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Benin: 10 soldiers injured in an explosion/in /by
Ten soldiers were injured on Monday in Benin in an "explosion in an ammunition bay" at an officer training school in the south of the country, the army said on Tuesday.
Botswana Olympic medalist Nijel Amos banned for doping/in /by
Nijel Amos, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the men's 800 meters, has been banned for three years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a ruling published Wednesday.
Cameroonian Joel Embiid moved to tears after his first NBA MVP trophy/in /by
The 29-year basketball player from Yaoundé topped two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets
Ivory Coast: partnership agreement between Ouattara and Affi N’Guessan/in /by
The party in power in Côte d'Ivoire and an opposition party signed Tuesday in Abidjan "a partnership agreement" for "national reconciliation, social cohesion and democracy", in a country with a recent history marked by political violence.
Arab League, African Union and UN intensify efforts for peace in Sudan/in /by
A representative of Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah Burhan met with th head of the Arab League in Cairo, on Tuesday
Senegal reports one death from Congo fever, health ministry says/in /by
A person has died in Senegal of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a viral disease transmitted by ticks, the health ministry told AFP on Tuesday.
Nomads festival returns to Morocco/in /by
After an absence of two years caused by Covid-19, the annual celebration of nomadic culture returned to the desert in southeast Morocco
Kenya: opposition calls for new day of action on Thursday/in /by
Kenyan police clashed with anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday in a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader.
Press organisations call on Malian and Burkinabe junta to protect journalists/in /by
Thirty media outlets, journalists' associations and freedom of expression organisations on Wednesday called on the ruling juntas in Mali and Burkina Faso to protect journalists in the face of growing threats.
World’s tallest hemp hotel set to open in June in South Africa/in /by
The 12-storey building with breathtaking views and a minimal ecological footprint is set to open its doors in Cape Town, South Africa. "Hempcrete" blocks derived from the cannabis plant have been used to fill the building's walls, supported by a concrete and cement structure.