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An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has livestock farmers in Burundi concerned. Nearly 500 cases have been recorded since the disease was confirmed at the end of April.  The disease has been detected in eight out of Burundi’s 18 provinces. Authorities say over 100 cows have died from the outbreak. “We are traumatized because our business risks coming to a… Read More

Last updated: 12 hours ago Real Madrid and Liverpool, the two teams with the longest history in the Champions League, meet this Saturday 28th to contest the final of the UEFA Champions League at the Stade de France. In Paris’ northern suburb of Saint-Denis, where the Stade de France is located, residents and visitors alike are eagerly awaiting Saturday’s Champions… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago A total of 1,369 people dressed as vampires gather in the grounds of Whitby Abbey in England’s North Yorkshire, to set a new world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as the ghoulish character, breaking the previous record of 1,039 set in 2011. The event was organised by English Heritage, a charity that… Read More

The 5th meeting of Ministers for Sea Affairs of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking countries (CPLP) took place on May 26, 2022, in Angola’s capital. The officials met to reflect on the theme “Mobilizing Partnerships and Investments for the Sustainable Development of the CPLP Ocean. Challenges and Opportunities”. In Luanda, fishermen are growing worried about Asian trawlers. Fishermen in the Angolan… Read More

Macky Sall reiterated the African Union’s call for the lifting of Western sanctions that have targeted Zimbabwe for more than 20 years. He was delivering a speech in Malabo Friday, during the first AU humanitarian summit. The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, found earlier this year that Western sanctions… Read More

While agriculture is the dominant sector in many African countries, employing more than 60 percent of the population and contributing about 23 percent of GDP. And yet, the Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that the continent could produce two to three times more grains, cereals, horticultural crops and livestock among others. The finance minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo… Read More

Speculation over which country would be the next to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency has largely centred on Central and South America, following El Salvador’s move seven months ago to become the first country to make the cryptocurrency legal tender. It would actually be the Central African Republic (CAR) that became the second country to vote in favour of… Read More

Malawi on Thursday announced a 25% devaluation of its national currency, the kwacha, in a bid to shore up dwindling foreign exchange reserves and curb inflation. The declaration was made as the government launched recovery package talks with the International Monetary Fund. The devaluation, the biggest in a decade, will take effect from Friday, the Central Bank of Malawi said.… Read More

Deadly attacks attributed to armed jihadists against civilians and the military have multiplied in recent weeks in Burkina Faso, the latest of which left some 50 civilians dead in the east. This attack, carried out on Wednesday against the commune of Madjoari, which has between 15 and 20,000 inhabitants, but announced on Thursday, is the bloodiest since the one perpetrated… Read More

Hotels and guest houses in Rwanda are being prepared to accommodate asylum-seekers illegally arriving into the UK. It’s part of a controversial deal, signed by Rwanda and Britain, to deport illegal migrants to Kigali. The plan aims to discourage desperate migrants from attempting to cross the English Channel by flying them some 6,400 kilometres to Rwanda where they are expected… Read More