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Zimbabwean nurses plan to go on strike on Monday, June 19 to denounce their poor wages and working conditions. The announcement was made through a letter addressed by several unions to the biggest hospital in the country, the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. This is their second strike since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The previous movement in 2020, forced hospitals to… Read More

Last updated: 14 hours ago Protesters and police clashed in Dakar on Friday, after an opposition demonstration was banned by the authorities. Police officers blocked the area around the house of Ousmane Sonko, one of the leaders of the country’s opposition, not allowing him to leave even to go to the mosque for the Friday prayers. Supporters of Sonko and… Read More

Over 6,500 arrived in Burkina Faso on Friday, June 17. The supplies were sent by the ECOWAS and are intended for the internally displaced fleeing the jihadist violence in the country. The president of the regional community’s commission Jean Claude Kassi BROU handed over the bags to the country’s agriculture minister. “We had asked for 10,000 tons, and the ECOWAS granted… Read More

Kinshasa is hosting the seventh edition of the night of the African football on Saturday, June 18. The annual event rewards players, coaches, and managers who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields on the continent. It is also an occasion to bring together different generations of football lovers. This year’s theme is Sports, peace, and development and a conference held by Congolese… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Around 1,700 people from 13 villages in Spain were forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires raging across the country, while much of Europe suffered an early heatwave. Officials said the blaze in the Sierra de Culebra mountain range in the province of Zamora started Wednesday during a dry electric storm. Video shared by… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kyiv on Saturday for the funeral of a well-known activist who took up arms against Russia’s invasion. The mourners for Roman Ratushnyi, 24, included friends who had protested with him during months of demonstrations that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russia leader in 2014 and who, like him, defended Ukraine after Moscow’s invasion.… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Hundreds of suitcases were piled high at Heathrow Airport on Friday after Terminal 2 reportedly had an issue with its baggage system. Staff created a sea of luggage as many people were forced to travel without their belongings and told they might not get them for up to two days. It’s the latest in a… Read More

**A six-story building collapsed early on Friday, June 17 in the Egyptian capital of Cairo killing six people.**The city’s deputy governor, Ibrahim Abdel-Hadi said a family of six was inside when the incident occurred but couldn’t yet explain why it happened. Rescuers were still searching through the rubble on Friday afternoon and people were asked to leave the area because… Read More

Sadio Mane is set to join Bayern Munich after the German champions reached a $43 million (€41m) agreement with Liverpool. According to a report by thegoal.com, sighted by Africanews, Liverpool will receive $34 million fixed fee for the Senegal international with a further $6million available based on appearances. Mane has been at Liverpool since 2016 and decided the time was… Read More

Mobilising residents in the beach town and port of Moçamedes, Ema Samali da Silva, Vice-Governor of Namibe Province, has launched an urban renewal project that’s changing the face of the city. She’s turning old relics like movie theatres and an auditorium into cultural centres reborn. Street artists and painters are livening up and beautifying facades across the city. And it’s… Read More