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Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, votes for parliament/in /by
Voters are called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament, which plays only an advisory role to the monarch, King Mswati III, who wields absolute power.
Rugby World Cup 2023: Springboks draw fans to Toulon/in /by
Toulon's Stade Mayol was alive and kicking on Thursday morning for the South African rugby team's training session, which was open to the public.
Mali: attacks on three army posts in past two days/in /by
The Malian army has reported attacks on three of its posts in the north, west and center of the country since Wednesday, with separatists and jihadists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans (GSIM) each claiming temporary control of two of them.
Mali: 2 army posts attacked in the north and the west/in /by
The Malian army has reported an attack on two of its posts in the north and west of the country, with jihadists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans (GSIM) claiming temporary control of one of them.
Ahead of a vote in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, some lack hope/in /by
"They are saying that there are elections that are free and fair, there is nothing like that," says a student union leader. About 585,000 registered voters will be called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament on Friday (Sep. 29).
Floods in eastern Libya displaced over 16,000 children – UNICEF/in /by
“When disasters hit, children are always among the most vulnerable,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director, who has just returned from a visit to Al Bayda and Derna. Damage to health and education infrastructure means children risk further disruption to their learning and the outbreak of diseas
Rwanda: an AI platform for small holder farmers/in /by
A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating 'Mkulima GPT,' a ChatGPT-driven Swahili chatbot. Its mission is to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally-sensitive agricultural advice.
Prioritizing African agenda at the UN general Assembly [Business Africa]/in /by
The recently concluded U.N. General Assembly underscores African priorities- emphasises climate action, and the need for global collaboration. African nations stress equitable representation at global financial institutions.
Putin’s talks with the head of South Sudan/in /by
Kiir said he was happy for the warm welcome and stressed that he was in Moscow "as an opening for our long work in the future."
Egypt: woman killed at Cairo University by rejected colleague/in /by
A Cairo University employee was shot and killed by a rejected colleague, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced late Wednesday, a new case of femicide in the most populous Arab country.