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Togolese people no longer go to theaters to attend theatrical performances. Faced with this disinterest, artists, actors, and other directors are now organizing performances in houses and street performances to once again interest Togolese people in theater. One such unusual event took place recently in the courtyard of a house in Lomé where chairs, a stage, and spotlights were set… Read More

Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath of torrential rainfall. Over the weekend, the country’s government began the voluntary relocation of approximately 2000 families displaced by the flooding, moving them to shelters on higher ground. “We thought the state had abandoned us. Thank goodness for… Read More

Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda are voicing their frustration over poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge the issue and pledge to resolve it. Industry expert Ben Roberts explained to the BBC that the spotty service stemmed from faults in the undersea cables linking the region to the rest of the world via South Africa.… Read More

Search and rescue crews were still working at the site of the disaster, a week after the accident in the city of George in the Western Cape province. On Monday, municipal authorities said the fatalities had topped 23. An investigation to establish the cause of the collapse is ongoing. The country’s public works minister was due to visit the accident… Read More

Residents in Haiti are struggling to process the trauma of a crisis which has engulfed the country in the past few months. At a recent training session in a relatively safe section of Port-au-Prince, parents learned games to put a smile on their children’s faces. The parents are often so distraught and discouraged they don’t have energy to care for… Read More

Will the climate crisis could lead to a reduction of malaria cases in Africa? A new study led by the British University of Leeds predict that the hot and dry conditions brought about by climate change will lead to an overall decrease in areas suitable for malaria transmission from 2025 onwards. The research entitled “Future malaria environmental suitability in Africa is… Read More

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At a news briefing after their meeting, both ministers called for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages. “We want to see that there is a progress in the talks for the agreement in Cairo, for the… Read More

“Sudan’s moment has come; chaos is our chance to sow the seeds of jihad,” warned Abu Hudhaifa al-Sudani, a high-ranking al-Qaida leader, in an October 2022 manifesto. His words may have seemed premature at the time, but a year of brutal civil war has now plunged Sudan into the kind of chaos in which terrorist groups thrive. The risk of… Read More

Niger’s state court has postponed till June 7  the decision on lifting the immunity of former president Mohamed Bazoum, who was overthrown by the military in July 2023.The court was due to hand down the decision on Friday. Bazooum’s lawyers had requested the postponement arguing that the former leader was not properly notified of the ongoing proceedings” and that he… Read More

After decades of instability and conflict in Central African Republic (CAR), one in five Central Africans is either internally displaced or has found refuge abroad. They fled their homes due to ongoing fighting between the country’s numerous armed factions, which has seen thousands of people killed. Many have settled in the PK3 camps for internally displaced people (IDP) near the… Read More