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Climate protesters demonstrate against East African pipeline project

Climate protesters in London on Wednesday demonstrated outside the UK headquarters of French energy giant TotalEnergies against a controversial oil project in Uganda and Tanzania.

Uganda hunting down gunmen who killed two tourists and guide

Uganda says efforts were underway on Wednesday to ensure that the perpetrators of an attack which killed three in a national park on Tuesday are "hunted down and killed".

FIFA Museum presents new exhibition “Designing the Beautiful Game”

The exhibition, which debuted in London last year, is the first major exhibition focusing on the design aspects of football, and the FIFA Museum has incorporated additional objects from its own collection to create a special experience for fans.

Fuel prices surge in Congo amidst protests and economic struggles

Authorities in Brazzaville attribute the soaring fuel prices to recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2019 under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which provided financial assistance to the Republic of Co

Cameroon: Paris delivers classified colonisation files to historians

In a recent turn of events, Paris willingly delivered its classified files to a commission of historians from both countries charged by President Paul Biya of Cameroon and French President Emmanuel Macron to unveil the gruesome yet often ignored part o...

Egypt’s Sisi rejects Gaza refugee influx, blames Israel for aid block

After talks with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi blamed Israel's air strikes on the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for the failure to get aid to the territory's 2.4 million people.

Senegal: Ousmane Sonko to resume hunger strike

Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, detained since the end of July on various charges including calling for insurrection, announced on Tuesday that he was resuming his hunger strike which he had stopped at the beginning of September.

South Africa´’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ruthless England in semi-final

South Africa trained in Paris as their preparations continued ahead of the Rugby World Cup semi-final against England.
The defending champions reached the last four following an enthralling 29-28 win over hosts France with England beating Fiji earli...

The UN worries about a risk of “direct confrontation” between DRC and Rwanda

The UN expressed concern on Tuesday about a risk of “direct confrontation” between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, at loggerheads since the reappearance at the end of 2021 in eastern Congo of the M23 rebellion.