Ivory Coast: Rising cocoa farmgate price fails to convince/in /by
The move has failed to meet the expectations of the local association of coffee and cocoa producers. They say the farmgate price should at least be at 5,000 CFA francs per kilogram if the 60% CIF rule was enforced.
Two boats carrying migrants sink in the Red Sea off Djibouti’s coast killing 45/in /by
Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday.
Senegal’s opposition coalition names former Pres. Macky Sall as its lead candidate/in /by
The opposition coalition, Takku Wallu Senegal, has named former President Macky Sall as its lead candidate, while the ruling Pastef party is backing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to secure a majority in the National Assembly.
War-traumatized children in Kivu find hope through dance amid conflict/in /by
In the conflict-ridden region of Kivu, a group of children aged 6 to 18 has turned to dance as a means of expressing their pain and hope. The "Invisibles Kids Academy" is more than just a dance troupe—it has become a refuge for orphaned, abandoned, and street children traumatized by years of war.
P. Diddy accusations: 120 people allege sexual misconduct – Attorney/in /by
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said Tuesday (Oct. 1) he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said.
DRC: Sex workers lose livelihoods to mpox outbreak/in /by
Sifa Kunguja contracted mpox four months ago in the remote town of Kamituga, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new variant of the disease, where she works as a sex worker. She says though recovered, she is unable to find clients as she did before
John Amos, Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84/in /by
Born John Allen Amos Jr. on Dec. 27, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Colorado State University with a sociology degree and played on the school’s football team. It's eventually in acting that he found his way.
Blinken, Morocco’s Bourita meet in Washington/in /by
Ties between Washington and Rabat have improved significantly since the United States supported Morocco's claim over Western Sahara in December of 2020. In exchange, Morocco agreed to normalize relations with Israel
Middle East on edge as Iran, Israel vow new attacks/in /by
Tehran said its missile raid was in self defense and warned Israel against further aggression
Yemeni café becomes sanctuary for migrants, intellectuals/in /by
In the capital Sana'a, the Madhash café stands out for its signature tea. Madhash has replaced other cultural hubs that were shut down by war.Today, it is a melting pot of cultures and ideas where intellectual discourse happens