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The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Opposition candidate Moise Katumbi held an election rally in the city of Goma, in the DR Congo’s northeastern region of North-Kivu on Thursday evening. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Madagascar’s opposition, largely grouped within a collective, announced on Friday evening that it would “not recognize the results” of the first round of the presidential election, due to be announced on Saturday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

An elephant has given birth to twin daughters in Kenya, a rare occurrence for the world’s largest land mammal, a conservation organization for this endangered species announced on Friday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said on Friday that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process was “an idea on its last legs”, urging the international community to recognize a “State of Palestine” instead.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Somalia officially joined the Community of East African States (EAC) on Friday, the regional organisation with a single market allowing the free movement of goods and people announced. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Trade between Morocco and Israel flourished thanks to the normalization of their relations three years ago, but the war in Gaza and the support of the Moroccan population for the Palestinian cause have cut this momentum, analysts believe.Sourced from Africanews Read More

With the deal comes increased shipments of fuel and supplies into Gaza — though still only enough to dent the needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment, according to aid groups. Sourced from Africanews Read More

South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the global race for coronavirus vaccines are taking a more combative approach towards drugmakers and pushing back on policies that deny cheap treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Theodore Ngoy, a presidential candidate, raised concerns about the legitimacy of the voters’ cards, stating that 80% of them are illegible due to being printed on thermal paper.Sourced from Africanews Read More