wednesday (September 21), under the theme “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”. African leaders adressed diffent issues. Kenya’s president, William Samoei Ruto and Nigeria’s Buhari were concerned with the climate crisis. When Buhari highlighted the fact that largest polluters suffer the least of climate change, Ruto presented the situation his country is faced with. “The northern arid… Read More

Mali’s interim prime minister poured damning criticism on France at the UN on Saturday, saying they were “stabbed in the back” when the French military withdrew from the country. Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga said Mali felt abandoned in its fight against terrorism. “The world will remember that, after being abandoned in mid-air on 10 June 2021 by France’s unilateral decision to… Read More

In Casablanca there is a shop with a difference.  Everything on display, including chairs and bags, has been recycled from plastic, cardboard or paper waste. All the items were made by a charity based called KOUN; meaning ‘be’ in Arabic. Organisers hope to reduce some of the thousands of tonnes of waste in Morroco which isn’t currently recycled. Nada Diouri… Read More

Two-time Olympic winner, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, has beaten his personal best and set a new world record in Sunday’s Berlin marathon. Crossing the line in just two hours, one minute and nine seconds he shaved 30 seconds off his previous best and after the race said he was in it to win. “I was planning to go to the 60.50,… Read More

Voters in São Tomé were casting their ballots on Sunday to elect the 55 members of the National Assembly and the mayors of the country’s six municipalities. In Príncipe, votes are also being cast for the National Assembly and for the government of the autonomous region. The archipelago of 215,000 inhabitants is considered to be a model of parliamentary democracy… Read More

Hundreds of demonstrators took the streets of Nairobi on Saturday to demand wealthy countries do more to tackle climate change in Africa. Areas of Kenya have been devastated by the worst drought in forty years which many are blaming on global warming. And campaigners say industrialised nations should should compensate them for their losses. Duncan Omwami was one of the… Read More

Thousands of fans, gamers and cosplayers took part in the first Comic Con Africa event since the pandemic. The four-day long convention ran from 22-25 September and is the continent’s largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festival. Some are there just for fun but others are making statements, such as Johannesburg-based Thifhuriwi Nephawe. She is dressed as princess Neytiri of… Read More