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Last updated: 39 minutes ago Members of the Society for Protection of Turtles (Spot) NGO gather at sunset in northern Cyprus’s Akdeniz turtle conservation beach to release around 300 newly-hatched Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) and Green (Chelonia Mydas) turtles. Every year between the end of May and the beginning of August, Caretta Caretta and Chelonia Mydas turtles go on land by… Read More

Last updated: 39 minutes ago Pakistan appealed Saturday for help from the international community in responding to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called for an “immense humanitarian response for 33 million people” affected by the devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains. The request came even as planes carried supplies to… Read More

Three health professionals in Senegal have been arrested following the death of a mother and baby during childbirth. The deaths occurred in a health centre at Kédougou hospital, in the south-east of the country. Officials say a gynaecologist, an anaesthetist and a nurse were arrested pending investigations into “involuntary manslaughter.” The incident has highlighted concerns about weaknesses in the Senegalese… Read More

After almost a year away from the negotiating table, ex-rebels and the government in Mali have resumed talks. On Friday, an alliance of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups, pro-government armed groups and the government met with the monitoring committee of Algiers agreement, signed in 2015 Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, said the talks had been constructive. “A number… Read More

Gina Prince-Bythewood didn’t get very far into reading the script for “The Woman King,” a historical epic about a real West African army of female warriors before she knew she wanted to direct it. “Literally five pages into it I knew it was going to be my next film,” Prince-Bythewood says. “I felt so connected to these women. I was… Read More

In this episode of Inspire Africa, Barbara Loundou takes you to Senegal first. Modou Fall, nicknamed “the plastic man” walks around the country to raise awareness of the “natural disaster” being caused by plastic waste. Ivory Coast has experienced a musical revolution in recent years. But some artists are finding it difficult to make a living from their music. This… Read More

**Bobi Wine hopes his new film will draw attention to the political situation in Uganda.**The documentary, “Bobi Wine: Ghetto President,” is a behind the scenes look at Wine’s transition from reggae star to Ugandan presidential candidate. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was the main challenger in the 2021 vote against long-time leader Yoweri Museveni – who won… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev, both of Roscosmos, began a spacewalk early Friday to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Nauka laboratory. The duo is relocating an external control panel for the arm from one area to another. They’re also testing a mechanism on the… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Like incandescent stones shooting out of a volcano, the inhabitants of Nejapa, a village 20 km north of San Salvador, gather every year to throw fireballs at each other in a centuries-old ritual that defies danger. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Kenya’s Supreme Court continued hearing arguments in challenges to the presidential election on Friday. Losing opposition candidate Raila Odinga is among those challenging the results and alleging a range of problems with the election process. Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner earlier this month with just over 50% of votes. The court must rule on all challenges by… Read More