Agadez, Niger’s gateway to the Sahara, finds new life in the migrant trade | Migration
Agadez, Niger - Ousmane Kouyate* stands beside a petrol station on National Road 25 that runs through Agadez, more than 900km north of Niger’s capital…
South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy | Politics News
Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) in May elections. South Africa’s electoral commission said it…
Azerbaijan and Congo agree on oil & gas refinery projects, economic cooperation
Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has engaged in game-changing strategy, widening its search for a reliable partner ready to explore it oil reserves, undoubtedly after Russia’s…
‘Don’t touch my constitution!’ Togolese resist reforms ahead of election | Elections News
Tensions are rising in Togo over major constitutional reforms ahead of delayed parliamentary elections. The constitutional reboot was approved by lawmakers last month but resubmitted…
Thirty years waiting for a house: South Africa’s ‘backyard’ dwellers | Housing
Cape Town, South Africa – In the backyard of a small house in Cape Town’s Mitchells Plain stands a one-room corrugated iron structure. Inside, Cheryl-Ann…
UN says 38 dead, including children, as migrant boat sinks off Djibouti | Migration News
Many hundreds of people have died in the Gulf of Aden while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through Yemen. At least 38 migrants and refugees,…
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election | Elections News
South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls. A South African court has ruled that former President…
How has the genocide against the Tutsis affected Rwanda’s youth? | TV Shows
Rwandan youth are using means such as community organising, filmmaking and writing to actively fight against genocide ideology. This episode aims to spotlight the…
European Parliament urges inquiry after Al Jazeera Senegal investigation | European Union News
The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has asked the European Commission to open an investigation into the mismanagement of…
‘On borrowed time’: World marks new global heat record in March | Climate Crisis News
European climate agency says ocean surface temperature also reached new record raising risk of extreme weather. The world just experienced its warmest March on record,…
British runner completes challenge to run length of Africa
Russ Cook finishes the journey of more than 16,000km (9,940 miles) in 352 days, raising $870,000. Source link
Eid Mubarak: Hear greetings in different languages | Religion News
The first day of Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Here is how to wish someone a blessed Eid in various languages around…
UK’s ‘Hardest Geezer’ completes challenge to run length of Africa | News
Russ Cook finishes the journey of more than 16,000km (9,940 miles) in 352 days, raising $870,000 for two separate charities. Sore and sandblasted but triumphant,…
A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated Press Taiwo AdebayoPublished Apr 07, 2024 • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering…
Rwanda genocide: ‘Frozen faces still haunt’ photojournalist, 30 years on | Genocide
Warning: Some of the images below are graphic and show victims of massacres. On April 7, 1994, one of the most harrowing events in modern…
Why scores of dogs will honour a Great Dane in Cape Town this weekend | News
Cape Town, South Africa – Just Nuisance, who died 80 years ago this week, was the first dog in the world to receive an official…
First UN food aid in months arrives in Sudan’s Darfur as famine looms | Humanitarian Crises News
Aid deliveries follow talks to reopen humanitarian corridors from Chad amid warnings that millions face acute hunger. The United Nations has begun distributing food in…
Why are Somalia and Ethiopia in a deepening diplomatic dispute? | Politics News
Rift comes after Somaliland deal giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Red Sea. A deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland involving the…
Zimbabwe introduces new gold-backed currency to tackle inflation | Business and Economy News
Zimbabweans have 21 days to convert their old cash into new money, according to the central bank. Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched a new “structured…
Why are doctors striking in several countries? | TV Shows
Doctors are trying to make the field more accessible, but are they concerned about quality of care or their own prestige? Many countries around the…