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In the cotton fields of Damanhur, farmers are collecting a plentiful harvest. Prices of cotton have almost doubled in comparison to last year, rising from about 2,000 Egyptian pounds in 2020, to between 4,000 and 4,500 Egyptian pounds per 50 kilos this year. “The cotton season was very good this year because of the heatwave, the crop is indescribable, to… Read More

Dutch prosecutors put an Eritrean people-smuggler on their most wanted list on Tuesday, accusing him of running a criminal gang that brutally abuses migrants trying to reach Europe. Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, 37, runs a camp in Libya housing thousands of people where his organisation “extorts, kidnaps and rapes Eritreans” travelling to countries including the Netherlands, prosecutors said. The wanted notice… Read More

Volunteers working with the Congolese Health Ministry dressed in protective clothes on Monday disinfected the house of a man suspected of dying from Ebola in Kasabinyole, a neighbourhood in Beni. The 36-year-old’s body was removed and covered while distraught relatives looked on and begged to see him one more time. But the volunteers had to explain to them it would… Read More

The Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya is seeing something of an elephant baby boom. Last year, it welcomed around 200 calves, bringing its total elephant population in the 392-square-kilometer national park located 240 kilometers southeast of Nairobi along the border of Kenya and Tanzania to about 1,900. And the trend is being reflected across the country with around 36,280… Read More

Family members of slain Olympic runner Agnes Tirop gathered at her house on Monday to carry out a traditional cleansing ceremony. Elders from the Kaplel clan slaughtered a sheep before sprinkling and smearing blood from the animal, milk and cow dung inside the home. The aim of the ritual was to pave the way for Tirop’s family members to live… Read More

Last updated: 23 minutes ago The famous London wax museum Madame Tussauds opened its first branch in the Arab world this week, in Dubai. The brand, which originated in London where it has 250 wax sculptures that attract millions of visitors each year, also has smaller branches in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Dubai branch features 60 sculptures… Read More

A year has passed and the world may have forgotten but for the Nigerian youth, 20th October, 2020 can never be forgotten, This is the day the Nigerian army used live ammunition to disperse a peaceful Nigerian protest at the lekki toll gate in lagos which claimed some lives and left many injured. 29 year Legend Agboola Onileowo is one… Read More

Public transport remained at a standstill Sunday in Eswatini, in the latest protest against Africa’s last absolute monarchy, rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations. Private taxi and commuter bus operators calling for the release of two pro-democracy lawmakers pledged to continue a transport shutdown until their demands were met. The shutdown over the past week has seen people forced… Read More

South Africa’s health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men. The decision was based on earlier studies testing the safety of a modified form of adenovirus — a type of virus that causes respiratory infections — known as the Ad5… Read More

Turkey is committed to boosting trade ties with the entire Africa, and plans to hold a Turkey-Africa Business Council meeting soon. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made this promise when he visited Angola, as part of his three-nation tour to the continent. Turkeys trade with African countries currently stands at about 25 billion dollars. The Turkish president expressed hope to increase… Read More