Sea lion hunting season opens in Namibia/in /by
During the hunting season, an estimated 86,000 fur seals will be slaughtered for their prized fur
Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian changing young lives across Africa with chess (Inspire Africa)/in /by
Interview with Nigeria's award winning chess master Tunde Onakoya
Botswana signs new diamond sales deal with De Beers/in /by
Under the new deal announced on Friday, Botswana gets a bigger share of rough stones from their joint venture, Debswana
Road accident in Kenya kills at least 51/in /by
A truck lost control and ploughed through other vehicles and people in Kenya on Friday evening killing at least 51
UN Security Council ends Mali peacekeeping mission/in /by
The UN Security Council votes unanimously to end a decade-old peacekeeping mission to Mali, whose military rulers urged the troops' removal
France must address ‘deep’ police racism: UN/in /by
UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani urges France to "seriously address the deep issues of racism and racial discrimination in law enforcement", following the death of teenager Nahel, of North African origin, on June 27, leading to violent protests across the country
Musician Sudan Archives explores non-western string traditions/in /by
Musician Brittney Denise Parks, better known by her stage name Sudan Archives, is on a mission to show the violin in a different light.
Huge crowds ‘stone the devil’ as fiercely hot hajj winds down/in /by
More than 1.8 million people are taking part in the first unrestricted hajj since Covid struck in 2020. About 2.5 million, the most on record, joined the pilgrimage in pre-pandemic 2019.As well as crowds at every turn, the visitors have had to contend with ferocious temperatures at the hajj..
In Darfur, hospitals continue to operate despite lack of medicines and staff/in /by
Sudan's Darfur region is divided into five states. The situation of health care is catastrophic there. In the central Darfur state, the main referral hospital operates despite a lack of supply and staff. In South Darfur, the challenges are the same. Most violence has occurred in Khartoum and Darfur.
Libya: Tripoli denies involvement in drone strikes in east/in /by
The Tripoli-based Libyan government on Friday denied any involvement in drone strikes against a base used by the Russian paramilitary group Wagner that had been reported by a military source in the eastern camp of the divided country, media reported.