Mali: Exiled Imam calls for peace in Sahel region/in /by
On Thursday, exiled Malian imam Mahmoud Dicko Dicko urged an end to the jihadist violence engulfing the Sahel countries, insisting, ‘we must find a solution for the entire sub-region’.
Inside Africa’s micro-grid boom: A new model for electricity access/in /by
Access to electricity in Africa was a central topic at the recent World Governments Summit in Dubai. While hundreds of millions of Africans still live without power, new solutions are emerging, particularly around solar-powered micro-grids.
Ukraine: Mass Russian drone strike hits Odesa port and energy sites/in /by
Mass Russian drone strikes hit Ukraine’s Odesa region overnight, killing one and injuring six, damaging port and energy sites and disrupting basic city services.
Benin’s lovers less row-mantic as apps replace waterway rendezvous/in /by
On the 'Lover's Canal' in Ganvie, a lake village in Benin, love can flow in unusual ways. Long a place for chance encounters, this stretch of water has over the years become a favoured meeting spot for young men and women in search of a soulmate
Italian cabinet approves new anti-immigration package/in /by
It includes the possibility of imposing a “naval blockade” on ships carrying migrants for a period of up to six months.
Centuries-old traditional boxing in Nigeria gaining grounds/in /by
Traditional Dambe boxers traded heavy blows before a cheering crowd in north-western Nigeria on Thursday.
Valentine’s Day: Can Benin’s Venice still compete with dating apps?/in /by
In Benin, the lakeside village of Ganvié is seeing a quiet shift: its once discreet meeting spots are fading as young couples swap secret night encounters for smartphones and social media.
South Africa’s political parties largely welcome troop deployment/in /by
In his State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the army would help police fight gang violence and illegal mining in two different provinces.
Serbian ‘iceman’ defies sub-zero extremes for mental reset/in /by
Vladimir Stevanovic braves Serbia’s icy lakes and snowy ridges in shorts, using extreme cold as daily meditation that slows his mind and resets his body.
Morocco to spend more than $300 million on flood recovery/in /by
Morocco plans to spend some $330 million on regions hit hardest by weeks of flooding across the country's north that have battered its key agricultural zones, the government said Thursday