Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug abuse/in /by
President Julius Maada Bio's decree Thursday follows an explosive rise in the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush. The drug which is highly addictive is a mix of marijuana, tentanyl and tramadol, a powerful pain killer
Morocco opens Ivory Coast’s largest mosque/in /by
Muslims make up around 40 percent of the population in Ivory coast, and are concentrated in the country’s north
Chad election: Campaigns start as opposition candidates lament violations/in /by
In the capital Ndjamena, the billboards and posters promoting the candidacies of junta leader Idriss Deby and Prime Minister Success Masra are already up despite the official start of campaigns for the presidential election still being weeks away
Zimbabwe unveils new currency as depreciation, inflation stoke turmoil/in /by
The head of Zimbabwe's central bank said Friday that the new gold-backed currency will circulate alongside a basket of other currencies. But analysts have questioned whether Harare has enough reserves to adequately back the new currency
Senegal names new government in first test for Faye’s promised radical reforms/in /by
President Diomaye has promised audacious changes including dropping the West African currency- the CFA Franc and an audit of the oil and gas contracts Senegal signed with foreign companies
Rwandan genocide anniversary a chance to reflect, heal – Analyst/in /by
The genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed started after the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana - an ethnic Hutu, an act blamed on the then Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) rebels commanded by Paul Kagame but which they deny
After two months of blockage, food aid deliveries resume in Darfur- UN/in /by
“On the cross-border operation we were very delighted to receive the clearance to resume again our operation. So, this is indeed critical; humanitarian corridors are a must. Many people are suffering in Darfur today and we don’t want more people to come to Chad so we really need to assist them where
First outing for rare Giraffe calf at UK’s Chester Zoo leaves great impression/in /by
The Rothschild’s giraffe has been almost totally eradicated from Kenya, Uganda and Sudan as a result of habitat loss and hunting for their meat. The species now only survives in small, isolated populations, making them one of the most endangered subspecies of giraffe on Earth.
Nigeria: Ten years after Chibok girls’ abduction, a film remembers them/in /by
This year, to mark the 10th anniversary of a largely forgotten tragedy, members of Borno state's Chibok community gathered Thursday (Apr. 4) in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos to attend the screening of “Statues Also Breathe,” a collaborative film project.
1994 Rwanda genocide: UN exhibit shows how “peace is our choice”/in /by
The story of Laurence Niyonangira, who survived the massacre and that of Xavier, her family’s killer, is at the heart of the exhibit. 800,000 Rwandans mainly Tutsis were slaughtered during the 100-day massacre.