Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts rockets fired from Gaza/in /by
Israel's Iron Dome defence system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza amid the bloodiest escalation in decades that saw Hamas carry out a massive rocket barrage and a ground, air and sea offensive followed by intense Israeli retaliatory air strikes on the coastal enclave
Morocco urged to rebuild using the traditional methods/in /by
In recent years, "often poorly built" concrete construction has displaced traditional earthen and stone buildings in the High Atlas, said Elie Mouyal, another Moroccan architect.
Niger: Junta revises 2023 budget as sanctions bite over July coup/in /by
The revised budget amounts to 1,981 billion CFA francs (3 billion euros) compared to 3,291 billion initially planned (5 billion euros), a drop of 40%.
Kenya: Group urges awareness, treatment on mental health/in /by
"I didn't know what I was going through, so all my life I have been feeling different, I have faced a lot of stigma and discrimination because most people around me didn’t understand what I was going through, nobody knew that it was an illness until one day when I was very suicidal,."
“France will continue to welcome many African artists”- Macron says amid latest controversy/in /by
"We have welcomed, we welcome and we will continue to welcome many artists, and I want to clear up any ambiguity or false accusations here: France is a country that is proud to enable artists from all African countries to create, to invent, to research, to understand the world, to think .. democracy
Liberia set for presidential elections October 10/in /by
"During our first term, we laid the foundations for peace, freedom of speech, macroeconomic stability, and restoring confidence in the national educational system," Weah told his Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party's national campaign launch last month..."
Nigeria: Unqualified nurse is prime suspect in singer Mohbad’s death- police/in /by
This woman, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, had been invited by one of Mohbad's friends to come and treat him at his home. She had given him three injections, including antibiotics, causing the singer to vomit and convulse. According to the police, the nursing assistant was not qualified for such procedures ..
DR Congo: Military court sentences MP to death over treason charges/in /by
"Applying article 7 of the Military Penal Code, the single most s evere penalty, i.e. capital punishment. In other words, the death penalty." Robert Kalala, presiding judge of the High Military Court
Rapper Drake announces hiatus from music over health issue/in /by
Canadian Rapper Drake said Friday he is taking a break from music, just hours after dropping his latest album, For all the dogs, in order to focus on recurring stomach issues.
Kenya: Hundreds of believers protest LGBTQ association right/in /by
Hundreds of Muslims and conservative Christians in Kenya’s capital rallied Friday outside the Supreme Court to protest its decision last month to reaffirm the LGBTQ community’s right of association, saying that the verdict condoned immorality.