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It is a trip they almost stopped dreaming of. Nine Senegalese veterans, aged 85 to 96, who fought for France during the XXth century, will join their families in Senegal. After years and sometimes decades of living thousands of miles from their relatives so they could claim their French army pension, the soldiers were moved on their way to the airport… Read More

Veteran Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, led a cavalcade of cars through the streets of Nairobi on Friday, shortly after his return from a trip to Dubai. In a festive atmosphere, the large crowd of supporters followed his convoy through the streets of the city as it made its way to a rally in the district of Kibera. It was… Read More

Shocking news struck the runners of the Marathon des Sables late Thursday (Apr. 27). 9-time winner of the race, Rachid El Morabity threw in the towel a few minutes after being caught red-handed with food in the bag. The goal of the race is to cover 250 km in 7 days across the Sahara, in food self-sufficiency. Any food provided by… Read More

Twenty-two-year-old self-taught painter, Johny Alexandre Gomes, is making waves on the Brazilian art scene. Known by the name “Jota”, his works are highly sought after by collectors both at home and abroad. His creations are drawn from the Rio’s Chapadao favela, or poor working-class neighbourhood, where he grew up, and where both he and his mother still live. He is… Read More

Thousands of people continue to escape to safety outside Khartoum, as fighting rages on in Sudan, despite rival forces agreeing to extend the latest truce. Hundreds have been killed and thousands others wounded in the nearly two weeks of warfare been the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The intense warfare has caused widespread destruction and left people short… Read More

A transgender Rwandan fashion designer who counted President Paul Kagame among her clients has been arrested on charges of forgery after claiming her passport had been altered to reflect her new gender, police said Friday. Moses Turahirwa, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after sharing a photo of her passport on Instagram, claiming that the gender section had been… Read More

A tough test for Simba and an equally challenging task for the hosts as the two sides lock horns in their Champions League quarter-final return leg on Friday at the Mohamed V stadium. . The Tanzanians picked a 1-0 win at home last Saturday, earning a slim advantage over the defending champions. Wydad and Simba have met twice in the… Read More

Kenya is battling to survive bio-diversity loss and climate change, and nowhere is this more obvious than here in Kitui County. The riverbed is completely dry and Peter Kakai and his friend are digging deep, with no sign of water yet. Kenya, like other countries in the east African region is suffering drought with three years of low, or no… Read More

Africa is struggling to bring down the price of the internet. Despite advances in the field, the road to a stable digital transformation is still long. Internet, key to digital transformation According to the World Bank, it will take $100 billion by 2030 to guarantee high-speed Internet access to all of Africa and an additional half million kilometers of fiber… Read More

*Movement will be restricted in the 320-hectare ranch owned by a Kenyan pastor who is accused of directing his followers to fast to death. The country’s interior minister announced Wednesday (Apr.26) that for 30 days, the area will be subjected to a curfew between 6PM to 6 AM. Human rights activists and journalists have however questioned the move to bar… Read More