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Kenya: from slums to ballet, pirouette through dance/in /by
Bravian Mise does a series of long throws and pirouettes in the narrow living room of a tin-roofed house in a slum in the Kenyan capital. The thirteen-year-old takes up classical dance in the hope of one day becoming a professional.
French parliament rejects bid to cancel accord with Algeria/in /by
Signed in 1968, the agreement confers a special status on Algerians in terms of movement, residence and employment in France
Widespread floods kill hundreds and displace millions in East Africa/in /by
After one of the most prolonged droughts on record, the region of the Horn of Africa, in East Africa now finds itself submerged by powerful downpours linked to the El Niño phenomenon since November.
Kenya to send 1,500 workers to Israel amid farm labour shortage/in /by
Kenya is set to send 1,500 farm workers to Israel, according to the country's labour ministry. This move follows Malawi sending 221 workers to Israel, which faced criticism.
Tunisia: In villages hit by water scarcity, residents feel abandonned/in /by
"Elderly people left due to water scarcity. They followed their children to the city so they could live, leaving their houses empty", says 60-year-old Djamila Mazhoud. Can an 80-year-old go to the river to get water? No way". She lives in a remote village. Tunisia is in its fourth year of drought.
Seychelles: President declares state of emergency after explosion and floods/in /by
Following an explosion at an explosives warehouse and a flooding, the Seychelles archipelago declared a state of emergency on Thursday and urged residents to stay in their homes, according to a statement from the presidency.
Burkina abandons French as an official language/in /by
The Burkinabè government adopted on Wednesday a bill revising the Constitution and henceforth enshrining national languages ​​as official languages ​​in place of French which is relegated to the rank of "working language".
Recording Academy’s Grammy Salute Concert to 50 Years of Hip-Hop’ airs Sunday/in /by
I think the fans are in for a real treat. I think it was a great night. And when I look at the broadcast back now that we it's been edited and I'm looking back at it, I mean, it's exciting and it translates off the screen the same way it was in the room. It feels good." LL Cool J, recording artist-
Seychelles: state of emergency after explosion and floods/in /by
The Seychelles archipelago declared a state of emergency on Thursday and invited its residents to stay at home after an explosion in an explosives warehouse and flooding, according to a press release from the presidency.
DRC: Pétronille Vaweka, activist, peace negotiator & Women Building Peace Award finalist/in /by
Twenty years on, Pétronille Vaweka remembers her heated exchanges with militiamen, the threats and the horrors in her home province of Ituri, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where her mission was to "stop the war".