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Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has vowed to lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday. He made this statement at a time where rival Tigray forces are said to be moving closer to the capital of Addis Ababa In a statement posted on social media on Monday evening (November 22), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said “This is… Read More

In Khartoum, the family members of Abu Bakr Salah, a 27-year-old Sudanese man who was shot in the chest during a protest, mourned their loss on Saturday, and vowed his death would be avenged. At least 41 protesters have been killed in anti-coup protests in Sudan since generals deposed the country’s civilian government, according to the latest tally on Sunday… Read More

The authorities in Kenya have announced that from the 21st of December everyone who is not vaccinated will be barred from using public transport and accessing government buildings. The announcement was made by Health Minister, Mutahi Kagwe. Vaccination rates in Kenya are currently less than 10% of the population. Official data suggests that the country has administered 6.4 million jabs… Read More

Traveling across Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saw firsthand the limits of America’s influence abroad. Blinken confronted authoritarianism, growing threats from newly energized extremists, and persistent challenges posed by COVID-19 and climate change, all of which have stubbornly resisted various U.S. interventions. And, nowhere on his three-nation tour last week — to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal — was… Read More

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has lost control of Johannesburg, with the city council choosing a woman from the opposition to head the mayor’s office in the country’s largest city on Monday. The ANC suffered a historic setback in the municipal elections in early November, falling below 50% for the first time in any election. Until then, Nelson… Read More

Sudan’s reinstated prime-minister, Abdalla Hamdok, said on Monday that he will have the authority to form an independent government. His comments took place one day after signing a deal with the military that almost one month earlier staged a coup and placed him under house arrest. Hamdok, who was re-elected as prime minister with the Sovereignty Council in Sudan, signed… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago The German NGO Sea-Watch-4 reported rescuing 107 people on Monday in the Central Mediterranean. The migrants were packed in a small wooden boat sailing in precarious conditions when Sea-Watch 4 approached it. Among the rescued people the NGO reported taking on board a 31-year-old woman with a newborn child. Sea-Watch-4 is currently waiting for a… Read More

In the Mercado do 30, one of the largest markets in Luanda, many vendors fear being contaminated by covid-19, due to non-compliance in the use of masks and little social distancing. Those vaccinated have gone to the extent of seeking divine protection before undertaking their daily chores. Located in the Angolan municipality of Viana, 30 kilometers from the capital Luanda,… Read More

Last updated: 36 minutes ago From the rubble of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul, androids emerge here and there in a restaurant to serve their amused customers. These futuristic waiters are the result of technology developed in the northern city, a former stronghold of the jihadist group Islamic State. A team from the University of Mosul’s mechatronics department,integrating several… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago In Kinshasa the police suppressed a forbidden demonstration for the neutrality of the electoral commission and made several arrests. By early morning, security forces had closed all access roads to the headquarters of the electoral commission in the capital of DR Congo. The offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) are located on a… Read More