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“Five civilians were killed Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists on a military detachment in Barsalogho, northern Burkina Faso, the army said. “On Sunday morning, fighting broke out between elements of the military detachment in Barsalogho”, in the north-central region, “and an armed terrorist group that had come to attack the detachment’s hold. At the same time, another group… Read More

A cautionary lesson not to celebrate too soon was taught in the Canadian Premier League match between Valour FC and the HFX Wanderers on Sunday. In the 18th minute, Valour’s Moses John Dyer sent a cross to Alessandro Riggi, who got the ball past the keeper Christian Oxner and went flying into the net himself.  Riggi’s teammate, South Sudanese international… Read More

Inside the Hulene dump, at least 500 people scavenge through garbage every day to survive, and as preparations are underway to close the space where 16 people were buried in 2018, fear hangs over the heads of those who depend on garbage to earn a living. What should be a reason for natural joy – the end of an open-air… Read More

Parked up in the Kasarani district of the Kenyan capital Nairobi is a group of health workers who on a mission to drive up COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the World Health Organisation, the overall trend of the virus on the African continent is down, but it is still not completely contained. WHO figures report that as of 6 April 2022,… Read More

The prosecution requested on Friday life imprisonment for the former Rwandan prefect Laurent Bucyibaruta, tried in Paris for the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, estimating that he had constituted “an essential cog without which the murderous machine could not have been implemented”. This former senior civil servant “failed in his duty” to protect the Tutsis of his prefecture when he… Read More

Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, left 19 dead, police said on Sunday. In Soweto, 15 people were killed as they enjoyed a night out, police said when assailants drew up in a minibus taxi and began randomly firing at bar patrons. In the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg, police-reported four… Read More

Hailing her as the “nation’s pride” and “ambassador of happiness”, Tunisians remained enthralled with tennis star Ons Jabeur Saturday, celebrating her presence in the prestigious Wimbledon final despite her loss. Jabeur became the world’s number two player and then made history as the first African or Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the modern era. Although… Read More

As global prices rise, the cost of buying gas is becoming unbearable for many Kenyans and the chase for alternatives is leading some to the forests, for charcoal. Charcoal, an amorphous form of carbon obtained when the wood is burned in minimal oxygen, is proving to be the easiest – yet more damaging – alternative. In sub-Saharan Africa, indigenous trees,… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Tourists and Parisians on Sunday headed to the beach in the landlocked French capital for the second day of this year’s Paris Plages. The event turns the Seine’s urban riverbanks into a walkway lined with palm trees and deckchairs. Now in its 20th year, the event offers games and activities for children, refreshing mist gardens,… Read More

The Congolese voted Sunday for the legislative and local elections, which should allow the party in power to keep its hold on both houses of parliament. Scheduled to start at 07:00 (06:00 GMT), the vote started at least an hour late in the offices visited by AFP journalists. At the Nkeoua Joseph school, in the first constituency of Bacongo (second… Read More