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Eighteen years after the air crash in Sharm el-Sheik, in Egypt, that left no survivors the former boss of Egyptian company Flash Airlines was indicted by a court in Paris. Mohamed Nour’s indictment was done in December and confirmed by judicial sources on Tuesday. The case was initially dismissed as the charges were considered as insufficient. But the families of… Read More

97 former hostages reached Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state, in the north of Nigeria on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the police announced men, women and children abducted more than two months ago had recovered their freedom. It is the end of an ordeal for the nearly 100 hostages who had been taken from their homes and along highways in remote… Read More

Senegal striker Ismaila Sarr left London on Tuesday to join his country’s squad for the African Cup of Nations after a tussle with his English club Watford, the national federation (FSF) said. The FSF said in a statement, Ismaïla Sarr who departed London at 11 30 will join the Lions’ training before their departure for Cameroon, where the CAN will… Read More

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa received on Tuesday the first instalment of a long awaited report on corruption in the country. The report is the result of three years work looking at the extent of corruption during former president’s Jacob Zuma tenure between 2009 and 2018. Ramaphosa described this report as a defining moment. “This is what I would call… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago Sudanese demonstrators gather and chant in the capital Khartoum against military rule. The protesters shouted “No, no to military rule” and called for the dissolution of Sudan’s ruling council, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, which led a coup on 25 October and derailed the transition to civilian rule. Other demonstrators urged the military to… Read More

Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas group Sonatrach has announced intentions to invest $40 billion between 2022 and 2026 in oil exploration, production and refining, and gas exploration and extraction, CEO Toufik Hakkar said Monday. “Our investment plan between 2022 and 2026 is about 40 billion dollars, including 8 billion dollars in 2022,” Hakkar said explaining that one-third of the investment… Read More

In Sudan’s capital Khartoum and in Omdurman, a large city located on the bank of the main Nile river, the police fired tear gas and closed major roads and streets, in an attempted to disrupt anti-coup demonstrations. The face to face has become habitual: thousands of protestors assembled to demand the end of military rule. On Tuesday, security forces faced… Read More

The Kisumu Safari Train is back more than 10 years after services were suspended due to a dilapidated railway line. The state corporation hopes to appeal to those who wish to avoid the road traffic jam and high prices. In Kenya, a decade after services were suspended due to a dilapidated railway line, the Nairobi to Kisumu train has resumed… Read More

There are threats by armed Anglophone separatists to disrupt the 2021 African Cup of Nations which is expected to open in Cameroon on Sunday. Some armed groups have vowed to disrupt the competition and sent threatening letters to the teams in Group F (Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and Gambia) who will play in Limbe and train in Buea, the seaside resort… Read More

Michael Olunga was presented with the trophy for the top scorer in the last Asian Champions League on Tuesday ahead of his club’s Qatar league match with Al Duhail. The Kenyan international did not score this time, but he was involved in the opening goal. His rush through the opposition defence allowed Belgian-Brazilian Edmilson to hit the post and then… Read More