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West African Regional bloc ECOWAS issued on Sunday an ultimatum of one week to the military junta that took power in Niger earlier this week to return the country to constitutional normality. Thousands of supporters of the military junta responded by taking to the streets of the capital, Niamey, waving Russian flags and denouncing former colonial power, France. “I would… Read More

Some two to three thousand people gathered in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, on Friday to show support for the new constitution. If approved on Sunday’s referendum, the constitutional changes open the door for president Faustin Archange Touadéra, to stand for another term. “In order to triumph? We have to go to the ballot box and vote. We must… Read More

Citizens in Niger have expressed hope in the future three days after the military takeover that led to the detention of former president Mohamed Bazoum. “We think that the arrival of the military at the head of the country will give us a little more hope by thinking that their arrival will cause the situation of insecurity to change and… Read More

Tens of thousands of people attended Friday’s opening ceremony of the Francophonie Games in the DRC’s capital, Kinshasa. In its ninth edition, this is the first time that the central African metropolis, with an estimated 15 million people, hosts the games. Three thousand athletes and artists from around thirty, mostly French-speaking countries, are taking part. The country was chosen in… Read More

Algerians held funerals on Thursday for the victims of the blazes that killed a total of 34 people. The wildfires raged for days destroying homes and reducing vast areas of forest to scorched land. In one small village 16 people were killed as they tried to flee the flames. Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sent his condolences to the families… Read More

Niger’s new military leader has met with members of the government on Friday for the first time since Wednesday coup. The meeting took place at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, after General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, was declared the country’s new leader replacing former President Mohamed Bazoum. On Thursday, the UN insisted it… Read More

South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has called for peace in Ukraine during his speech on Friday at the Russia – Africa summit in St Petersburg. Ramaphosa also expressed his concern with the issue of food security in Africa following Russia’s pulling out of the grain deal. “Even in this case with the conflict in the Ukraine we still advocate for… Read More

Egypt on Thursday announced a series of measures, including planned power cuts, to cope with the growing energy consumption caused by the intense heat wave sweeping the country. In a televised address on 6 August, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Madbouly called on the private sector to take similar measures, saying that civil servants who do not work in a job in… Read More

In modern cities, we rarely know the full story of what ends up on our plates: where food comes from, how it is produced, and how it affects our environment. In this episode, we’re meeting two women who are working to enhance food security by bringing food to the core of our urban centres. “Our minds are shaped by food… Read More

For director Savannah Leaf, the consistent symbolism interlaced into her feature film debut, “Earth Mama,” began with her thinking about “how Black women are kind of like the center of our universe and the power held within that.” Leaf says that she was thinking “a lot about ancestry and the trauma that one can take on through their lineage.” She… Read More