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African talents awarded at Atlas Workshops in Marrakech/in /by
The Atlas Workshops, an initiative by the Marrakech International Film Festival to develop young African talents in film, has come to an end. Among those awarded was Morad Mostafa for his film Aisha Can't Fly.
USA: McKinsey pays fine for corruption in South Africa/in /by
An African subsidiary of consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal fine of more than $122 million to end a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a years-long bribery scheme of South African officials, U.S. authorities said Thursday.
Ghana calls for “peaceful and transparent” elections as election nears/in /by
Preparations for Ghana's elections are underway, as voters will cast their ballot Saturday, many choosing between the country's incumbent vice president and the former president.
Haiti: Kenyan police clash with gangs in Port-au-Prince/in /by
The building, which used to house offices of the Haitian National Police, was evacuated soon after Barbecue’s gang took control of the entire neighborhood of Delmas 2, three years ago.
Congo on alert over mystery flu-like disease as death toll rises/in /by
Meanwhile, Congo continues to battle an mpox epidemic, with more than 47,000 suspected cases and over 1,000 deaths, further straining the country's healthcare system.
Mozambique protests: Five dead, unrest disrupts key operations/in /by
The demonstrations were reportedly called by Venancio Mondlane, a defeated presidential candidate, who accused the October 9 election results of being fraudulent and declared himself the winner.
Sierra Leone begins Ebola vaccination a decade after deadly outbreak/in /by
The 2014 Ebola outbreak – the deadliest in history – was primarily in West Africa but affected Sierra Leone the most, with nearly 4,000 deaths out of the more than 11,000 recorded globally. The country also lost 7% of its healthcare workforce to the outbreak
“I don’t judge on a penalty” – Ancelotti backs Mbappé after Real’s 2-1 loss to Bilbao/in /by
Real Madrid head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, said Kylian Mbappé was disappointed as he missed another penalty kick and Real Madrid lost to Athletic
Opposition parties in Namibia contest SWAPO’s victory in the Presidential elections/in /by
Although Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country's first female President, calls from the opposition to annul the election results are running high.
Six bodies retrieved from illegal goldmine in South Africa/in /by
Six bodies have been recovered over the past two days from an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein in South Africa