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A group of 700 Muslim imams and preachers in Burkina Faso on Monday denounced “religious and ethnic intolerance” after calls for the killing of Fulanis in the country, which is plagued by jihadist violence. “We, Burkinabe, are playing a pernicious self-destructive role (…) by spreading messages inciting religious and ethnic intolerance which can be a source of extremely violent confrontations,”… Read More

South African prosecutors announced Monday the arrest of several former executives of South Africa’s state-owned transport company Transnet, at the center of a high-profile corruption investigation under former President Jacob Zuma. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), four people, including former Transnet chief executive Brian Molefe and chief financial officer Anoj Singh, have been arrested in connection with the… Read More

Considered sacred by Nigeria’s Yoruba people, the Osun River may be under threat. Religious leaders sent the alert claiming it is being polluted by illegal mining and large-scale companies’ activities. A dramatic and dangerous situation for thousands of worshippers who can bathe or drink its water from. “What people refer to as water we call herb, the herb of Osun because it… Read More

A man was killed on Sunday by a lion in a Zoo in Ghana’s capital, Accra after he broke into the feline enclosure, the government agency in charge of wildlife protection said. A statement issued by the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, John Allotey under whose jurisdiction the Accra Zoo falls said around 12pm on Sunday (August 28, 2022),… Read More

Last updated: 18 hours ago A 3D virtual universe centre in Antalya has started welcoming its visitors The digital universe named ‘Digiverse’ established in Antalya’s Belek tourist centre offers a different experience to its visitors through multimedia visuals. Digiverse’, offers its visitors a journey into a virtual world in 3D with the naked eye. Art, technology and entertainment are blended.… Read More

Angola’s former strongman president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose nearly four-decade rule of the oil-rich nation was marred by allegations of plunder and nepotism was laid to rest amid a family row. The funeral, which was disputed by some of his children, was held at the historic palm tree lined Praca da Republica in the seaside capital Luanda on what… Read More

Opposition leaders and civil society associations gathered in the Central African Republic‘s capital, Bangui, on Saturday to demonstrate against the attempted revision of the Constitution.  The protest was called one day after President Faustin Archange Touadera ordered the creation of a committee to rewrite the constitution. One opposition leader denounced the initiative accusing the President of trying to scrap the… Read More

The summit between Japan and Africa finished on Sunday with a promise of $30 billion in investment in African aid. Speaking via video link, Japanese Prime-Minister, Fumio Kishida, also promised to pressure for an African seat at the UN Security Council. The summit held in Tunis also served as a platform for business between Japan and the Continent. “TICAD (Tokyo… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Residents of Amman tried to stay cool on Sunday as the Jordanian capital continued to suffer a heat wave. Many who found themselves outside in the scorching heat sought relief at water fountains and juice shops. City authorities, meanwhile, deployed trucks to spray a cooling mist in the capital’s city centre. More about Sourced from… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Flights resumed and shops reopened in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between supporters of rival governments left at least 32 people dead and raised fears of another major conflict. The fighting came after months of rising tensions between supporters of Abdulhamid Dbeibah and Fathi Bashagha, whose rival administrations are vying for control… Read More