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Residents of Banjul, the capital of The Gambia are reacting to the news of Adama Barrow’s re-election for a second term as president. The incumbent candidate won more than 53% of the vote according to results released by the electoral commission. Thousands of people took to the streets to celebrate Barrow’s reelection late Sunday evening when the Chairman of the… Read More

New data from the WHO has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria services, leading to an increase in cases and deaths. According to the report, there were an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2020, represents about 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019 and 69,000 more deaths. Approximately two-thirds of… Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall have expressed their displeasure towards rich countries over travel bans imposed on them since the country announced the discovery of a new coronavirus variant, omicron. This was during the opening of the 7th edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on Monday. Senegalese president, Macky… Read More

Sudanese demonstrators lift placards during a rally in Khartoum Bahri, on December 6, 2021, to protest a deal that saw the Prime Minister reinstated after his ouster in a mili   –   Copyright © africanews -/AFP or licensors Sourced from Africanews Read More

A British teenager who was badly injured when a crocodile bit her leg and tried to drag her underwater in Livingstone, Zambia, has said she was “very lucky” to have survived the attack. Amelie Osborn-Smith was evacuated by helicopter to Medland Hospital where she underwent surgical procedures. In her first interview following the attack, Osborn-Smith said she had “accepted” that… Read More

Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets Monday in the capital of Khartoum and other cities in the latest protests against the October military coup and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Footage circulated on social media supposedly showed demonstrators marching in different locations in Khartoum and its sister city of Omdurman. There were also protests in… Read More

Unique drummed rhythms, dynamic dances, and instrumental music using harps, musical bows, and a flute. It all testifies to the richness of an indigenous culture that today finds itself under threat. Aka is an indigenous group predominantly based in the north of the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. Music is at the heart of its culture and has… Read More

Faced with discrimination around the world with their different appearances, albinos livening in Cameroon live under the fear of being killed for ritual purposes. In some local traditions, it is believed that the limbs of albinos are magical and brings luck and good health to anyone who possesses them. President of the Association for the Promotion of Albinos in Cameroon,… Read More

In Angola the main opposition party, UNITA, re-elected Adalberto Costa Júnior as leader of the opposition. In October, the Constitutional Court annulled his 2019 election as party leader. The decision of the court was announced on the same day that UNITA formed a coalition with two other groups to increase its chances of defeating the long-ruling MPLA in elections due… Read More

It was a double win for Kenya in Valencia’s marathon. Lawrence Cherono celebrated victory in the men’s race with Kenya’s flag. Ethiopian’s Chalu Deso Gelmisa took second place. Kenya’s Nancy Jelagat also celebrated victory in the women’s race. Second place was taken by Ethiopian’s pair Etagegne Woldu Mamo and Beyenu Degefa. Sourced from Africanews Read More