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The Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed two memorandums of understanding and a concession agreement in the agricultural field. The agreements were part of a series signed during the just concluded 3 day state visit of the Rwandan President Paul Kagame to Brazzaville. Congo will reportedly grant Rwanda 12,000 hectares of exploitable land in at least three Departments in… Read More

At least 28 people have drowned after their boat capsized in north-western Nigeria as they tried to cross a river to fetch firewood on Tuesday evening. Regional government official Aliyu Dantani has said most of the dead were teenage girls after emergency workers and volunteers retrieved their bodies from River Shagari in Sokoto state. Five children were also reported among… Read More

South Africa’s military chief has warned that terrorists in Mozambique must be dealt with before the problem spreads further afield. Rudzani Maphwanya was speaking in Pretoria following an agreement on Tuesday to expand a joint regional force in Mozambique. The South African troops are part of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission (SAMIM) to support Mozambique in its… Read More

A TV series on polygamy broadcast during Ramadan is causing controversy in Tunisia, a pioneering Arab country on women’s rights, where multiple unions have been banned for decades. The main character of the series “Baraa” (Innocence), Wannas, beats a rosary and demands, from the third episode onwards, to be united with a second wife. In front of his wife and… Read More

Tea is a widely produced crop in Rwanda that generated a revenue of $93m in 2020.The 5,000 smallholder farmers in Gicumbi district, members of the cooperatives Cooperative du Thé Mulindi (COOPTHE) and Cooperative du Thé Villageois Mulindi (COOTHEVM) and their umbrella investment vehicle, Mulindi Tea Company (MTC) are the new owners of the Mulindi factory, once of the biggest suppliers… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Every year in Cuba, millions of crabs emerge from the forest at the beginning of the spring rains and head for the waters of the Bay of Pigs, crossing streets and highways on a perilous journey to mate and reproduce. Now underway, the migration causes concern to drivers who try to swerve in an often… Read More

Shipping companies are gradually resuming passenger transport between Morrocan and Spanish ports which was suspended since 2020. This stands as another sign of the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The busy, but short, 14 kilometres route across the Strait of Gibraltar has already been taken by relieved passengers since Tuesday. “We are delighted today to welcome the… Read More

The death toll in South Africa continues to rise as the country is being hit by torential rains and damaging flooding. According to local authorities at least 60 people have now perished in the KwaZulu-Natal province in the southeast. More heavy rainfall was predicted on Tuesday night adding possible additional chaos and residents were asked to avoid all travel. Torrents… Read More

Ghana government says it will on Sunday, May 15, 2022, begin the rebuilding of collapsed Appiatse community where a huge explosion caused the death of about 13 people, injured many and displaced the entire community. The government has recently received a lot of pressure to speed up the process of rebuilding the community after persons who were displaced by the… Read More

As the Russia-Ukraine war entered its 48th day on Tuesday, the World Trade Organisation sounded the alarm. World GDP, at market exchange rates, is expected to increase by 2.8 percent in 2022 — down 1.3 percentage points from the previous forecast of 4.1 percent. The Nigerian director-general of the global trade body said Tuesday the Russia-Ukraine conflict had darkened prospects… Read More