Travellers react as Mali’s train completes commercial trip after resuming service
The passenger train line connecting Mali's capital to the country's West arrived in Bamako Saturday (June 10) after the inaugural trip of locomotive CC2207 for SOPAFER-Mali. The train left Kayes the previous day to undergo a 400-kilometre trip.
Senegal: Invaluable archives destroyed during unrest at Dakar’s main university
Students from Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University are attempting to rescue some 200,000 university documents that were burnt during the deadly protests following the two-year prison sentence handed down to opponent Ousmane Sonko.
Mali’s sole passenger train resumes service after a 5-year hiatus
Mali's passenger train service, linking Bamako with the west of the country, resumed commercial operations on June 9 after a five-year break, the transport ministry said.Passengers rushed to buy tickets after news that the service had resumed, according to pictures posted by the ministry on Twitter.
Six civilians killed in extremist attack in Mogadishu beachside hotel
Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday (June 9) night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu.
S.A: Exhibition confronts destruction of African wildlife
Africa's fauna is at the heart of Roger Ballen's latest exhibition. The artist explores through installations and multimedia works the troubled relationship between humans and nature.
CAR: Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated after abuse claims
The UN announced a unit of 60 peacekeepers from Tanzania was to be repatriated from the Central African Republic following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. Credible evidence were found against 11 members of the unit.
Somalia: Security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabaab
Early Saturday (June 10), Somali state media reported that the security forces had brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu. The police said 6 civilians were killed and 10 people injured.
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” actors share their experiences
"It was the most beautiful experience I've ever had. And it made me feel like, you know, you're going to be far away from home shooting this in the middle of quarantine and COVID and things like that. But we're doing a great thing. And it's going to be a transformative experience because butterfly
Sudan: Warring generals agree to 24-hour truce from Saturday
"Should the parties fail to observe the 24-hour ceasefire, facilitators will be compelled to consider adjourning" talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah which have been suspended since late last month, the mediators said.
Fulani chef celebrates culture through cuisine in Berlin
Chef Fatmata Binta, a native of Sierra Leone and based in Ghana is the ambassador of Fulani kitchen and culture. She also owns a nomadic restaurant with the theme Dine on a Mat aiming to bring Fulani cuisine closer to the rest of the world.