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Gabon is counting on tourism to help save one of its native species, the mountain gorilla. There are two families of great apes in the country that are accustomed to humans. One lives in the Loango National Park, the other lives in the Moukalaba Doudou National Park, 600 kilometres south of the capital, Libreville. But approaching these creatures in the… Read More

A revival of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Not Enuf” has opened at New York’s Booth Theater where the groundbreaking play originally opened in 1976. The acclaimed theatre piece by the late Ntozake Shange tells the stories of seven women who have suffered oppression in a racist and sexist society. The cast includes seven nameless… Read More

Six people were killed Friday in a blast at a beachside Mogadishu restaurant, which was hosting Somalia’s police chief and legislators when the explosion occurred, an ambulance service said. The government officials were unharmed in the blast which sparked a fire inside the building, sending smoke into the sky as diners scrambled to safety. “There was a blast in the… Read More

Ivory Coast on April 23, 2022, we will vote the new President of the Football Federation. The election comes after it was postponed severally and will be organized in Yamoussoukro, the political captain in the West African country Among the potential candidates include Idriss Yacine Diallo, Sory Diabate and the former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. The winner will preside over… Read More

Health workers in Senegal went on strike on Thursday to protest at charges filed against six midwives accused of negligence in a death that sparked nationwide anger. The National Association of Midwives and several other groups in the health sector said they were joining a work stoppage ranging from one to three days. The public health system has been “paralysed,”… Read More

On Sunday, voters in mainland France will head to the polls to choose the new French president. Incumbent head of state Emmanuel Macron is facing candidate Marine Lepen. With 26% of voters who did not take part in the first round of the election, abstention continues to grow. Achiata Djiman and Ya Mutualé are part of Africa 50 Lyon, a… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago Environmental activists, artists and members of Indigenous groups held demonstrations in Mexico’s capital on Friday to mark Earth Day. Demonstrators gathered in Mexico City’s central Zocalo square where they called for justice for environmental campaigners and land defenders who had disappeared or been killed. Elsewhere, people danced and played percussion instruments to demand a state… Read More

Guinea’s ousted president Alpha Conde is “finally free” and can receive visitors, the junta who overthrew him has said. Conde became Guinea’s first democratically elected president in 2010, but the 84-year-old was deposed by army officers last year and replaced by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. He was allowed to go to the United Arab Emirates for medical treatment in January, coming… Read More

Niger MPs on Friday voted in favour of allowing the deployment of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the impoverished Sahel nation. After several hours of debate, the members of parliament voted 131 in favour and 31 against. Some activists have been campaigning against the presence of foreign troops, branding them occupiers who threaten national sovereignty. However, the outcome of the… Read More

In the ongoing African Champions league, both Al Ahly of Egypt and Es Setif of Algeria made it to the semi-finals after securing important wins of Friday. Es Setif of Algeria won against Es Tunis of Tunisia 0-1 in the CAF Champions League quarter-final. Al Ahly edges closer to the finals of the prestigious Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions… Read More