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Nigerian aviation workers begin a strike on Monday/in /by
The country's aviation industry is facing problems, including poor facilities, jet fuel shortages that often ground domestic flights and a lack of foreign currency that has seen international carriers failing to repatriate their ticket sales.
African Union chief to travel to Sudan as fighting spreads/in /by
Expressing its "deep concern" about the situation, the AU also called on the forces of the two generals in charge of Sudan to "protect civilians", in a statement issued after an emergency meeting of the organization's Peace and Security Council on Sunday afternoon
Art exhibition questions age-old gender roles in Zimbabwe/in /by
There are paintings, photographs, textiles, sculptures and ceiling installations, and they broach issues like migration, the economy and health. But also far more contentious subjects in Zimbabwe like a woman's reproductive rights
Egypt’s Coptic christians celebrate Easter after 55-day fast/in /by
This year, the fast partially overlapped with Ramadan, the month-long period during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
Kenya: Starving followers rescued from religious cult/in /by
Police officials said investigators received a tip that dozens of people were starving to death after their pastor told them it was a way to meet Jesus
Fighting continues in Sudan as death toll climbs/in /by
There's been no word on the whereabouts of General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, the head of Sudan's military junta. Burhan and his deputy - Mohamed Daglo alias Hemedti have disagreed on security reforms and the role of paramilitaries in a future civilan-led government
Terrorism in Sahel: Actresses take lead roles in African tales of courage/in /by
Few movies have been made about jihadism in Africa and even fewer have focused on the plight of women at the hands of extremists. But a slew of films showcased in the lastest edition of Africa's premiere film fest could signal a cinematic watershed.
Kenya sends first operational satellite to space/in /by
Designed and developed by a team of Kenyan researchers, the satellite will provide data in the areas of agriculture and environmental monitoring in Kenya, valuable for the future of this East African country currently experiencing a drought
South African fugitive Thabo Bester appears in court/in /by
Bester was serving a sentence for murder and rape when he escaped from a private prison. A body was planted in his cell and a fire was started to stage his death almost a year ago
Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries/in /by
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.