Egypt’s Coptic christians celebrate Easter after 55-day fast/in /by
This year, the fast partially overlapped with Ramadan, the month-long period during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
Egypt: PM Meets With Petroleum Minister/in /by
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli met Saturday 15/04/2023 with Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tariq Al-Mulla to review projects implemented by the ministry.

Rwanda, Benin talk military cooperation over border security

/in /by

West Africa coastal nations Benin, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast are preparing for a potential spillover as Burkina Faso struggles to contain an Islamist militant insurgency gaining ground just across their northern borders

Kenya: Starving followers rescued from religious cult/in /by
Police officials said investigators received a tip that dozens of people were starving to death after their pastor told them it was a way to meet Jesus
Fighting continues in Sudan as death toll climbs/in /by
There's been no word on the whereabouts of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, the head of Sudan's military junta. Burhan and his deputy - Mohamed Daglo alias Hemedti have disagreed on security reforms and the role of paramilitaries in a future civilan-led government
Terrorism in Sahel: Actresses take lead roles in African tales of courage/in /by
Few movies have been made about jihadism in Africa and even fewer have focused on the plight of women at the hands of extremists. But a slew of films showcased in the lastest edition of Africa's premiere film fest could signal a cinematic watershed.
Kenya sends first operational satellite to space/in /by
Designed and developed by a team of Kenyan researchers, the satellite will provide data in the areas of agriculture and environmental monitoring in Kenya, valuable for the future of this East African country currently experiencing a drought
South African fugitive Thabo Bester appears in court/in /by
Bester was serving a sentence for murder and rape when he escaped from a private prison. A body was planted in his cell and a fire was started to stage his death almost a year ago
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Probe Alleged Illegal Oil Sales to China/in /by
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian lawmakers are investigating allegations of $2.4 billion in illegal sales of stolen oil to China.
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries/in /by
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.