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Dozens of demonstrators on Thursday called for the release of opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s policies, denouncing a judiciary “under orders”, journalists observed. Around twenty opponents and leading figures from the business and media worlds have been arrested since February as part of an investigation into “plotting against state security”. Mr. Saied, who seized full power in the country… Read More

Aid is running out to assist millions of internally-displaced people in Sudan. According to the UN, the conflict opposing government forces to paramilitary group, RSF, has led to the displacement of nearly three million people. “We need more care, and to be honest, the aid that used to come no longer reaches us, and since the end of last Ramadan… Read More

Draws for African teams have been unveiled for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers billed to hold in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Nine groups of six have been drawn, while for the first time the continent will be represented by at least nine countries. This is a consequence of the new competition format adopted by the FiFA. Congo Brazzaville,… Read More

A US$1.98 billion oil refinery facility at Tema, Ghana is scheduled to commence operation by end of August this year. The refinery, which is the latest investment of the Sentuo Group, is expected to produce five million metric tonnes of petroleum products including liquified petroleum gas (LPG), jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and fuel oil. Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry,… Read More

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed in Zimbabwe on Thursday by people singing songs criticizing the West as he arrived on what’s expected to be the last stop of his three-nation Africa trip. Raisi was greeted at Harare’s international airport by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who thanked the Iranian leader for showing “solidarity.” Both countries are under U.S. sanctions and… Read More

The bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary and allied militia have been uncovered in a mass grave in West Darfur, the United Nations said Thursday. According to “credible information” obtained by the U.N. Human Rights Office, the bodies of the 87 people, some of whom belong to the ethnic African Masalit tribe, were dumped in a… Read More

Zookeepers at the Rabat zoo are providing some of the animals there with frozen food and cool showers to help them cope with the summer heat, especially during heatwaves. Temperatures in Rabat can soar to 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) during heatwaves, so zookeepers adopt cooling methods to help the animals that cannot handle this heat. Frozen treats provided at… Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made an unexpected move in his preparations to potentially face off against Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Zuckerberg has enlisted the help of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters to train him for the possible showdown. UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski were seen arriving at Zuckerberg’s residence in Northern California right after the… Read More

The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, visited Uganda on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic push to break the country’s isolation. In his speech, Raisi criticized western nations accusing them of promoting homosexuality. “Having the culture of establishing and forming a family and at the same time the culture of “genuineness” is another common point between Iran and Uganda. We pay… Read More

A new report by the United Nations has found that there has been an increase in global hunger since 2019. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released in New York on Wednesday and published by five UN agencies, says that 122 million more people in the world are facing hunger compared to 2019.  While the… Read More