Disadvantaged children in Rwanda take up the sport of fencing/in /by
Eagle-eyed, authoritative and just like his name, he patiently goes about his training session meticulously at Gisimba Memorial Centre, muttering the game’s terminologies, such as ‘Allez’ and ‘En-garde’ - French words for ‘go’, and ‘on guard’ respectively
Paris 2024 Olympics: athletic track colour revealed/in /by
The nine running tracks for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be purple, a first in Olympic history.
Sudan war: risk of famine looms/in /by
One year into the war in Sudan, the precarious conditions and lack of aid is pushing the country to the edge of famine, according to humanitarian agencies.
American artist and author Faith Ringgold dies at 93/in /by
Award-winning American author and artist Faith Ringgold has died at the age of 93.
Israel warns lran: “This incident is not over”./in /by
The Iranian attack on Saturday, less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consular building, marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel.
The US and the UK condemn Iran’s attack on Israel/in /by
It comes as the U.S. assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Iran in what was the first time it had launched a direct military assault on Israel
Lagos marks 10th anniversary of chibok kidnapping/in /by
On Sunday, campaigners and those affected by the event gathered in Lagos to mark the 10th anniversary of the kidnapping, calling for the nearly 100 girls still in captivity to be freed. The Chibok kidnapping was in the first major school abduction in the West African nation.
Analysis: As US watches, what’s next now after Iran’s first direct drone attack on Israel?/in /by
And, I think it is correct to say that we're going to be looking at a new Middle East in the future. So, if you asked me to characterize or qualify, generally speaking, what we're seeing now, I'd say this is among the most aggressive that I would have predicted.” Bradley Bowman, Foundation for Def
Togo: Analyst weighs in on what to expect in upcoming legislative elections/in /by
“So those in power now do not have the guarantee to get the four out of five (votes), so the quota required, in order to change the constitution at the level of the national assembly.” Paul Amegakpo, political analyst at Tamberma Institute for Governance
DR Congo: Infectious disease experts coordinate efforts against Monkey Pox/in /by
"Just recently in the DRC, for the first time we observed sexual transmissions of Monkey pox, the Central African species, and so if we take this sexual, heterosexual transmission, we take the severity, we take the spread of the disease, almost every province is affected.." Jean-Jacques Muyembe