Ethiopia: WFP “tests” resumption of food aid in Tigray/in /by
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP on Tuesday that since the end of July it has been "testing" the resumption of food aid distribution in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, which it suspended in May for misappropriation.
41 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa/in /by
Some survivors told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy.
S.Leone says 14 soldiers, 3 police under investigation for ‘subversion’/in /by
Of the 14 arrested members of the armed forces, eight are ranked between lieutenant and major, while six are non-commissioned officers ranking between private and sergeant, inspector general William Fayia Sellu said in a press
Genocide in Rwanda: Survivors disappointed by UN verdict/in /by
Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to permanently halt elderly suspect's trial
Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger/in /by
Nigeria's authorities are enforcing the restriction of movement across the border but the measure has also impacted traffic in the surrounding area, including truck drivers not heading to Niger but other border towns in Nigeri
Women’s World Cup: Fans proud of Morocco despite crashing out after loss to France/in /by
".... it's a first, and it's very good, they are like an example for the young girls here in Morocco. It's inspiring, it means that we can become anything we want, even play football, whereas it's not been very long since football was considered a sport for men and today the girls got to round of 16
South Africa: At least three dead in minibus strike paralysing Cape Town/in /by
"Any taxi strike like this, that drags on days on end is going to be very damaging to our economy and to the tourism economy in particular. As messages go around the world and images of some of the violence that those taxi operators have perpetrated. " Geordin Hill-Lewis , Mayor of the City of Cape
Niger coup: Analyst says situation stems from ‘weak’ leadership in the sahel region/in /by
"Military coups in Africa. They've got a trend and they have got a pattern of also the imaging of young military rulers questioning most of the senior leaders who have been governing most of the countries for long. So it is also the question of is Africa redefining its democracy thru military coups.
New York celebrates 50 years of hip-hop/in /by
New York is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, a genre born in its ghettos and now dominant around the world.
Burkina: at least 20 dead in an attack by suspected jihadists/in /by
Twenty people were killed in Burkina Faso on Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists in Nohao, near the town of Bittou, in the Center-East region bordering Togo, AFP learned on Monday.