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The United Nations said on Thursday that more than 30 people had been killed in new killings attributed to the ADF, a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State group, in Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on April 2 and 3. In his last quarterly report, published on 27 March, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had put at… Read More

7 passengers were still missing on April 5 when the spokesperson for Gabon’s government announced the end of the search mission. Yves Fernand Manfoumbi, the spokesperson for Gabon’s government told the media that the authorities decided to end the search for the shipwreck, in accordance with the technical advice of the research unit. The privately-owned Esther Miracle was carrying 161 passengers… Read More

Togo’s parliament voted Thursday (Apr. 06) to extend for 12 months the state of security emergency in the Savanes region. The authorities aim to help prevent incursions by jihadist groups across the border with Burkina Faso, in the country’s far north. The state of emergency ended a few weeks ago after a first extension of six months in September.  It… Read More

Few Cubans celebrate the Catholic holy week, but for the practitioners of Santería, every Friday is holy and requires a ritual. As the crisis stretches, Cubans seek solutions in Santería, the fastest-growing religion in the socialist island. While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game. Santería –… Read More

Twenty-one people have been charged with manslaughter in the investigation into the sinking of a mini-ferry that killed 30 people and left seven missing a month ago in Gabon, the Libreville public prosecutor announced Saturday. On March 9, the Esther Miracle, which linked the capital to the oil port of Port-Gentil, capsized in the middle of the night and only… Read More

At least 2,500 meals were distributed to thousands in downtown Algiers attending the “Mega Iftar” organized by the local government, as part of an initiative to encourage sharing and solidarity during Ramadan. The Iftar, is the breaking of the fast after sunset, during the holy month. “The idea is that these families can gather around the table and participate in… Read More

It’s a big first in Africa. Senegal hosts the first NBA Academy Showcase organized on the continent. A meeting in which 71 young people from different academies of the North American Basketball League around the world participate. A first experience of huge scale for Abdou Khadre Kébé, a Seed Academy resident who, like his other friends, intends to seize this… Read More

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Friday sentenced six men to life in prison for murdering Italy’s ambassador in 2021. Public prosecutors had originally sought the death penalty for the six accused calling them members of a “criminal gang”. Luca Attanasio was among three people shot dead on February 22, 2021, when a United… Read More

Dozens took to the front of the Moroccan parliament in Rabat Friday to show their support for the Palestinians. It comes as global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, Al  Aqsa in Jerusalem. “After the crimes committed by the occupier of Palestine on the esplanade of the mosques and within the Al-Aqsa… Read More

Like a painter with a blank canvas, Esther Nakaziba studies her model before embarking on a long shape-shifting process. Using a bandage and her numerous tools, she transforms this model’s face into a realistic one-eyed man who has suffered a burn. Nakaziba is a film makeup artist in Uganda. She says she can create fake wounds, bruises, swollen faces, rotten… Read More