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Last updated: 1 hour ago La Palma’s Cumbre Vieja volcano continued erupting into the early hours of Wednesday morning. One of the volcano’s seven lava flows dropped into the sea Monday, the third flow to reach the Atlantic ocean. Air quality has worsened on the island after a new overflow of the volcano cone. European Union scientists calculate that the… Read More

Eight African musicians have received nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards which is expected to take place in Los Angeles on Monday, January 31. The artists include Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Femi Kuti, Made Kuti, Angélique Kidjo, Rocky Dawuni and Black Coffee. The recording academy on Tuesday announced the nominations for each of the 86 categories for the 64th edition… Read More

The Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced the recruitment of 3,000 soldiers in 2022, in a bid to strengthen the country’s defense system. The measure is in response to the growing terrorist threat, which has seen several attacks by armed groups in the north of the country. The recruitment of these 3,000 soldiers, provided for in the 2022 budget of… Read More

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa. This was at the start of Kenyatta’s two-day state visit to South Africa. In a meeting in Pretoria on Tuesday (November 23), the two leaders discussed the “grave situation in Ethiopia” and agreed that there is an… Read More

Last updated: 11 hours ago Efforts to eradicate polio in The Gambia are facing scepticism due to distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, according to a medical officer in the West African state. The government launched a polio vaccination campaign after the virus was detected in sewage samples in August. Vaccination teams and social mobilizers are going house to house, to health… Read More

Mental health in Africa presents several challenges. Patients frequently consult both traditional therapists and psychiatrists. In Togo, a group by the name Heal by Hair Project has identified a new method to help people with disabilities in the country. Women in various hair salons have been involved in the project and help conduct counseling for these mental patients. The Heal… Read More

Guinea Conakry’s Justice minister expressed shock at the death of a young woman allegedly a victim of rape. Twenty-five year-old secretarial graduate M’Mah Sylla was allegedly raped by doctors at a private clinic in Conakry. Minister of Justice Fatoumata Yarie Soumah said she was shocked by the events. “We have come to express our sympathy to the bereaved family. We… Read More

Malian player Moussa Marega scored the winning goal for Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the Asian Champions League final. Al Hilal swept past South Korea’s Pohang Steelers 2-0 to win the continental title for a record fourth time. The match started well for the Saudi team. Nasser Al Dawsari made history scoring the fastest goal in the competition, barely 16… Read More

Once a desolate landscape, the Simiri plateau in Niger is now a small paradise for fauna and flora. Goats crunch acacia seeds, squirrel and partridge prints dot the ground, praying mantises hang from trees and swarms of grasshoppers devour the verdant foliage. “A small forest has miraculously been reborn,” marvelled Simiri mayor Moussa Adamou. The transformation is part of the… Read More

The Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande revealed that universities are owed more than 700 million US dollars in fees due between 2010 and 2020 with historically disadvantaged institutions bearing the brunt of the costs. Universities South Africa CEO, Professor Ahmed Bawa, is urging the need for a solution. “There is a need for a national solution to this issue.… Read More