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On the Western bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt, men, and women are busy cleaning the river. They are part of the veryNile initiative. A project launched in 2018 to gather plastic garbage and raise awareness of the importance of protecting the environment. The team also develops means to recycle and upcycle solid waste through partnerships with local stakeholders.… Read More

Two leaders of Tunisia’s Islamist opposition party Ennahdha were surrounded by supporters Monday afternoon as they appeared for questioning before anti-terror unit in Tunis. The chief of the party Rached Ghannouchi and one of his deputies Ali Laarayedh are accused of sending jihadist militants to Syria and Iraq. Ennahdha firmly denies the claims and supporters denounce a witch-hunt. “This is… Read More

The Ugandan Parliament is considering a bill that would make it possible for the first time to perform organ transplants in this East African country. A small revolution that would transform the lives of thousands of people waiting for surgery. If the legislation is approved, Uganda will join African countries such as South Africa, Tunisia, and Kenya, which already have… Read More

**Uganda slammed a resolution by the European Union’s Parliament calling for a halt to extractive activities in protected ecosystems in an oil pipeline project. ** By 2025, Uganda will have its oil coming out of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline as planned. The comments of leader Yoweri Museni reaffirmed his determination to have the project completed. His reaction came Friday… Read More

Several photos have surfaced on social networks showing African heads of state including Kenya’s president William Ruto and Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu being transported to the venue of Queen Elizabeth’s state burial at Westminster Abbey in London. While all foreign dignitaries were transported by a fleet of buses, US president Joe Biden and his wife, Jill were allowed to travel… Read More

Representative of the last wave of African leaders, Namibian President Hage Geingob, was in Luanda last week for the inauguration of João Lourenço and shared with Euronews his vision of current African politics. He is of the view that the world has experienced three types of African leaders. “The first wave was those extraordinary personalities who told us to take… Read More

The heavy rains that have fallen on Niger since June and the severe flooding caused have killed 159 people and affected more than 225,000. This makes this rainy season one of the deadliest in the history of this country with a usually dry climate. According to the figures of the Civil Protection services communicated Monday to the AFP, 159 deaths… Read More

As is customary, Joseph Wagodoma is on his way to his patch of land in Kayunga, central Uganda. If the farmer and his wife are used to tending their bean garden, somehting has changed for the couple. In the past few months, the yhave switched to organic fertilizers. Like many food producers, they are hit by global shortage in crop… Read More

The heads of state of Ethiopia, and Ghana paid tribute to the late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday as they signed her book of condolences at Lancaster House in London. Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said the queen had overseen the “dramatic transformation” of the Commonwealth into a global “force for good” during her 70-year reign Ethiopian President Sahle-Work… Read More

Tunisian opposition leaders will be questioned by the police Monday. The chief of the Islamist party Ennahdha Rachid Ghannouchi, shown here, and his and his right-hand man Ali Larayedh were summoned by the country’s anti-terrorism unit. According to party officials, quoted by Reuters, the Ennhada leaders are questioned for allegedly “sending jihadists to Syria”. Ghannouchi himself told the news agency… Read More