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UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, speaking following a spate of coups in Africa, says they are not the solution and only make crises worse.Sourced from Africanews Read More

“We are extremely alarmed that at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured during demonstrations on Wednesday in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. We have received information indicating that the death toll may be higher.” Ravina Shamdasani, SpokespersonSourced from Africanews Read More

The ICRC in a statement Friday said a further 110 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in the past week by the Somali Red Crescent Society amid clashes that have continued for months in and around Las-Anod. The statement did not identify the dead or those to blame.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Victims of the protest in Goma that turned into clashes between protesters and the armed forces are being treated for severe injuries in nearby hospitals as national authorities estimate the death toll at more than 40 people with many injured.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armored vans were killed Friday in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Senegal on Friday temporarily brought back into service a long-closed railway line to take worshippers to an annual religious festival.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The Kenyan government unveiled plans to roll out electric motorbikes across the country on Friday. President William Ruto announced the initiative with African startup Spiro just days before he hosts the first Africa Climate Summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi next week.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The mysterious, solitary, and invincible vigilante played by actor Denzel Washington is back in the limelight in Antoine Fuqua’s Equalizer 3. Sourced from Africanews Read More

As investigations into the cause of the blaze continue, sniffer dogs on Friday searched a gutted Johannesburg building for more victims.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Niger’s military regime fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of “blatant interference” by backing the country’s ousted president as protestors rallied near a French base outside the capital Niamey.Sourced from Africanews Read More