As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged/in /by
As TotalEnergies invests billions into oilfield development and acquires more and more land, Wakitinti and other Bagungu people who practice traditional beliefs worry the spiritual power of at least 32 sacred natural sites in Buliisa keeps deteriorating.
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shines, wins historic third world 1500m gold/in /by
“It's amazing. I thank God. I was expecting to defend my title, and I've done so, and I'm really, really grateful, and thank God for this. I was well prepared knowing that the defending champion is me. And yeah, I was really working hard for it. “
Russian army officials received in Libya after Khalifa Haftar invite/in /by
"This is the first official visit of a Russian military delegation to Libya," Moscow's defence ministry said.
Niger: overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum “determined to fight for democracy”/in /by
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup d'état on July 26 and held prisoner ever since, is not resigning and is "determined to fight to safeguard democracy", his daughter assures us in an open letter published in the French daily Le Figaro.
Key facts about ongoing Zimbabwe elections/in /by
Zimbabweans vote on Wednesday in the second elections since a military coup in 2017 ousted strongman Robert Mugabe, who has led the country since independence in 1980.
African migrants stranded in Niger border/in /by
COOPI, an Italian aid group that provides shelter for migrants in Niger's northern town of Assamakka near the border with Algeria, said that since the coup an additional 1,300 people have entered its center trying to return home
Morocco: nearly 200 migrants intercepted off the Atlantic coast/in /by
On Tuesday, the Moroccan navy intercepted 190 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard makeshift boats between the coasts of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Dakhla in Western Sahara, according to a military source.
Zimbabwe: Polls open in crucial presidential and legislative elections/in /by
"It is my right to vote so it's important for me to vote."
Niger: Group calls for withdrawal of French troops/in /by
"We won't give the French forces one second on our territory once this deadline has expired, as the CNSP itself has made clear. All the villages, all the surrounding communes will descend on the capital and we will get them out. They will leave Niamey. .." Abdoulaye Seydou, M62 national coordinator
BRICS: Brazil President Lula da Silva defends closer ties with Africa/in /by
“The BRICS have a unique chance to shape the trajectory of global development. You, entrepreneurs, are part of this effort. Our countries together represent a third of the world economy.”