Senegal music icon Baaba Maal named UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador/in /by
"We are tackling climate change impact, but also fighting desertification on the African continent, especially in my region where we are just not far away from the desert and we see it coming to us.'' Baaba Maal, recording artist/UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador
South Africa: an escape, a charred body and a mortuary looter/in /by
A glamorous influencer, she is at the heart of a news item that captivates South Africans: the companion of a murderer and serial rapist for a long time on the run, Nandipha Magudumana, a doctor, would have gone so far as to look for a body at the morgue to facilitate his escape.
Kenya: Police officer accused of killing two teenagers pleads not guilty/in /by
A Kenyan police officer accused of killing two teenagers in cold blood in 2017 pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder charges in a case that has become emblematic of extrajudicial killings in the East African country.
Sudan: two Greeks injured, 15 people locked in church, Athens says/in /by

Sudan: two Greeks injured, 15 people locked in church, Athens says

R&B Singer Kem releases new project to mark 20 years anniversary/in /by
“It's a big year. And we set out with—I set out with intention, you know, that this is a milestone in my life. And I'm really, really, really grateful. How is this moment? This moment is spectacular.” Kem, recording artist
Madagascar: 2 suspected smugglers arrested after the death of 34 migrants/in /by
A couple of Malagasy smugglers wanted after the sinking last month of a ship carrying around 60 migrants to the French island of Mayotte, in which 34 of them perished, were arrested on Friday, it was reported, learned Sunday from the gendarmerie.
Asylum seekers revive football team in small French village/in /by
The football club in the little town of Argy in eastern central France was on the verge of shutting down when it was lucky enough to have a group of asylum seekers join the team
Burkina Faso explains the reason behind the call for “general mobilisation”/in /by
Burkina Faso's military junta declared Thursday a "general mobilisation" to give the state "all necessary means" to combat a string of terrorist attacks since the start of this year.
42 soldiers and soldiers’ aides killed in two more attacks in Burkina Faso/in /by
The army said that "the death toll is forty fighters" ("eight soldiers and thirty-two VDP") and added that "at least 50 terrorists" had been "neutralised" in a "response", notably from the air.
Nigeria’s ruling party wins local election in northern state/in /by
The collection of results in another state, Adamawa (northeast), where an election had to be reorganized for the same reasons, was suspended after the usurpation of the role of returning officer by the local representative of the Electoral Commission (INEC).