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Students in South Africa are worried about the new Omicron variant identified in the country. The rise in the number of infections among the students have led to the postponement of tests and exams as explained by Nhlanhla Africa Maphosa, a student at Tshwane University of Technology. “It was just last week when they checked stats then they realized that… Read More

The first ever FIFA Arab Cup kicks off in Qatar on Tuesday. The competition is seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, which will take place in the Emirates in a year’s time. It will pit the best teams in the Arab world against each other until the grand final on 18 December. Six African teams are in… Read More

The Congolese variant, known by the scientific name B1 640, was first detected in a family in France after returning from a trip to the Republic of Congo. But if Europe is now discovering this variant with unusual mutations, Congolese scientists discovered it much earlier. “It is a variant of SARS cov2 responsible for covid-19 that was described in our… Read More

Moroccan film director Fatima Boubakdi won first prize at the Ecrans Noirs film festival held in Yaoundé, capital of Cameroon. Glory Mununko received the prize for best African actress and Narcisse Wandji won two prizes, for best Cameroonian film and best script at the Ecrans Noirs. “It’s really all the ingenuity but more so all the passion that animated us,… Read More

Algerians return to the polls this weekend to choose local and provincial representatives. The vote takes place earlier than originally planned and a year after a constitutional referendum was held. The scrutiny is also a test for the new government of president Abdelmajid Tebboune that replaced long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika forced to resign in 2019. During the electoral campaign, pro-government… Read More

Jessica Ata hasn`’t been to River Aswa since 2014, when she was diagnosed with river blindness. Back then, 1.5 million people in Uganda were affected by onchocerciasis that is carried by the blackfly. The vector thrives along water rapids like this one that runs through several districts. With the return of rains, there has been a surge in black flies.… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago It’s one of the most unusual museums in Moscow, the Russian capital’s pinball museum is based on the private collection of owner Alexander Kazmin. He’s been collecting the retro arcade machines from all over Russia since 2015. “First, I had a dream to play a real machine since childhood,” he says. “When I grew up… Read More

Performers in traditional dress and athletes gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to dance and sing patriotic songs ahead of a visit to the troops on the frontline. The event took place this Saturday as Tigrayan rebels claimed this week to have taken another town just 220 kilometres from the capital. The government and rebels from the TPLF have… Read More

The authorities in Burkina Faso fired tear gas at protesters during an anti-government rally in the capital, Ouagadougou. The violence took place this Saturday as hundreds of protesters converged on Place de la Nation, one of the main squares of the city. The crowds wanted to vent their anger against the failure of president Kabore to deal with extremist violence… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago UNHCR today (26 Nov) expressed concern over the difficult living conditions of indigenous Warao families from Venezuela who are settled in remote locations across Guyana. Guyana is home to an estimated 24,500 refugees and migrants from Venezuela, including some 2,500 indigenous Warao. Some have settled in hard-to-reach areas near the Venezuelan border and others in… Read More