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The United States Supreme Court will have a new justice by the end of the summer. President Biden has reaffirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the country’s highest court. In a letter released on Thursday, Democratic jurist Stephen Breyer has announced he will retire from the United States Supreme Court at the end of his term.… Read More

Ongoing clashes between the DRC’s army and fighters of the terror group M23 have resulted in forced displacements. Since the beginning of this week, inhabitants from six villages in The Democratic Republic of Congo’s east – including, Bukima, Nyesisi, and Ruhanga – have fled clashes between the Congolese army and M23. On Tuesday, a fresh attack carried out by the… Read More

Cameroonian Sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi imputed last Monday’s deadly stampede on a “reckless” decision to open a gate in the face of a “flood of people”. A stampede that led to the deaths of eight people outside an Africa Cup of Nations stadium was caused by a “reckless” decision to open a gate in the face of a “flood… Read More

Welcome to a new episode of INSPIRE AFRICA. On this episode, host Jerry Fisayo-Bambi presents the story of the #Slum2School project in Nigeria taking out of school children into schools for learning opportunities. In Nigeria, primary education is officially free and compulsory yet the west African nation records about 10.5 million out of school children, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.… Read More

Tunisia’s Youssef Msakni is one of the continent’s most experienced players and has brought his technical touch to his quarter-final against Burkina Faso in Garoua on Saturday. The powerful long-range shot that eliminated Nigeria (1-0) in the round of 16 was not a trial run. Youssef Msakni has already scored many goals of this calibre. In 2013, his 25-metre shot… Read More

Civil society organisations in Burkina Faso are urging the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, not to impose sanctions on the country. The appeal took place as West African leaders decided on Friday to suspend the country from the organisation. Many in civil society are apprehensive about the future. “We therefore dare to tell ECOWAS to be very careful… Read More

Burkina Faso and Tunisia are getting ready for the quarter final clash in the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. Tunisia finished the group stage in style by defeating Nigeria 1 nil. Both teams are well aware of the challenge ahead. “We are confident, we are happy with the journey we have made as the coach said, we can’t wait… Read More

Intense rains in Southern Africa have left a trail of destruction in several countries. Tropical storm Ana made landfall in Madagascar on Monday. At least 48 people have been killed by flooding that affected an estimated 130,000 people. “I am very sad because we work like crazy to get money and now the house is destroyed. How can we not… Read More

Residents of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou reacted on Friday to a speech given by their new military leader, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba the night before. Damiba addressed the nation after mutinous soldiers forced democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore to resign this week, announcing they are now in charge of the West African country that’s under siege… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago The town of Chebaa is used to snow in January but a recent storm, which has blanketed most of Lebanon, has left the town with snowfall the town hasn’t been seen in a decade. Snow trucks struggle to keep up with the amount of snow, leading many mountainous roads in Lebanon closed due to the… Read More