Zambia’s Hichilema discusses debt, economic ties in France/in /by
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace in Paris on Wednesday (May 10). The leaders discussed Zambia’s debt restructuring program under the Common Framework. They also talked about enhanced trade and investment.
Malian soldiers killed in ambush/in /by
The soldiers were ambushed on Monday in this area near the town of Badala, near Kita, some 130 km from the capital, the police source told AFP without specifying the nature of the attack and the identity of the assailants
Senegal: President gets involved in land dispute causing tensions in Dakar/in /by
The Senegalese president Macky Sall intervened personally, according to his services, to try to settle this week a land dispute between a traditional community of Dakar and the State, source of violent clashes.
Namibia bans tattoos on prison officers – report/in /by
This measure is being taken to safeguard the image of the prisons, as there have been concerns that certain tattoos worn by prison officers may be linked to criminal gangs, according to the Namibian Sun.
16.5 million displacements recorded across sub-saharan Africa in 2022- report/in /by
"We've seen that since the start of the conflict, the most recent conflict in April, we've already recorded the same number of displacements as we did for the whole year in 2022. So clearly, it's a very volatile situation . ..these people .. are becoming displaced today as a result of fighting.."
2022, the hottest year in Morocco for 40 years/in /by
The year 2022 has been "the hottest" recorded in Morocco for four decades, a consequence of climate change, the national meteorology announced on Wednesday.
Mystery illness kills nine, leaves 80 sick in Kenya/in /by
Preliminary tests indicated the possibility of a violent malaria outbreak.
Volunteer doctors offer free corrective surgery in Cameroon/in /by
According to the World Health Organization, 7.9% of mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa is related to congenital deformities. In Cameroon, many patients who need corrective surgery come from poor families who lack the means to pay for their treatment
South Sudanese flee Sudan’s conflict yet return to crisis/in /by
Earlier this month, the United Nations warned that 180,000 South Sudanese could return by August and called for more than $95 million in urgent assistance.
More freed after Nigeria Baptist church abductions/in /by
On Sunday, gunmen stormed into Bege Baptist Church in Chikun area of ​​Kaduna State, initially abducting 40 people. Fifteen subsequently managed to escape, leaving 25 people in the hands of the kidnappers.