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Genocide in Rwanda: Survivors disappointed by UN verdict/in /by
Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to permanently halt elderly suspect's trial
Local businesses in northern Nigeria feel the sting of regional sanctions against neighboring Niger/in /by
Nigeria's authorities are enforcing the restriction of movement across the border but the measure has also impacted traffic in the surrounding area, including truck drivers not heading to Niger but other border towns in Nigeri
Women’s World Cup: Fans proud of Morocco despite crashing out after loss to France/in /by
".... it's a first, and it's very good, they are like an example for the young girls here in Morocco. It's inspiring, it means that we can become anything we want, even play football, whereas it's not been very long since football was considered a sport for men and today the girls got to round of 16
South Africa: At least three dead in minibus strike paralysing Cape Town/in /by
"Any taxi strike like this, that drags on days on end is going to be very damaging to our economy and to the tourism economy in particular. As messages go around the world and images of some of the violence that those taxi operators have perpetrated. " Geordin Hill-Lewis , Mayor of the City of Cape
Niger coup: Analyst says situation stems from ‘weak’ leadership in the sahel region/in /by
"Military coups in Africa. They've got a trend and they have got a pattern of also the imaging of young military rulers questioning most of the senior leaders who have been governing most of the countries for long. So it is also the question of is Africa redefining its democracy thru military coups.
New York celebrates 50 years of hip-hop/in /by
New York is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, a genre born in its ghettos and now dominant around the world.
Burkina: at least 20 dead in an attack by suspected jihadists/in /by
Twenty people were killed in Burkina Faso on Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists in Nohao, near the town of Bittou, in the Center-East region bordering Togo, AFP learned on Monday.
Expelled from Senegal, Ousmane Sonko’s lawyer Juan Branco returns to France/in /by
French-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco is home in France after being deported from Senegal, where he was detained on Sunday. One of the lawyers defending the Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, Branco was indicted with charges including conspiracy, spreading false news, and contempt of court,
France: Operation Barkhane, “not a failure”, says the Minister of the Armed Forces/in /by
Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday refuted the idea that Operation Barkhane was a failure, in response to an open letter from around a hundred senators addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Malawi records 55% increase in tobacco sales this season/in /by
Malawi tobacco regulators have hinted at a 55% increase in the sale of the product amounting to $282 million compared to $182 million last year.