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Abadir Development Association Implements First Solar-Powered Underground Well in Raaso

Abadir Development Association Implements First Solar-Powere...

14 hours ago

Raaso, Ethiopian Somali Region - In an effort to address the pressing issue ...

Public hospital have remained empty as a nationwide doctors' strike runs into a seventh week. By SIMON MAINA AFP

Kenyan patients suffer as doctors' strike grinds on

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Desperate to have her five-month-old daughter treated for a skin infection ...

A migrant inside a makeshift shelter at a camp in El Amra north of Sfax. By FETHI BELAID AFP

Migrants eyeing Europe bide their time in Tunisia

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Thousands of sub-Saharan migrants have huddled in Tunisian olive groves for ...

Sudanese actress Eiman Yousif: 'We must speak about ourselves and our silent problems'. By Khaled DESOUKI AFP

Sudanese filmmakers shine light on war's 'silent problems'

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Sudanese directors and actors were in Egypt this week hoping to use the pow ...

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Rwandan opposition deplores UK deportation deal as 'modern s...

Apr 26, 2024

A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week a ...

Herds of hippos are in danger of dying as ponds in Botswana dry up. By Monirul Bhuiyan AFP

Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Bot...

Apr 26, 2024

Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger ...

A flooded school field in the Mathare district of Nairobi on April 24. By SIMON MAINA AFP

Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70

Apr 26, 2024

The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual ra ...

Rebel fighters monitor the sky holding a FN-6 man-portable air-defence system MANPADS in the Syrian village of Teir Maalah in 2016. By MAHMOUD TAHA AFP

Portable missiles proliferating in Mideast, N.Africa: report

Apr 26, 2024

Armed groups in the Middle East and North Africa have little difficulty get ...

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Apr 26, 2024

Critics believe Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe will use constitutional reforms to stay in power longer. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo leader Gnassingbe follows father's political playbook

Apr 24, 2024

President Faure Gnassingbe C has been accused by Togo's opposition of seeking to use constitutional reform to extend his grip on power. By Kola Sulaimon AFP Critics fear Togo reforms leave little room for change in election

Apr 23, 2024

Kabylia declares independence from Algeria Kabylia declares independence from Algeria

Apr 23, 2024

AFP - JOHN WESSELS Senegal's new leader calls for a rethink of the country's relationship with the ...

Apr 23, 2024

The end of House of Lords opposition to the Rwanda plan is a rare victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. By Toby Melville POOLAFP Migrant detentions set to begin after parliament passes UK-Rwanda plan

Apr 22, 2024

All aboard! A wooden whaler passes by on the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa. By Arsene Mpiana AFP Up the Congo River on an eventful voyage aboard 'God's Miracle'

Apr 22, 2024

Protesters hold banners reading 'Gas, oil, zircon, iron, gold, fish, salt, forest, land, country' during a march in 2019. By Seyllou AFP Senegal's renegotiation of oil, mining contracts is 'risky': experts

Apr 22, 2024

Military spending rose across the globe with particularly large increases in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI. By Menahem KAHANA AFP Conflicts push military spending to 'all-time high': report

Apr 21, 2024

Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous, just and sustainable future Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous...

Apr 21, 2024

AFP - - US to withdraw military personnel from Niger

Apr 20, 2024

AP Hassene Dridi More than half of African migrants remain in Africa, report finds

Apr 20, 2024

Jacopo La Forgia African feminism pumps the heart of Benin’s debut at Venice Biennale

Apr 20, 2024

Protesters urge US troops to leave Niger during a demonstration in Niamey on April 13, 2024. By - AFPFile US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

Apr 19, 2024

Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Apr 19, 2024

Burkina Faso. By AFP Burkina Faso expels French diplomats for 'subversive activities'

Apr 18, 2024

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Critical For National Development - MOSOP Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Critical For National Development - MOSOP

Apr 17, 2024

France's President Emmanuel Macron centre and his Centrafrican counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera left are aiming for a 'constructive partnership', the French leader's office said. By Bertrand GUAY AFP France, C.Africa leaders set sights on 'constructive partnership'

Apr 17, 2024

The demolition in Piassa is part of an urban renewal scheme for Addis Ababa. By Michele Spatari AFP Ethiopians mourn the destruction of historic Piassa district

Apr 16, 2024

The Ivory Coast team, winners of the 2024 African Cup of Nations CAN, and supporters on the Alassane Ouattara bridge in Abidjan in February. By Sia KAMBOU AFPFile Behind the growth, Ivory Coast's debt fuels debate

Apr 15, 2024

Hundreds hit streets in Niger demanding departure of US troops Hundreds hit streets in Niger demanding departure of US troops