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Last updated: 2 hours ago In Novoluhanske, on the frontline between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists to the east, soldiers loyal to Kyiv take their frustrations out by working out. “It helps me think of something else”, Roman tells AFP in his unit’s makeshift gym outfitted with a bench, a skipping rope and boxing gear. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Runners in Denmark’s capital reveled in a special night-time run through the city, enjoying the light sculptures that are being displayed as part of the Copenhagen Light Festival. Around 1,500 runners took part in the event despite the wind and rain that battered the city. The 7.5 kilometer (4.6 miles) course toured through the fifty… Read More

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare received a 10-year ban for being part of an “organized doping regimen” ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. The former world championships silver medallist was initially suspended in July just before she was due to run in the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the Olympics. Okagbare tested positive for… Read More

It has been a turbulent two years for the country with well in excess of three and a half million cases of the virus and more than 97-thousand deaths. According to the latest (16 February) government figures in South Africa less than half of the population, 47 percent, is vaccinated against COVID-19. The first patient was a 38-year-old man who… Read More

Last updated: 16 hours ago Millions of people in the U.K. were urged to cancel travel plans and stay indoors Friday as the second major storm this week prompted warnings of high winds and flying debris across northern Europe. Britain’s weather service said Storm Eunice, known as Storm Zeynep in Germany, was likely to cause significant disruption and dangerous conditions,… Read More

The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party will stand trial for terrorism, a high court judge ruled Friday, in a case his supporters brand a politically-motivated move to crush dissent. Chadema party chairman Freeman Mbowe was arrested last July 21 along with a number of other senior party officials, in a night-time police raid just hours before they were to… Read More

Previous EU-Africa summits have resulted in many action plans and strategic declarations. It has been twenty-two years since the first summit in Cairo, but little in the bilateral ties has changed for the better. At the just-concluded summit in Brussels, the EU announced several packages of support to bolster health, pandemic recovery, education, and stability, but cautious optimism from African… Read More

The EU and the African Union (AU) sealed a “renewed partnership” in Brussels on Friday, including the launch of a €150 billion European investment strategy and increased aid to produce vaccines against Covid in Africa. The Europeans are also paving the way for a greater reallocation to Africans of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) special drawing rights for rich countries,… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Storm Eunice is set to hit Belgium hard on Friday, with part of the country bracing itself with a second highest code-orange weather warning. Winds in the northern provinces are set to reach up to 120 kph (75 mph). In two provinces, train services will be suspended for the afternoon and slowed down on other… Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reiterated the need to recognize and better the lives of youths on the African continent during the just-concluded EU and African Union summit. Speaking to Africanews, the DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde highlighted other several issues like vaccines production on the continent and further called on the strengthening of the EU-AU bilateral partnership… Read More