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Nigeriens react to news of death of Wagner chief/in /by
The head of private military contractor group Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash on Wednesday. In Niger, junta supporters have been calling for the deployment of the Russian group to aid the country's military
Fati Niang, the chef who is decolonizing Senegalese street food/in /by
Niébé is an essential ingredient in Senegalese street food. Branded as ‘food for the poor’ by the colonists, the cowpea has long been neglected by African countries. But chef Fati Niang is determined to give niébé a comeback as a popular legume used to flavor fancy finger food recipes like accras.
Zimbabwe: Opposition vows to track and monitor as vote count begins/in /by
“Then in terms of the election results, I think what we can say for now is that we are monitoring the situation. We've learned a lot from the past and we will be responding accordingly at the appropriate time. But what we want to assure the people of Zimbabwe is that we are not going to let ZANU PF
Amid questions, Russia President Vladimir Putin speaks on death of Wagner boss/in /by
"I have known Prigozhin (ed. Yevgeny Prigozhin) for a very long time, since the early 1990s. He was a man of complicated fate, and he made serious mistakes in life, but he achieved the right results, both for himself and, when I asked him about it, for the common cause, as in these last months."
Zimbabwe: Dozens of poll monitors arrested/in /by
We vehemently condemn the unjust arrest of more than 40 CSO staff members who were peacefully and constitutionally carrying out their duties, the Citizens Coalition for Change, Zimbabwe's main opposition party tweeted Thursday (Aug. 24).
After Prigozhin, what does the future hold for Wagner in Africa?/in /by
Questions about the future of Wagner's operations in Africa have been abound since Prigozhin's mutiny in June. Then, Russia's foreign affairs ministry said the events would have no bearing on the group's work
BRICS admits six new members as bloc seeks bigger say in global affairs/in /by
Some forty countries from all over the world had applied for membership or expressed an interest in joining. A sign of the growing influence of emerging countries on the world stage
ECOWAS slams ‘unacceptable’ Niger transition plan/in /by
“It is the belief among the ECOWAS heads of state and also the commission that the coup in Niger is one coup too many for the region and if we allow it then we are going to have a domino effect in the region [...],” ECOWAS' commissioner for peace and security said on Aug. 23.
Kiss row: Fifa opens disciplinary case against Spanish soccer chief/in /by
In footage shot on the podium at Sydney Stadium on Sunday evening, just after Spain's victory over England, Luis Rubiales can be seen taking striker Jennifer Hermoso's head between his two hands, before kissing her by surprise on the mouth
BRICS bank can help African countries tackle urgent challenges/in /by
The New Development Bank, a collaborative initiative of BRICS nations established in 2015, stands poised to play a pivotal role in funding crucial African endeavors, according to its President, Dilma Rousseff.