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Popular Ivorian artist Aicha Kone who filled venues singing about political freedom for Africa 30 years ago now wins fans singing the praises of West African junta chiefs.The 67-year-old has more than half a million followers on Tik Tok, where she released her latest song on August 26, applauding the military regimes of Mali, Burkina …

Diva to junta: the singer praising West African putschistsThu, 05 Sep 2024 05:20:38 GMT Read More »

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after undergoing surgery for a leg wound suffered during a confrontation with police.The outspoken critic of President Yoweri Museveni was injured in the fracas on Tuesday in the town of Bulindo, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the East African country’s capital Kampala.Initially, …

Wounded Ugandan opposition leader Wine leaves hospitalWed, 04 Sep 2024 20:38:16 GMT Read More »

The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the African Union’s health watchdog said, with a total of 200,000 jabs expected this week.The vast central Africa country of around 100 million people is at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, with cases and …

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo on ThursdayWed, 04 Sep 2024 20:25:12 GMT Read More »

The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the African Union’s health watchdog said. The vast central Africa country of around 100 million people is at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak, with cases and deaths rising.”We are very pleased with the arrival of …

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo ThursdayWed, 04 Sep 2024 15:59:15 GMT Read More »

Nigerian Paralympics powerlifter Esther Nworgu said on Wednesday claiming the silver medal in Paris was “like heaven” having dislocated her shoulder just two days ago. Iwogu, who lost the use of her legs as a child, only missed out on gold in the bench press to defending champion in China’s Cui Zhe in the up to …

Nigeria’s Nworgu ‘in heaven’ after winning Paralympics silver with dislocated shoulderWed, 04 Sep 2024 15:18:05 GMT Read More »

Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei was still fighting for her life Wednesday after being set on fire by a Kenyan man, just weeks after taking part in the Paris Olympics.The 33-year-old athlete is being treated in the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in the Kenyan Rift Valley city of Eldoret after Sunday’s attack.Cheptegei sustained …

Ugandan Olympian fighting for her life after fire attackWed, 04 Sep 2024 15:08:43 GMT Read More »

After sleeping overnight in a line of cars waiting for fuel, Nigerian taxi driver Oluwashina Ilesanmi had to calculate how much a sudden petrol price increase cut into his earnings.For the former Lagos accountant, the hike in gasoline costs of at least 40 percent meant the sums no longer added up: his profits will all …

Fuel scarcities, price hike deepen Nigerian frustrationsWed, 04 Sep 2024 14:51:32 GMT Read More »

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was discharged from hospital Wednesday after undergoing surgery for a leg wound suffered during a confrontation with police.The outspoken critic of President Yoweri Museveni was injured in the fracas on Tuesday in the town of Bulindo, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the capital Kampala.Initially, Wine’s National Unity Platform …

Wounded Ugandan opposition leader Wine out of hospitalWed, 04 Sep 2024 13:52:17 GMT Read More »

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders at a banquet in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city’s biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education.China, the world’s number two economy, is Africa’s largest trading partner and has sought to tap the continent’s vast troves of …

Xi hosts two dozen African leaders at China’s biggest summit in yearsWed, 04 Sep 2024 11:26:45 GMT Read More »

For the past year Kebira Ait Bellaid has been living in a tent in a mountain village in Morocco, haunted by the memory of losing her daughter and three grandchildren.”I can still hear my nine-year-old grandson’s screams under the rubble,” the 52-year-old said, recalling the September 8 earthquake that devastated the area.”This earthquake has changed …

Changed ‘forever’: Morocco slowly rebuilds a year after quakeWed, 04 Sep 2024 01:24:42 GMT Read More »