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Unique school in the heart of Mali’s capital accessible by boat only/in /by
Every morning, Rokia Koumaré, a 10-year-old from Mali, boards a canoe that takes her to school on the island of Dialagoun. Located in the heart of the capital city, this island school educates 218 children living on the shores and islands of the Niger River
Societe Generale bank sells its subsidiaries in 4 African countries/in /by
Societe Generale has announced the conclusion of agreements with two African banking groups to sell four of its subsidiaries to them. They are found in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania and Chad.
France: the right calls for denouncing the migration agreement with Algeria/in /by
After the revision advocated by Edouard Philippe, the Republicans in the Assembly are calling for the unilateral denunciation of the Franco-Algerian agreement on immigration, and have tabled a motion for a resolution to this effect, we learned from the group on Wednesday.
DR Congo’s former health minister cleared of covid funds fraud/in /by
A former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prosecuted and briefly detained in 2021 for an alleged embezzlement of funds allocated to the fight against Covid-19 was acquitted on Wednesday by Congolese justice, announced his lawyer.
Ethiopia thwarts Shebab attack on its Somali border/in /by
The Ethiopian army on Wednesday "thwarted" an attack by Somali Islamist Shebab fighters against a border town between the two countries, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said.
Moroccans hold pro-Palestinian rally to protest Knesset speaker’s visit/in /by
Demonstrators gather outside the Moroccan parliament in Rabat to protest against the visit of Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, the first such visit by a head of Israeli parliament
Nigerian leader defends end to fuel subsidy as hardship bites harder/in /by
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the West African nation's decision to stop subsidizing fuel, a move that already is adding to economic hardships by pushing up prices for transportation and commodities.
Music offers hope for Kinshasa’s street children/in /by
A cultural centre in DRC's capital, Kinshasa, is helping some of the estimated 20,000 homeless children by encouraging creative talents such as music
UN official urges “responsible” withdrawal from the DRC/in /by
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said on Wednesday that the Congolese state should step up its own response to the violence
Uganda: Museveni in State of Nation address reaffirms support for anti-LGBTQ law/in /by
" in Uganda, sex is confidential, even heterosexual sex. Therefore, if a homosexual keeps his being to himself or confidentially seeks assistance from the doctors or priests, it will not offend this law." Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan President