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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

On Friday, the Prime minister visited a series of works carried out in the port of Alto do Bandim. They aim at improving the country’s fish export capacity. A move, Nabiam believes will build the government’s credibility and boost the economy. Bissau Guinean Prime minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam visited a series of works at the port of Alto do Bandim.… Read More

Last updated: 24 minutes ago In the centre of Lyon the sound of the Ukrainian anthem can be heard, played from the top of the town hall tower by the master carillonneur of the city, in support of Ukraine, where the Russian army has been extending its offensive since the start of the war. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Thirteen NGOs urged Tunisian authorities on Friday to drop a draft law providing restrictions on civil society organizations, which could result in a “major setback” for rights after the country’s 2011 revolution. The text, which “recently leaked”, “would give the administration excessively broad and discretionary powers to interfere with the modalities of creation of civil society organizations, their activities and… Read More

Over 40 Moroccan teachers have been given two-month suspended prison sentences for demonstrating without authorization. The demonstration was in favour of a reform of their professional status that has crippled public education in Morocco since 2019, their lawyer said Friday. In the same case, the Rabat court, which handed down its verdicts on Thursday, imposed three months’ imprisonment on a… Read More

The Western/Nefusa Mountain town of Qaser El-Haj have held the second Libyan Couscous Day. The organisers say they aim to create was to create the single largest couscous dish in the world. The couscous was prepared by 15 of the best Libyan chefs using 2,500 kgs of couscous in one giant single dish. The event which was held on Thursday… Read More

Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda has died at the age of 85 after a long battle with colon cancer. His son Andrew Banda announced the former leader’s death on Friday. “He is gone”, Andrew told an AFP correspondent in Lusaka. Rupiah Banda was Zambia’s fourth leader since independence from Britain. He served for three years from 2008 — a term… Read More

South African President Ramaphosa and his Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi have met and held talks in Pretoria. The neighbours discussed regional security, including the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, as well as cyclone Gombe which is battering the north of the country. They also agreed on a six monthly review of the implementation of a raft of agreements. The… Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat sign a Memorandum of Cooperation to expand a public health partnership between the United States and the African Union at the State Department. Blinken and Chairperson Faki Mahamat met in Washington Friday as part of the Eighth U.S.-African Union Commission High Level Dialogue and to reinforce… Read More