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Holding a bamboo ink pen, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge’ez language from a religious book onto a goatskin parchment. This painstaking task is preserving an ancient tradition, all the while bringing him closer to God, says the 42-year-old Zelalem. At the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay worshippers work by… Read More

Africa must not become a “geostrategic battleground”, stated Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Thursday, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity subsequently known as the African Union. “In this zero-sum game where the gains of others would translate into losses for Africa,… Read More

Sonya Ibidhi, who worked as a journalist in Tunisia for 22 years, has found the peace she was looking for in growing edible flowers. Ibidhi grows rare flowers used in medicine and cooking, has been awarded her country’s “best businesswoman” prize for 2021. The entrepreneur, who lives in the province of Cenduba in the north-east of the country, says that… Read More

“I never dreamt of becoming a comedian. I didn’t even know what stand-up was,” Akau Jambo heartily reveals. The South Sudanese has come a long way and is now a successful comedian. Aged 26, he is one of the minds behind Juba’s very first International Comedy Festival. The second edition of the event will take place on May 27th and… Read More

Ukraine on Thursday said it would open more embassies in Africa and stage a summit with leaders from the continent, where Russia is also carrying out a diplomatic offensive. “We have recently adopted our first African strategy and intensified our political dialogue with many countries on the continent,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement to mark the 60th… Read More

A centuries-old, towerintree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a wind and rain storm in the capital Freetown, the government said on Thursday.g The 70-metre (230-foot) Ceiba pentandra — lovingly known by Sierra Leoneans as “Cotton Tree” — lost all of its branches late Wednesday, with only the base of its enormous trunk… Read More

Around forty environmental activists and religious figures chained themselves together on a footbridge over the Seine in Paris Thursday, protesting TotalEnergies’ megaprojects in Uganda and Tanzania. Opponents say the French energy giant’s $10 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will harm biodiversity and take land from more than 100,000 people without adequate compensation “We are doing damage to biodiversity… Read More

Hasnaa Doumi became the first female to coach a men’s football team in Morocco  when she was appointed to the role of head coach of the L’Ittihad Riadi Fkih Ben Salah club. When she arrived three months ago, the club was in 13th place and threatened with relegation. She took charge and her team racked up seven wins and two draws,… Read More

One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a man suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the run, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations said Thursday. According to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Fulgence Kayishema was arrested Wednesday in… Read More

Tina Turner, the trailblazing Black rocker whose powerful voice and imposing stage presence thrilled global audiences for decades, died Wednesday at the age of 83. Tributes poured in from around the world, with some of music’s biggest names lamenting the loss of a singular and instantly recognizable performer, whose popularity spanned generations. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger — who, legend… Read More