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Ex-Minister sentenced to five years for corruption in Guinea

Diané, who served under ex-President Alpha Condé from 2015 to 2021, must also pay a $58.5 million fine, and his properties in Conakry and Kankan, along with his bank accounts, will be seized by the state.

Activists and families protest unlawful deaths of children in Rio

NGO Rio de Paz held a protest on Copacabana beach on Wednesday demanding answers from the state government on violent deaths of children in Rio de Janeiro.

Eskom reports R55 billion loss, predicts profit by 2025

the embattled utility is optimistic about its future, forecasting a profit of over R10 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025

Macron surveys cyclone damage in Mayotte

Macron boarded a helicopter for an aerial appraisal of the damage and then headed to the hospital to meet with medical staff and patients. A member of the medical staff told him some people hadn't had a drink of water for 48 hours

Cities worldwide illuminate the festive spirit for Christmas

The end of November saw the lights being turned on one of the world's most iconic streets, the Champs-Elysees in Paris, where revellers gathered and cheered at the spectacle.

Les Blues du Fleuve: Baaba Maal’s Festival of Music and development in Podor

This marks the 16th edition of the Les Blues du Fleuve festival, entirely organized and funded by Baaba Maal. The event takes place in the remote town of Podor, which has just 15,000 inhabitants and sits on an island in the Senegal River near the Mauri...

Taiwanese paratrooper training

Paratroopers in the southern city of Pingtung, Taiwan took part in military exercises on Thursday. They used zip lines and virtual reality simulators to perfect their landing technique.

Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

“We were very excited because we were pioneers,” said Najim Animashaun, managing director of Nova Solar Power, who was working on one of the projects in 2016.

2,000-year-old ice rink opens in Croatian seaside city of Pula

For the first time in its two-thousand-year history, the iconic Arena in the Croatian city on the Adriatic coast has been transformed into a Christmas ice rink.