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Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over its new rival app Threads
In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a "copycat" app.
MSF calls for resumption of food aid in Ethiopia
International NGO, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), calls for "immediate resumption" of food aid distribution in Ethiopia suspended since May
Chile welcomes new African Wild Ass calf
A new calf of the critically-endangered species African Wild Ass was introduced to the public in Chile's Buin Zoo
Ethiopia Church apologises to followers in Tigray over war
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod has issued an apology to the people of Tigray for their role in the devastating war in the region.
The Banyana Banyana head to the FIFA Women’s World Cup after resolution of pay dispute
South Africa which is in Group G will go head-to-head with Sweden, Italy and Argentina. The 2023 FIFA's World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand starting July 20. Four teams will represent Africa in the upcoming FIFA Women World Cup.
First trailer of Bob Marley biopic ‘One Love’ unveiled
"Bob Marley: One Love" is set for release on January 12, 2024. It follows Robert Nesta Marley's career from his early days to becoming an icon in the 70's.
Kenyans rally against tax increases
Protestors clashed with police forces in Kenya as the opposition calls for demonstrations against controversial tax increases
Senegal: an opponent arrested for questioning the intentions of Macky Sall
Birame Souleye Diop, chairman of the parliamentary group of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi and executive of Pastef, the party of Ousmane Sonko, the president's fiercest opponent, was arrested on Wednesday after warning of a possible reversal of the head of state.
Senegal: Sonko promises “chaos” if his candidacy is prevented
Opponent Ousmane Sonko on Thursday promised elections in Senegal in "indescribable chaos" if his 2024 presidential candidacy is prevented, during his first speech since President Macky Sall announced on Monday that he was not running for a third mandate.
South Africa gas leak death toll rises to 17
The death toll from a toxic gas leak linked to illegal mining has risen to 17, including three children.