Mali: Record-breaking nonuplets celebrate their second birthday/in /by
"Since I am in Mali, members of my family support me to raise the children, especially my sister, she is with me morning and evening, every day for everything that concerns the care of the children. It is not easy." Halima Cisse, mother of the nonuplets
Sudan refugees cross into Ethiopia as battles rage on/in /by
"Our safety and life comes first, we can't be thinking of the things that we have left behind. Plus they search you at the road when you come here, so if you had valuable stuff, they take it. So it's not worth it." Sara , Eritrean refugee from Sudan
Tilapia, the star ingredient at the Lomé culinary event FESMA/in /by
Chefs from several African countries are gathered in Lomé Togo until May 9th. They are promoting products and African dishes at the second edition of FESMA, the cooking-pot festival.
Death toll from DRC floods rises to 203/in /by
More bodies were recovered, an administrative official said Saturday (May 6). The previous provisional death toll, announced late on Friday (May. 5) by the provincial governor, was at least 176 dead.
Arab League begins negotiations between Sudan’s warring sides/in /by
The Arab League (AL) held an emergency meeting in Cairo this weekend, the third of its kind in three weeks, to discuss the ongoing military clashes in Sudan.
Uganda: Turning farm waste into biodegradable seedling pots/in /by
Scientists at the National Agriculture Research Institute in Uganda are hoping to save the environment from plastic waste with their new eco-plastic potting bags.
AfCFTA: Effective implementation and reforms to boost growth – IMF report/in /by
The report titled 'Trade Integration in Africa: Unleashing the Continent's Potential in a Changing World', found that comprehensive reforms combined with the AfCFTA implementation could increase the median merchandise trade flow between African countries by 53 percent and with the rest of the world.
Kenya: Residents on a mission to reduce flooding damage/in /by
Kenyan volunteers are being equipped with weather forecasts and advice to allow people living in informal settlements to prepare for extreme weather. They clear waste from drains ahead of rainy weather in a bid to prevent blockages and reduce the damage from flash floods.
Battles raged in Khartoum ahead of talks in S.Arabia/in /by
Sudanese army tanks and soldiers deployed and fired at targets in Khartoum Saturday, as fighting entered its 22nd day. The United States and Saudi Arabia said the warring sides would hold discussions in Jeddah on Saturday (May 6), describing them as "pre-negotiation talks".
Charles’s coronation refashions his realm as a multi-cultural kingdom/in /by
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