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South Africa’s Parliament to open on July 18 – President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Parliament will open for its next term on July 18 as he remains locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then amid rifts in the new governing coalition.
Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in war-torn Sudan
Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
Cameroon reintroduces measures to curb COVID-19 resurgence
The Cameroonian government announced on Wednesday the adoption of measures to caution the country from the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, observed in some European, Middle Eastern, and African countries.
Mauritania’s leading opposition figure and anti-slavery activist denounces youth unemployment
Abeid says he is against the agreement Mauritania holds with the European Union to crack down on migration to Europe, calling it an agreement “that will serve neither the European Union, nor Mauritania.
The Herds will see over a hundred cardboard animal puppets travel across Africa and Europe
The Herds are set to head off from the Congo Basin in April 2025 and are expected to travel across Africa and Europe until August of the same year.
Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists
Zimbabwe police on Thursday used batons to break up a courthouse protest by opposition supporters, angered by the continued detention of dozens of activists arrested in mid-June, after they allegedly gathered without official police clearance.
South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching
Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching.
New wave of evacuations in Gaza amid intensified bombing
First responders from Gaza’s Civil Defense, part of the Hamas-run government, reported that airstrikes hit five homes, resulting in at least three deaths and six injuries. Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in search of survivors.
Protests in Kenya: 2 more deaths amid clashes
In response to the chaos triggered by his government's bill, which included a tax hike, a protest movement led by Kenyan youth rapidly emerged. What started as simple online condemnations of the new taxes quickly escalated into mass rallies demanding political reform.
African athletics championships in Cameroon marred by shortcomings
Athletes complained about the quality of some of the facilities at the competition which took place in the almost empty Japoma Stadium in Douala.