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Kenyan police tear-gassed a peaceful march against femicide in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining a number of protesters, according to AFP reporters and rights groups.There was a strong police presence in Nairobi ahead of the march — just one of many planned across the East African country, where violence against women has been a …

Kenyan police tear-gas peaceful anti-femicide marchTue, 10 Dec 2024 11:45:41 GMT Read More »

After decades of unsuccessful bids, Morocco will finally achieve its long-cherished dream of hosting the football World Cup in 2030, along with Spain and Portugal, in what the North African country hopes will boost its international image and economy.FIFA is set to formally ratify the trio’s candidacy on Wednesday, with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay also …

Morocco sets stage for 2030 World Cup with Spain and PortugalTue, 10 Dec 2024 08:10:42 GMT Read More »

As Paul Techy queued with dozens of others in his coastal Gambian fishing village, he hoped to move one step closer towards finally belonging in the only country he had ever called home.Gambian citizenship has long been an elusive goal for many residents of Ghana Town, most of whom were born in the tiny West …

Gambian fishing village seeks elusive statehoodTue, 10 Dec 2024 07:55:29 GMT Read More »

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.The 20th king of the Bamoun people, Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, stood up from his ornate throne — a replica of the original, now …

The trial of a king: ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peaceTue, 10 Dec 2024 07:54:22 GMT Read More »

The printer in the corner of Martin Lukongo’s print shop in Goma, a city in DR Congo’s troubled east, vibrates as it churns out an order for 400 copies of a book.For more than 30 years, this part of the vast central African country has been known for the conflict that now surrounds the city, …

DR Congo strives to reconcile young people with booksTue, 10 Dec 2024 07:51:51 GMT Read More »

Ghana’s opposition leader John Mahama officially won the country’s election on Monday, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government’s economic management and high living costs.Mahama won 56 percent of the votes in Saturday’s presidential ballot, compared to the ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 41 percent, the …

Ghana opposition leader Mahama officially wins electionTue, 10 Dec 2024 01:45:16 GMT Read More »

When Agnes Kativhu could not get treatment for breast cancer from Harare’s main public hospital, she checked in to one of the many self-styled herbal clinics opening up across Zimbabwe’s capital.”I was a moving grave but am now well,” Kativhu claimed in an interview at the centre, where she spent around a month. “I never want …

Zimbabwe’s sick turn to herbalists over ailing health systemMon, 09 Dec 2024 14:43:45 GMT Read More »

Brentford duo Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa scored their ninth goals of the Premier League season at the weekend as the Bees stung Newcastle United 4-2 to go ninth.Cameroon winger Mbeumo and Democratic Republic of Congo forward Wissa are among four Africans within the top seven Premier League scorers. Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah shares …

African players in Europe: Mbeumo, Wissa sting NewcastleMon, 09 Dec 2024 14:01:42 GMT Read More »

Mobile money agents have become a familiar sight across Nigeria, using handy point-of-sale machines to provide essential services to millions of people without access to banking, particularly in hard-to-reach rural areas.Even on the streets of major cities they have become a go-to, due to an ongoing shortage of cash at ATMs since a much-vilified redesign …

Cash crunch fuels rising misgivings against Nigeria’s money agentsMon, 09 Dec 2024 13:15:53 GMT Read More »

The Kenyan parliament was ablaze, protesters running through the streets, police firing into the crowds. Among them was John, who believed the unrest could bring about meaningful political change.But it would be John’s last time protesting.Days later, he was seized by two men in the city’s Kibera slum and bundled into an unmarked Subaru car. …

Trauma and terror of Kenya’s kidnapped protestersMon, 09 Dec 2024 06:32:05 GMT Read More »