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Last updated: 42 minutes ago On Sunday morning the pews in Chisinau Cathedral were filled, as the Patriarch of Chisinau and head of Moldova’s orthodox church, Mitropolitul Vladimir led prayers for peace in Ukraine. After the service, some of the faithful said their thoughts and prayers had been with people in Ukraine since Russia invade the neighbouring country. Moldova is… Read More

The BAL Elevate program features 12 prospects from six African countries who attend NBA Academy Africa and play in the Basketball Africa League. The academy is based in Saly, Senegal. He may only be eighteen but he’s already 6’8″. Babacar Sané is one of the prospects of African basketball. He was rapidly promoted to play at the professional level and… Read More

On Saturday, police in Zimbabwe prevented opposition party leader Nelson Chamisa from holding a rally for supporters of his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ahead of by-elections scheduled on March 26. Despite a ban on protesting thousands of Zimbabwean took to the streets on Saturday. As the riot police looked at the protesters defiantly, the supporters of opposition leader Nelson… Read More

A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid tensions over the disappearance of Mauritanian civilians in a border area. Malian envoys met Mauritanian authorities on Friday to curb rising tensions. Mauritania had accused Mali’s army of “recurring criminal acts” after over 20 of its citizens went missing near the border. Consequently,… Read More

Last updated: 18 hours ago Dozens attended a funeral on Friday in the Russian city of Perm for three police officers who died during Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. Officers Denis Sokolov, Yevgeny Lodochnikov, and Anton Palkin of Russia’s OMON Special Purpose Police Unit were buried in a military funeral in the city of Perm, attended by the city’s… Read More

Last updated: 15 hours ago Dozens of volunteers from around the world have traveled to the small Polish town of Medyka at the border with Ukraine to help refugees, mostly women and children who are fleeing the violence. Some are also there to help the pets and animals who arrive with their owners, or being evacuated. The road that leads… Read More

Cameroonian publich school teachers have been on strike for three weeks. Despite the government’s promises, not all teachers are convinced. Citing deteriorating conditions and unpaid salaries, some dating back years. Cameroonian publich school teachers have been on strike for three weeks. putting the education of hundreds of thousands of children on hold. “OTS, OTS !”, videos circulating on social media… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Much of the eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha lay in ruins on Friday after heavy fighting between Ukrainian troops and separatist forces supported by Russia. Residential buildings and streets were destroyed by artillery fire as separatist forces captured the town. The remaining residents of the town, which is without water and electricity, were making fires… Read More

Weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of elections in August, Kenyatta reiterated his support to former rival before a cheering crowd in Nairobi. If proof was still needed that Kenyatta and Odinga have definitely buried the hatchet, it came on Saturday. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta endorsed his former rival for the country’s top job. “We have chosen Raila Odinga… Read More

Grieving worshippers, church leaders and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gathered at the Meskel Square (Addis Ababa), on Saturday, to pay tribute to late patriarch Abune Merkorios. Ethiopia bid a last farewell to Abune Merkorios, the country’s fourth Orthodox patriarch, on Saturday. The clergyman who passed away on aged 84, was a prominent figure of the country’s recent history despite… Read More