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Around midday on Friday, air strikes again rocked central Khartoum, not far from the army headquarters, witnesses said. The sound of gunfire has been incessant since nightfall, as it has been daily since the fighting began on 15 April, which has left 413 people dead and 3,551 injured, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). More hospitals were heavily damaged… Read More

At the cost of bloody fighting, massacres, and displacement of civilians, the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) is now in a position of strength in northeastern Mali, which serves as a base for its expansionist aims in Niger and Burkina Faso, according to analysts. Less than a year after the departure of the last French soldiers from… Read More

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s manufacturer told Reuters. This week, Nigeria’s pharmaceutical regulatory authority has joined Ghana in supporting the new R21 vaccine, making them the first countries globally to do so. This vaccine was developed by Oxford University scientists… Read More

Meeting with his Prime minister and other officials at the presidency Thursday (Apr. 20), Tunisia’s leader slammed foreign reactions following the detention of opposision leader Rached Ghannouchi. Following his arrest on Monday (Apr.19), the E.U had expressed concern saying that the ‘principle of political pluralism was essential for any democracy’ and an element making up “the basis of its partnership… Read More

Africa has produced some of the most captivating and remarkable movies of all time. From heart-wrenching dramas to hilarious comedies, the continent’s rich and diverse cultures have inspired filmmakers to create masterpieces that have stood the test of time. Since the definition of a perfect movie can be subjective, Africanews turned to your “favourite” chatbot, GPT for the list of… Read More

As Sudan’s rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire after a failed truce the night before, Khartoum residents tried to stock up on water and other basic essentials. Residents carried empty barrels and plastic containers through the capital to fill up with water from a tank. Mohammad Qasem said there was a “big water problem”… Read More

Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at a market in central Mali in March when jihadists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing cows and camels worth around $10,000. “We lost everything,” the 62-year-old told The Associated Press by phone from the Menaka region. Cattle looting is reaching unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic… Read More

The stampede that left at least 85 dead and more than 322 injured in Sanaa on Thursday, during a charity event in the Yemeni capital, is among the deadliest crowd movements of the past ten years. Africa is unfortunately not left out. Mecca: 2,300 dead On September 24, 2015, a gigantic stampede at the site of the stoning of the… Read More

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a ceasefire of “at least three days” in Sudan over Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. “We are living a very important moment in the Muslim calendar. I think this is the right moment for a ceasefire to hold,” Guterres told reporters, adding: “We have been… Read More

**The Kenyan government plans to scale up its investigation and testing capacity to help fight the rising number of doping cases amongst athletes in the country. ** Kenya’s Sports Minister received Thursday (Apr. 20) a report on doping in the nation.  It comes as the nation has set “a target of 3,445 tests per year covering 37,900 athletes, and athlete support… Read More