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Senegalese supporters paid close attention to the 2022 World Cup draw which took place in Doha Friday evening. 32 teams selected were devided into eight groups of four nations. The top two in each group will advance to the knockout rounds. The African champions will be the ones to kick off the competition against the Netherlands on November 21. If… Read More

The United Nations Population Fund just published its annual State of World Population Report. This year’s document focuses on unintended pregnancies, prengancies occuring to women who did not intend to have anymore children or not at this moment in their life. The reaseach reveals that they concern 121 million women worldwide each year with 60 percent of them leading to… Read More

Last updated: 11 hours ago Thousands of refugees are fleeing clashes that have rocked the Democratic Republic of the Congo by seeking safety crossing the border in Uganda. The United Nations refugee agency has been working with the Ugandan government to assist more than 10,000 refugees in Uganda’s southwest Kisoro district. The violence involving the military and different rebel groups… Read More

Most muslims in the world are entering the holy month of Ramadan this Saturday, April 2. Including in Kenya where worshippers gathered in numbers at the jamia mosque in Nairobi ahead of the religious holiday on Friday, April 1. Islam is a minority religion in Kenya representing approximately 10% of its population. But according to Ustadh Hassan Ali Amin, chairman… Read More

A convoy of trucks carrying food aid entered territory controlled by fighters loyal to the fugitive leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Friday, the first humanitarian convoy to do so since Dec. 14, the United Nations World Food Program said. The arrival of the trucks came eight days after Ethiopia’s federal government declared an immediate humanitarian truce. The U.N. estimates… Read More

Prices of food are going up in many countries in North Africa and the Middle East. In Egypt as Ramadan nears and spending rises the local currency has lost 17% of its value. “People’s joy in welcoming Ramadan is different this year as this is the second Ramadan after Covid-19. Yes some prices are rising a bit and are different… Read More

The draw for FIFA’s World Cup in Qatar was held on Friday at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Centre. Five African teams have gained places in groups A, D, F, G and H. The opening match is scheduled for November 21st. The host nation, Qatar, will face Ecuador to kick off the tournament in Group A that also includes Senegal… Read More

The draw for FIFA’s World Cup in Qatar was held on Friday at the Doha Convention and Exhibition Centre. Five African teams have gained places in groups A, D, F, G and H. The opening match is scheduled for November 21st. The host nation, Qatar, will face Ecuador to kick off the tournament in Group A that also includes Senegal… Read More

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ocha, have announced that violence in northern Mali has led thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Niger. According to the UN, citing security sources, more than 400 civilians are reported to have been killed during the fighting. The majority of refugees are settling in localities in the Tahoua region,… Read More

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ocha, have announced that violence in northern Mali has led thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Niger. According to the UN, citing security sources, more than 400 civilians are reported to have been killed during the fighting. The majority of refugees are settling in localities in the Tahoua region,… Read More