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Tunisia’s top cartoonist denounces President Saied

Z as he is known is a fierce critic of President Saied and his work denounces a "fascist turn" in Tunisia under the current leadership

Top 10 Guinness World Records held by Africans

In this article, we'll take a closer look at some of the most impressive world record holders from Africa and their incredible achievements.

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci cooks for 100 hours in bid to set new world record

Hilda Effiong Bassey said she wanted to show how hardworking and determined Nigerian youths are and also as a campaign for young African women. Guinness World Records hailed an ‘amazing record attempt’ as some details needed to be confirmed before decl...

Senegal sees unrest ahead of Ousmane Sonko’s rape trial

Several demonstrators were injured and a police officer died in an accident Monday (May. 15) during clashes between security forces and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in his hometown, Zinguinchor (southern Senegal).

Comoros to accept migrants voluntarily returning from Mayotte

The latest announcement comes a week after President Emmanuel Macron and his counterpart Azali Assoumani met in Paris to ease the situation. Interior and foreign ministers from both countries also met last week, pledging to "cool the tensions"

10 lions killed in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park

One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone

AfDB working to raise billions to compensate Zimbabwe’s white farmers

The bank's president Akinwumi Adesina, while speaking during a press conference in Harare, said the new proposal would leverage capital markets to avoid aggravating Zimbabwe's debt situation

US impose visa ban on disruptors of recent general elections in Nigeria

The US did not name the Nigerians affected by the latest visa ban although some Nigerians including controversial Lagos bus transport chief, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, were caught on video threatening potential voters.

President Buhari celebrates Hilda Baci for breaking Guinness world record

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated 27-year-old gourmet chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, aka Hilda Baci, who made history by breaking the world record of longest hours of cooking.

A month into Sudan’s war, no end in sight

The fighting in Sudan has killed around one thousand people and displaced many more