Burkina: at least 60 dead in Partiaga attack/in /by
"Sixty" people were killed on February 26 in a suspected jihadist attack in Partiaga, a town in eastern Burkina Faso, for which no official toll has been released, a defense movement said on Tuesday. human rights.
Kenya: Rural women resort to grueling labour as drought worsens food insecurity/in /by
"We have large tracts of land but we can't farm because of the ongoing drought. There is no rain and this river dried up because it is a seasonal river. When it rains, that's when this river gets water and we use it to farm. Now we crush ballast in order to be able to feed our children,..." Caroline
8 killed in Cyclone Freddy’s path through Madagascar/in /by
The Malagasy government said more than 40,000 people have been affected and more than 14,000 displaced since the cyclone returned to hit the island after following an unusual path.
Ghana’s Army owns up to brutality, issues apology/in /by
Soldiers unleashed mayhem on some residents of Ashaiman on Tuesday with helicopters flying over the area because a young military officer, Trooper Imoro Sherrif, was allegedly stabbed in the town on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Kenya to expand use of world’s first malaria vaccine/in /by
Almost 400,000 Kenyan children have received the new malaria vaccine as the Ministry of Health announced Monday (Mar. 6) it will expand its use in the country.
Benin’s leader meets with French counterpart in Paris/in /by
Beninese president Patrice Talon was welcomed Tuesday (Mar. 7) by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. According to the Elysee palace, both leaders met for working lunch.
Egypt: At least four dead, 20 hurt in a train accident/in /by
Four people were killed and several others injured Tuesday (Mar. 7) in a train accident north of Cairo, Egyptian authorities announced after the country's latest rail tragedy.
‘Creed III’ breaks box office records/in /by
Playing in 4,007 locations in North America, “Creed III” earned an estimated $58 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Going into the weekend, analysts expected the film to open in the $30 million range
Fire guts brewery in Central African Republic/in /by
A government spokesperson said the fire at French brewer Castel was an act of arson and that an investigation had been launched
Entrepreneurs in Nairobi find a way to tackle electronic waste/in /by
Kenya struggles with 51,000 metric tonnes of electronic waste each year and only 17 percent of it is recycled