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Johannesburg boxing grandmothers have taken up boxing to keep fit and fight old age ailments. Despite boxing being a tough sport, these grannies aged between 65 and 83 years old have gone a notch higher to demonstrate their willingness. Constance Ngubane, 83, said that they are trying to find ways to curb the burden of chronic diseases like diabetes through… Read More

Last updated: 32 minutes ago In Burundi’s capital, drummers take part in the final of a drumming competition between participants from all of the country’s province. Listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO since 2014 , the ritual dance of the royal drum is “a practice that shows happiness” and a tradition that Burundians hope to preserve… Read More

This Tuesday (December 21) marks the re-opening of Abidjan’s zoo in Côte d’Ivoire. The zoo closed in September 2020 after a hyena escaped following accusations of animal mistreatment. The facilities have been completely refurbished. The renovation was financed by the state costing around 800,000 euros. According to the director of the zoo, Karl Diakité, “Most of the enclosures that were… Read More

Less than five months before the 50th anniversary of the of 1972 events in Burundi, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) described this crisis as genocide against the Bahutu, during the presentation of its progress report to the Parliament on Monday 20th of December. During its three years of activity, Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, president of the TRC, said that 692… Read More

An Egyptian activist who played a central role in Egypt’s uprising in 2011 was sentenced on Monday to five years in jail by a special court in Cairo. Alaa Abdel Fattah was found guilty of “spreading false information” according to the defendents sister. Two other activists were also sentenced to four years in prison on the same charges. Described as… Read More

Drone and air strikes have killed at least 28 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Footage showed by Tigray Tv, controlled by the TPLF rebels shows images of dead bodies on the streets and the injured being carried away. The target was a market in the town of Alamata. “Drones attacked the market and killed more than 38 people and more… Read More

Business representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Private sector attended the Rwandan National trade fair for the very first time on Monday. The event presents an opportunity to the two countries not just to make sales and exhibit the new products, but also to sign a trade agreement with the Rwandan Private Sector Federation that will facilitate trade and… Read More

A group of candidates in war-torn Libya’s presidential election said Monday that they expect the polls to be delayed, despite the lack of an official announcement to that effect. Scheduled for Friday, the vote is meant to cap a United Nations-led peace process after a decade of conflict. But it has been beset by deep divisions over its legal basis,… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago Residents of eastern Congo’s largest city launched violent protests over fears that police from neighboring Rwanda had entered the country, leaving at least two people dead, authorities said Monday. Mayor Francois Kabeya Makossa confirmed that one police officer and a protester had been killed in the unrest. Congo’s relations with Rwanda have been fraught over… Read More

Four people, including a baby, were killed and at least 12 wounded Monday in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during a day of “dead city” action triggered to protest against criminality, authorities and hospital sources said. The demonstrators were also protesting against the alleged presence of Rwandan police in Goma, strongly denied by the authorities. Early… Read More