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With Kenya fast becoming one of Africa’s booming tech leaders, teaching young children computer skills has become increasingly important. Educational experts believe that in the future, many jobs will be carried out through technology and that it is therefore imperative that they start learning the skills at a young age. Anne Njine, an education specialist at the organisation, Opportunity International… Read More

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 per cent since the start of the year. However, it warned that the virus was still on the move and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including the post-Covid-19 condition, Long-Covid. “We’re very encouraged by the sustained decline in reported… Read More

A former head of the al-Bashir’s regime in Sudan wanted for crimes against humanity has announced that he fled prison with other former collaborators in this country in full chaos. According to the army, former leader Omar al-Bashir did not flee with his lieutenants because he is currently in hospital. Ousted Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir is “still in a hospital… Read More

Purchased two years ago by American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Welsh club Wrexham (5th division) will return to professional soccer next season. Last Saturday, the Red Dragons secured their place in the English League Two (D4). Gambian player Jacob Mendy, a key figure in this achievement, speaks about the club whose story is worthy of a Hollywood… Read More

Ethiopia’s federal government and a rebel group from the country’s Oromia region opened peace talks on Tuesday in the Tanzanian island archipelago of Zanzibar, according to a spokesperson for the militants. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the talks with the Oromo Liberation Army, or OLA, on Sunday at an event to celebrate a cease-fire, signed in November, with another rebel… Read More

As the 15th edition of the BRICS summit approaches, the alliance should soon expand, with the arrival of several African countries in particular. Made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with a contribution reaching 31.5 % of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 against 30.7% for the G7, the BRICS are considered the current major… Read More

South Africa’s ruling ANC has called for the country, which has been criticized since the start of the war in Ukraine for its closeness to Moscow, to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday. The Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime of “deporting” Ukrainian children.… Read More

At least 20 people were injured on Tuesday after two shells fell on a medical centre in Sudan’s most populous city, Omdurman, according to hospital officials. Blood stains covered the floor of Al-Roomy medical centre after it was hit by the projectile shells at noon local time. “All patients who were sitting on the seats were injured below their knees.… Read More

Khartoum’s hospitals have been thrown into chaos by the explosion of violence between Sudan’s two top generals. People have been unable to leave their homes since Saturday as the two sides engaged in gun battles and bombarded each other with artillery and airstrikes. Dozens of hospitals have shuttered in Khartoum and elsewhere across Sudan due to the fighting, and dwindling… Read More

The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the first review of Tanzania’s three-year extended credit facility, allowing immediate disbursement of about $153 million in budgetary support, the IMF said in a statement. The international financial lender said Tanzania’s economic reform program was progressing well in a challenging global economic environment, but authorities must work to boost domestic revenues, while stepping… Read More