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Last updated: 1 hour ago Residents in the small town of Druzhkivka, south of the eastern Ukrainian industrial city of Kramatorsk, wake up to three suspected missile attacks which ripped apart a supermarket’s shop front and left a massive crater in front of the store, damaging a residential area and the city´s House of the Culture. More about Sourced from… Read More

Muslims in Egypt were celebrating Eid al-Adha on Saturday with prayers at the Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque in Cairo’s Mohandseen neighbourhood. The holiday, known as the feast of sacrifice, commemorates what Muslims believe was Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail as a test of his faith. Tight rows of men and women performed the ritual prayers, an important part… Read More

Angolans eulogized former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos who died Friday in Spain as a patriot.  Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who is seeking re-election in August, said the country had suffered a “big loss”. He declared five days of national mourning, starting Saturday. “This is very sad news… He has done a lot for the country,” said Luanda resident Santos Camuenho,… Read More

Supporters of Roc Marc Kabore staged a protest at the former President’s residence to prevent him from attending a meeting of Burkina Faso’s former heads of state in Ougadougou on Friday. Called by army ruler Sandaogo Damiba to ‘accelerate national reconciliation’, the function only had two former Presidents out of five; Blaise Compaore and Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo. “This morning we were… Read More

A star presenter on US television channel Fox News has sparked anger in Kenya by suggesting that pregnant women cannot vote in the east African country as it prepares to hold elections. During a debate on the satirical show “Gutfeld”, earlier this week, presenter Emily Compagno criticised a tweet by US singer Katy Perry, where she said about abortion, “women in… Read More

Authorities in Burundi on Thursday said a police operation rounding up beggars in the main city of Bujumbura would not stop until they had been “totally eradicated” from the streets. Nearly 300 beggars and street children were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Federation of Associations for Children in Burundi (FENADEB), an umbrella group representing 70 civil… Read More

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died on Friday, ruled Angola for 38 years and used oil windfalls to enrich his family while his country remained one of the poorest on the planet. Never directly elected by the people, the former Marxist rebel died at the age of 79 in the Barcelona clinic where he was hospitalized in June, more than… Read More

In Burkina Faso, a group of lawyers representing the civil parties in the case of former assassinated leader Thomas Sankara on Friday demanded the execution of an arrest warrant against the return ex-leader Blaise Compaore. The Collective is indignant at what it describes as a “defiance of justice” and calls on the judicial and political authorities to assume their responsibilities.… Read More

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has defended his decision to seek help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying it was necessary to “restore public finances” after the twin shocks of the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The decision has sparked an outcry in Ghana, which is in the throes of a severe economic crisis, with critics accusing President… Read More

A year after the worst unrest to hit South Africa in decades, only 50 people have been convicted over the violence, with the suspected masterminds and thousands of others still awaiting trial, the defence minister said Friday. More than 350 people were killed during almost ten days of rioting that followed the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma last July.… Read More