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Relaxing in the Red Sea. These tourists are having some much-needed vacation time on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula. They are from Israel, a nation which once went to war with Egypt over this slice of land. But that turbulent history is far from their minds, the agenda today is about meditation, yoga and inner peace. After fighting two wars, Israel signed… Read More

As part of its agricultural strategy, Algeria has set out to cultivate the desert. Hundreds of thousand hectares of land are now in economically active in the Algerian Sahara. In just a few decades, these sand dunes have given way to new vegetable gardening plots. It’s a game changer for the region of El Oued, which has become one of the… Read More

As part of its agricultural strategy, Algeria has set out to cultivate the desert. Hundreds of thousand hectares of land are now in economically active in the Algerian Sahara. In just a few decades, these sand dunes have given way to new vegetable gardening plots. It’s a game changer for the region of El Oued, which has become one of the… Read More

General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, visited Al Fashaqa in the east of Sudan on Monday after Ethiopia killed seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian in the border area. The incident was the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the east African nations. A Sudanese military statement late Sunday described the killings as a “cowardly act” and… Read More

Police continue to comb a township tavern for evidence after the mysterious death of 21 teenagers after a night out. Most of the victims, some as young as 13 years old, were found dead inside a popular bar in the southern city of East London. Some died later in hospital. With the victims bearing no visible signs of injury, and… Read More

A Malawi court on Monday sentenced a Catholic priest to 30 years and several other people to life in prison over the gruesome 2018 murder of a man with albinism. Judge Dorothy NyaKaunda Kamanga said Thomas Muhosha had planned to traffic 22-year-old MacDonald Masambuka’s tissue. “The offence was motivated by the disability of the deceased, that of albinism,” she said… Read More

At least 14 civilians were killed on Saturday in two attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where operations by the Congolese and Ugandan armies are struggling to impose peace. “The ADF attacked the locality of Mamove on Saturday morning. The toll is nine civilians killed: six women and three men,… Read More

The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Monday warned to declare a “force majeure” on its facilities in the northern Gulf of Sirte within 72 hours, as it is unable to meet its contractual obligations due to their forced closure. “We are considering declaring a state of force majeure in the next 72 hours if oil production and exports do… Read More

Divers in Kenya are helping to restore coral reefs by planting special structures that encourage displaced corals to re grow. It comes as the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon discusses how to protect these valuable ecosystems. The Reefolution Foundation are at the frontline of saving coral reefs in the sea off Kenya’s coast. According to Yatin Patel, a diving instructor, “there… Read More

Last updated: 43 minutes ago Emergency services worked to treat the injured and clear the aftermath of a strike on the Ukrainian-controlled city of Sloviansk on Monday. Local authorities accused Russian forces of firing a cluster bomb at the city in the eastern Donetsk region, saying it hit a residential neighbourhood after dawn. Authorities said the number of dead and… Read More