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Jacob Mendy finally lands lead football role/in /by
Gambian amateur Jacob Mendy has been a key player in Wrexham historic promotion to english professionnal football. The welsh club is bankrolled by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynold's and Rob McElhenney.
Aide of Sudan’s former leader escapes prison; al-Bashir in hospital/in /by
The Sudanese army said Wednesday (Apr. 26) that Omar al-Bashir and other members of his regime had been transferred to hospital before the fighting erupted in Khartoum on April 15. A former aide of al-Bashir announced Tuesday (Apr. 25) he'd escaped prison with others.
Record tourist arrivals in Morocco in first quarter of 2023/in /by
Morocco has recorded a record number of arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, with the latest figures showing it attracted 2.9 million tourists in the three-month period.
South Africa: corruption costs Eskom $55m a month/in /by
In a remote interview with a parliamentary committee on public accounts, Andre de Ruyter confirmed his statements on the level of corruption at Eskom in a document he submitted.
Fears over food and security mount as fragile ceasefire holds in Sudan/in /by
The violence in Sudan has Impacted the free flow of goods in the country leading to an insufficient food supply amidst a worsening battle between two army generals
Burkina Faso: OHCHR calls for investigation into killings in Ouahigouya/in /by
“We call on all parties to the conflict in Burkina Faso to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including by refraining from targeting civilians... Deliberately targeting civilians or individuals not taking direct part in hostilities constitutes a war crime". Ravina Shamda
Tunisia: first private-public partnership in water, with Suez/in /by
The Suez group announced on Wednesday that it had concluded the first-ever "public-private partnership in the water sector in Tunisia", by joining forces with the state-owned Onas office to clean up wastewater in a southern region serving nearly a million inhabitants.
Nigeria’s ‘Spiderman’ on a mission to protect the environment/in /by
Behind the mask is Jonathan Olanlokun, a hero with no super-power except his determination to make a difference in his community. Since 2004, he been litter picking to protect the environment in his city of Osogbo (Osun State).
Building Bridges: BRICS Alliance paves way for African integration/in /by
Made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, with a contribution reaching 31.5 % of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 against 30.7% for the G7, the BRICS are considered the current major emerging powers.
Ethiopian gov’t and Oromo rebel group begin talks in Zanzibar/in /by
Ethiopia's federal government and a rebel group from the country's Oromia region opened peace talks on Tuesday in the Tanzanian island archipelago of Zanzibar, according to a spokesperson for the militants.