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Last updated: 14/01 – 20:06 As Africa faces a new wave of cases of COVID and health authorities continue to urge people to take preventive measures to avoid the virus, the people of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing another challenge, the lack of water in this city of nearly 2 million people. In some areas, the… Read More

The electoral authorities in Somalia have appointed a new chairman after dismissing the former chief accused of involvement in electoral misconduct. The announcement of Somalia’s Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) followed the threat of US sanctions if the country misses the new deadline of February 25th to hold elections. “The defeated candidate got 11 votes while the second candidate Muse… Read More

The UN envoy for the disputed Western Sahara region visited refugee camps in Algeria on Saturday in a renewed bid to find a diplomatic solution to the territory. The former Spanish colony was annexed by Morocco in 1975. Polisario front independence activists expressed frustration at decades of diplomatic deadlock. “We demand to the UN envoy, our independence. We will only… Read More

Mali’s prime minister announced on Saturday that the country would lodge a formal complaint against the economic sanctions imposed by ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The announcement was made by transitional prime minister Choguel Maïga during an interview broadcast by the state television channel. During the interview Choguel Maïga accused former colonial power, France, of being… Read More

Somalia’s government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was wounded on Sunday after an alleged suicide bomb attack. In a statement, the prime-minister’s office confirmed the attack and added that the spokesman’s wounds “were not serious”. A local witness described the attack that was later claimed by the Al-Shabaab group. Eyewitness Dahir Mohamed Mohamud described the incident in the capital, Mogadishu. “I… Read More

Friends and family of boxing legend Muhammad Ali remembered his life and legacy ahead of his 80th birthday on January 17th. Born Cassius Clay in Kentucky in 1942, he would later convert to Islam and change his name to Muhammad Ali. His friend John Ramsey described him as “what everyone aspires to be”. “If I had to say his legacy,… Read More

Nigeria has gained a place in the next round of the African Cup of Nations taking place in Cameroon. The Super Eagles beat Sudan 3-1 on Saturday and are now leading Group D. Nigeria’s defender reaffirmed his determination to win the tournament. “Today was a different challenge again. I think the first game everyone saw what we could play. First… Read More

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s former head of state who was toppled by the military in 2020, died Sunday at his home, his family said. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita led Mali from 2013 to 2020. Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led Mali between 2013 and 2020, died Sunday 16 January at his home in Bamako, AFP learned from his family.… Read More

Last updated: 14/01 – 16:06 Elaborately masked dancers have carried on an age-old Bulgarian carnival tradition, passed down from generation to generation, in the belief that it helps ward off evil spirits. The Surva festival is the culmination of traditional winter festivities that date back to pagan times. Every winter, in the villages of the Balkan country, men, women and… Read More

Last updated: 14/01 – 17:54 About 210 kilometres (130 miles) east of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, 20 elephants have died in the past eight years after eating plastic waste, according to local vets. In Pallakkadu village in Ampara district, the open dump is their last resort for food. According to the authorities, there are 54 dumpsites in the country’s wildlife… Read More