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An award winning Ugandan band by the name Brass for Africa joined other global groups at the Verbier Festival to showcase their brilliant talent. Held in the glorious Swiss Alps, this stunning setting plays host to the very best in the world of classical music and its rising young talent. A very positive experience according to Kidega Brian, a band… Read More

Last updated: 20 hours ago A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park broke out Friday afternoon and prompted evacuations, even as firefighters made progress in battling an earlier blaze that had burned to the edge of a grove of giant redwoods. The Oak Fire started at about 2 p.m. southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County and quickly… Read More

Just a few hours before a referendum on a new Constitution, hundreds of Tunisians were still on the streets to demonstrate against the draft text put forward by their leader. Officials of the Islamic-inspired Ennahda party stood among protesters in Tunis on Saturday accusing president Kais Saied of a power grab since last year. “The most important message we want to… Read More

Last updated: 12 hours ago The owners of the Tango D10S aircraft welcomed Maradona’s fans on Saturday until August 21 at Moron airport, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The “cosmic kite” action was launched, where visitors could send a message to Maradona to be saved and sent into space on a satellite. Fans could also talk to an AI… Read More

Egyptian smallholders may have a major role in feeding the country’s 103 million population, they are still struggling to survive. Many say they are facing difficulties to sell their harvests on markets and end up being cash-strapped and indebted. Such as Zakaria Aboueldahab, who grows onions in Qalyubia, in the north of the country.“Farmers are dead, especially small farmers, as we… Read More

President João Lourenço called Angolans to “honour the memory” of late president José Eduardo dos Santos by voting for the ruling party for whom he is the candidate. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola has been governing the central African country since its independence in 1975. According to João Lourenço who launched his campaign with this speech on… Read More

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in over 40 years, as a result, 18 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are going hungry, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development. The agency met with residents of a village in Turkana, northwest Kenya on July 23 to find ways to improve their support. “My children ask me… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago The German charity Sea-Watch carried out four operations in less than 24 hours, rescuing 428 migrants and refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean sea from Northern Africa to Europe on overcrowded rickety boats. The migrants were rescued by the crew of Sea-Watch 3 and among those taken on board were a pregnant woman and a… Read More

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his running mate Martha Karua continue to rally as the general election gets closer. In the central city of Murang’a, the pair tackled corruption, a major theme of these elections in a country where according to current president Uhuru Kenyatta, 2 billion Kenyan shillings are lost daily to this plague. “As you have been told by… Read More

Residents of the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui are recovering from floods caused by torrential rain this week. While there hasn’t been yet an official assessment of the damage, cases of drowning have been reported and over one hundred homes have been seriously affected in just the city’s 4th district alone. Nathan lives in one of these houses.“On Thursday, and again on… Read More