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There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo’s capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans explains how she invokes her ancestors to cast spells that rout her opponents. “I research the fetish,” says the 28-year-old, a figure wearing a dramatic red wig ahead of her fight and holding a cane that she says is imbued… Read More

Four stowaways have endured a dangerous ten-day journey across the vast Atlantic Ocean on a cargo ship, hanging to a tiny space above the rudder. The daring voyage covered a staggering 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) and unfolded under risky conditions that tested their resilience. Their ordeal began when the courageous quartet embarked on the hazardous trip, seeking the prospect of… Read More

The United States said Tuesday it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a multinational police force to help combat gangs in Haiti that control much of the capital and are spreading through the Caribbean nation. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a news conference at the start of the U.S. presidency of the… Read More

Niger’s land and air borders with five neighboring countries have been reopened, almost a week after they were closed in a coup that overthrew elected president Mohamed Bazoum, one of the coup plotters announced on national television on Tuesday. “The land and air borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali and Chad are reopened “as of today”, he declared. A… Read More

An exhibition in London’s Barbican centre is showcasing artworks by brain injury patients turned artists. The Differently Various exhibition is the result of a four year collaboration between the Barbican arts centre and the charity Headway, which uses music and the arts to help those suffering with brain injuries to take back control of their lives.  Music for the exhibition… Read More

Residents of Niamey Niger’s capital are reacting to the news of  France’s decision to evacuate its nationals from the country. On Tuesday, France and Italy prepared to fly out their citizens and other Europeans from Niger, six days after a coup that toppled President Mohammed Bazoom, one of the last pro-Western leaders in the jihadist-plagued Sahel. “I dare say that we… Read More

Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko’s presidential plans have been blighted by a fresh barrage of criminal charges and the dissolution of his party ahead of next February’s elections. The firebrand politician, President Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, has faced a string of legal woes, which he claims have been designed to keep him out of politics. “It is impossible for Ousmane… Read More

The moon appeared brighter and bigger than normal because it was closer than usual, just 222,159 miles (357,530 kilometers) away, thus the supermoon label. A bigger and brighter moon lit up the night skies above Johannesburg on Tuesday evening as the cosmos offered up the first of two supermoons this August. The moon appeared brighter and bigger than normal because… Read More

On Urubo, Liido and Sugunto Liido beaches, piles of debris cover the sand. The pollution has scarred the landscape here in a place where people come, seeking a reprieve from the fighting between rival armed factions. Now local people in this old port city are working together to clean up and reclaim their beaches. They’re hoping that if the clean… Read More

Bayern Munich held an open training session at the Lioncity Sailors Training Center on Tuesday, ahead of their pre-season match against Liverpool. Their senegales forward Sadio Mane was however ostensibly absent. Bayern are without Mane, who just announced that he is set to join Al-Nassr after only one year at German club. Bayern Liverpool match will take place on 2nd… Read More