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An elephant has given birth to twins in Kenya’s north in a moment rarely witnessed among the endangered species. Conservationists call the moment unique. said On Thursday they said an elephant had given birth to twins in Kenya’s north. Among the endangered species twins form about only one percent of births. Conservation group Save the Elephants said the twins were… Read More

Many have died in an explosion that occurred at Appiatse between Bogoso and Bawdie in the western region of Ghana on Thursday ( 20th January 2022 ) afternoon. Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Francis Abeiku Yankah confirmed this to local media. An eyewitness account states: “It is as if we are in a war-torn country.” buildings and… Read More

Liberian President George Weah visited survivors of a deadly stampede. On Thursday, he was at the bedside of some of the fifteen survivors admitted to hospital. Liberian President George Weah visits victims in hospital after a stampede at an open air prayer meeting in the capital Monrovia killed 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman. On Thursday, the… Read More

Lazare Eloundou Assomo, newly appointed Director of World Heritage at UNESCO, joined us at Africanews to have a discussion on the preservation of African heritage. Bridget Ugwe, Africanews: For those of us who are not familiar with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO), could you explain what your mission within the institution consists of concretely? Lazare Eloundou… Read More

The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation made a rare appearance on Wednesday. Denouncing a lack of state investment, Mustafa Sanalla mentioned dilapidated networks that required regular servicing. If Libya sits on the largest known oil reserves in Africa, it lacks the necessary installations to exploit the natural resource. The powerful head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation decried a lack… Read More

Last updated: 50 minutes ago Here in the waters of the Gulf of Pozzuoli, just a few kilometres from Naples, a small wave of the hand reveals precious, ancient Roman mosaics. Divers, snorkelers, and tourists visit all year round – to travel back in time and swim through ancient streets, past mosaics, statues, columns, and the remains of what was… Read More

Last updated: 35 minutes ago Peru responders continue to clean oil off Cavero beach, one of several areas affected by an oil spill from an Italian-flagged ship. The waves causing the spill originated from an eruption of an undersea volcano in the South Pacific nation of Tonga. Clean up crews wearing hazmat suits shovelled crude oil into wheelbarrows. Local fishermen… Read More

Ghana Football Association president, Kurt Okraku, has defended Black Stars’ coach Milovan Rajevac’s selections at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Serbian trainer was hugely criticized for his matchday squad at the tournament, but Kurt insists that the 28-man team was the best the coach could fall on during the time of the selection. The GFA president… Read More

Last updated: 14 hours ago Believers celebrate Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox epiphany, in the city of Gondar in the war-torn Amhara region. This year’s festivities are stained with signs of the war’s toll: Gondar’s hospitals teem with wounded combatants, while families grieve their lost ones. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Soccer fans can now start registering to buy tickets for Qatar World Cup at prices from around $70, one-third cheaper than the tournament in Russia, The Associated Press has learned. Some people who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity said the category-three tickets on international sale will be 250 Qatari riyals ($69), compared to $105 for the… Read More