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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the early hours of Saturday held a joint news conference in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after the two leaders held talks. Speaking about security in the Black Sea region, Zelenskyy said more significant efforts were needed to limit Russia’s aggression. The Ukrainian president said the Black Sea “should be a space of… Read More

Zimbabwean police on Friday banned an opposition rally scheduled for Sunday, citing a lack of toilets and unsuitable roads at the venue, the latest ban ahead of the August elections. The political climate is worsening ahead of what promises to be a tense vote on August 23 in a country ruled by one political party, Zanu-PF, since independence from Britain… Read More

One of the rare African-born figures to head a German cultural institution, Bonaventure Ndikung is aiming to highlight post-colonial multiculturalism at a Berlin arts centre with its roots in Western hegemony. The “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” (House of World Cultures), or HKW, was built by the Americans in 1956 during the Cold War for propaganda purposes, at a time… Read More

Haitian officials attended a ceremony at the National Pantheon Museum in Port-Au-Prince on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse. On July 7 2021, a squad of gunmen assassinated the president at his home in the capital, Port-au-Prince throwing the country into a deeper crisis amid growing chaos and gang violence. This week,… Read More

Protests took place in Nairobi on Friday where more than 20 anti-government protesters were arrested and other parts of the country also witnessed demonstrations called by the opposition against newly imposed taxes. Hundreds of protesters turned out in Kenya’s capital, as well as in the coastal city of Mombasa and the lakeside city of Kisumu where the opposition enjoys huge… Read More

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod has issued an apology to the people of Tigray for their role in the devastating war in the region. In a statement released on Thursday, the synod expressed regret for failing to ensure the safety of church leaders and followers during the conflict. Criticism has been directed at the church for not condemning the… Read More

A report titled “105 promisses, 13 achievements” takes a closer look at the second 7-year term of Gabonese president Ali Bongo. Economists Mays Mouissi et Harold Leckat asse in a 196-page-long document the efficiency of the Bongo administration. And the results do not live up to  promises. In a country of less than 2.5 millions inhabitants, with gas, mineral and… Read More

A calf of the nearly extinct African Wild Ass was presented to the Chilean public on Thursday, 17 days after being born. African Wild Asses are in the category of “Critically Endangered” species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The latest calf was born in Buin Zoo in Chile, part of an international programme designed to avoid… Read More

Tunisian authorities are coming under heavy criticism following the expulsions of Sub-Saharan migrants. On Friday (Jul. 07), the head of the country’s main opposition coalition said the maltreatment of migrants ‘a disgrace’. Hundreds of migrants including children from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city… Read More

Unconfirmed reports cited by French news agency, AFP, suggest that Russian paramilitary group, Wagner, have been leaving the Central African Republic in recent days. The agency cites several foreign sources.  The reports however are denied by Fidèle Gouandjika, a special minister and adviser to President Touadéra. Contacted by AFP on Friday, Gouandjika denied the allegations and  accused the media of… Read More