Electric boda bodas offer cleaner rides and new jobs in Uganda/in /by
Motorcycle taxis are among the fastest and most affordable ways to get around East Africa, and in Uganda they are widely known as boda bodas. Thousands crisscross city streets every day, especially in the capital Kampala, where traffic congestion and limited public transport make them essential.
Angola’s President João Lourenço makes new push for peace in eastern DRC/in /by
Angola’s President João Lourenço and representatives of the African Union have called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo.
Senegal university student dies after protest clashes with police/in /by
Unrest broke out at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in the capital Dakar on Monday, according to a statement by a government spokeswoman, who said a second-year medical student, Abdoulaye Ba, died as a result
Spiritual cleansing ritual by Afro-Brazilian ahead of Rio carnival/in /by
In a vibrant prelude to Carnival, followers of Afro-Brazilian religions performed a sweeping cleansing ritual at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Saturday, invoking peace and ancestral protection for the festivities ahead.
Guinea: Heavy gunfire reported near central Prison in Conakry/in /by
Heavy "automatic gunfire" rang out near the central prison in Guinea's capital early on Tuesday in Kaloum, Conakry's administrative centre where the presidential palace is located,
Mogadishu bowling alley represents cautious return to everyday life/in /by
Mogadishu, long associated with war and militant attacks, is embracing a new pastime: bowling.
Somalia’s first modern bowling alley has opened in the capital, reflecting a cautious return to everyday life.
Burkina Faso’s parliament approves ban on political parties/in /by
Political party activities have been suspended in the Sahel country since the army seized power in 2022
2026 Mining Indaba opens in Cape Town under the theme ‘Stronger Together’/in /by
This year’s Mining Indaba conference opened in Cape Town on Tuesday under the theme ‘Stronger Together.’
Music world pays tribute to Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor/in /by
People around the world have been paying tribute to Ghana’s Ebo Taylor. The highlife legend died on Saturday just one month after celebrating his 90th birthday.
Ramadan preparations underway at Sudan’s Gedaref livestock market/in /by
As the holy Muslim month of Ramadan nears, Sudanese head to a livestock market in the eastern city of Gedaref, labelled as one of the the major livestock markets in the war-torn country.