Meloni pledges deeper ties, tackling migration at 2nd Africa- Italy summit/in /by
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday for the second Italy-Africa Summit, the first held on African soil, reaffirming Rome's strategic pivot toward investment-led cooperation with the continent under its Mattei Plan.
Turkey: Unusual footage shows water buffaloes soaking in hot springs/in /by
In eastern Bitlis, farmers lead water buffaloes and horses into 40-degree Budakli thermal springs to bathe, heal and keep milk quality high during sub-zero winter temperatures.
Brazil’s iconic carnival opens in Rio with Carmelitas street party/in /by
Rio’s Carmelitas parade draws thousands to Santa Teresa, with samba, costumed revellers and a nod to a runaway nun legend.
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader faces military court over coup plot allegations/in /by
Guinea-Bissau's main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, appeared before a military court on Friday facing allegations of involvement in multiple coup attempts, accusations his entourage has vehemently denied as politically motivated.
Nigeria: Matchmaking websites increasingly popular in Kano/in /by
Matchmaking websites are in their hayday in Kano, a conservative hub in northern Nigeria. It's not uncommon for women in the predominantly Muslim city to marry at 18.
Liberia: Supreme Court rules ex-minister Tweah not immune to prosecution/in /by
Liberia's supreme court has reaffirmed that Tweah and several ex officials are not protected from prosecution under claims of national security council immunity.
Zimbabwe’s inventive Valentine’s: Cash bouquets and scrap metal hearts/in /by
Romance in Zimbabwe is taking strikingly inventive forms, reflecting life in an economy where cash reigns supreme and sustainability gains new social value.
Malawi launches polio vaccine programme/in /by
Malawi has started a vaccination programme across the commercial city of Blantyre after derived poliovirus was found in sewage samples.
DR Congo offers frontline freeze in step towards truce/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday it had "accepted the principle of a ceasefire" involving a "strict and immediate" freeze of positions in the conflict in the east of the country
Ugandans lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine, reports say/in /by
A video posted online last month shows a group of soldiers in a snow-covered forest singing a Ugandan song. In the background, a Russian voice mocks them, calling them “disposable.”