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Last updated: 7 hours ago Here at this Asian food bar in Kazan competition is underway to see who can eat a bowl of ramen noodles the quickest. Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish of wheat noodles, meat and broth. Only chopsticks and a spoon are in the hands of the participants. Forks or helping yourself with hands are not… Read More

The celebrations are not yet over in Dakar. Thousands of fans are still overjoyed following the victory of the Lions of Teranga in the final of the African Cup of Nations. Their first continental trophy is being celebrated as it should be by these supporters. Thousands of fans assembled at the Leopold Sedar Senghor airport to welcome the heroes of… Read More

A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers for terrorism on Monday over plans to attack the US embassy in Pretoria and join the Islamic State group, local media reported. Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie, both 28, were arrested in South Africa in July 2016 and have been held in custody since. The South African brothers pleaded guilty earlier… Read More

Malawi’s main power station stopped operating after the Chikwawa dam was damaged by the heavy rains following the landfall of tropical storm Ana on the 24th of January. The country is expected to go through 6 months of power cuts, according to the national electricity company Egenco. More than 90 people were killed in the storm across southern Africa “The… Read More

Morocco on Monday buried 5-year-old Rayan, a boy who was trapped in a well for days while rescuers struggled to reach him. The strenuous operation drew global attention, and mourners sent messages of condolences from around the world. Rayan was pulled out Saturday from a 32-meter (105-foot) deep dry well where he had been trapped for five days. The funeral… Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, hosted Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti’s President on Monday, February 7. The heads of states discussed The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which is under construction on the Nile River. Egypt’s president met with Djiboutian counterpart on Monday. It was part of Egypt’s efforts to build more African alliances amid an ongoing water dispute with Ethiopia. During… Read More

When Sadio Mane’s penalty kick sped past Egypt’s Mohamed Abou Gabal Ali, Senegal erupted. This is the moment history was made. A nation that had waited a lifetime for an African football crown had become champions after a grueling 120 minutes against an opponent who’s had her fair share of glory. It was an incredible show of character for Senegal… Read More

Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the smell and grisly spectacle of rotting flesh festering in the scorching heat as Kenya reels from a spate of climate disasters. Surrounded by barren scrubland littered with withered carcasses of sheep and goats, the 56-year-old pastoralist is struggling to keep his beloved animals, and himself, alive. What was left of his herd after… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago The town of Mananjary, on the east coast of Madagascar, was heavily affected by tropical cyclone Batsirai, which hit the island with gusts of up to 235 km/h. The Meteo-France weather service had earlier predicted Batsirai would present “a very serious threat” to Madagascar, after passing Mauritius and drenching the French island of La Reunion… Read More

Senegal’s President Macky Sall declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their victory against Egypt, public television announced. Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip that took in Egypt and Ethiopia, cancelled the last leg in order to welcome the triumphant… Read More