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The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love in a nation with no shortage of challenges. Just don’t call it a dating app. Guurdoon (“seeking marriage” in English) was launched in October last year by the Guryosamo family development centre, whose chairman Ahmed Abshir Geedi sees the app… Read More

Tunisia’s state prosecutor on Friday appealed against a judge’s decision to release opposition figure Chaima Issa four months after she was detained for “plotting” against the state, according to her lawyers. Issa would have walked free following a decision taken by the counterterrorism court, but the prosecution appealed against it. “They (the public prosecutor) have appealed. Why? I can’t explain… Read More

With the decision now resting in the hands of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), Saudi Arabia, along with Italy’s Rome and Busan in the Republic of Korea, presented its innovative plans and aspirations at a recent event in Paris. The Era of Change Spearheading Saudi Arabia’s bid is the theme “The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow.”… Read More

Malians have approved the draft of a new constitution submitted by the junta in power since 2020, with 97% of the vote, the electoral authority said in Bamako on Friday, according to provisional official results. The military has made the draft constitution an essential cornerstone in the rebuilding of Mali, which is facing widespread jihadism and a deep multi-faceted crisis. … Read More

Sierra Leone electoral commission confirmed Friday it has done over 100 percent distribution of the electoral materials countrywide and that it was ready to conduct the much-awaited election in the West African country. Some 1.78 million people are expected to vote Saturday in an election that has been deemed crucial for both the ruling party and the opposition. The election… Read More

It was the third day of the World Rally Championship in Kenya popularly known as the safari rally. Sébastien Ogier extended his lead in the Safari Rally Kenya on Friday afternoon. The Toyota Gazoo Racing driver ended the day 22.8 seconds clear of teammate Kalle Rovanpera. Elfyn Evans completed a Toyota 1-2-3, 30 seconds off the lead going into the… Read More

After authorities in northeast Nigeria closed a dozen camps for people displaced by the region’s jihadist conflict, the other camps are increasingly overwhelmed. Authorities in the state of Borno last year shut the camps, saying they had secured the countryside. While the number of attacks have decreased in recent years, the jihadists remain active in the region and people have… Read More

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is opening its first office in East Africa, drawn by increased demand for engines to generate electricity from renewable sources and to power locomotives and ships. The case for the UK engineering firm setting up in the region is compelling, according to John Kelly, its president for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. East African nations including… Read More

One year after the submission of a damning report on the extent of state corruption in South Africa, “too little has been done”, criticized associations and Judge Raymond Zondo, head of the country’s highest court, on Thursday. For four years, Judge Raymond Zondo headed the commission of enquiry into rampant corruption during former president Jacob Zuma’s nine years in power… Read More

Participants in a national consultation aimed at easing political tensions eight months before the presidential election have agreed in principle to review the trial of an opponent who has been ruled out of the 2019 election because of his legal problems, his party said on Thursday. Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade, who was in power from… Read More