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Spiritual cleansing ritual by Afro-Brazilian ahead of Rio carnival/in /by
In a vibrant prelude to Carnival, followers of Afro-Brazilian religions performed a sweeping cleansing ritual at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Saturday, invoking peace and ancestral protection for the festivities ahead.
Guinea: Heavy gunfire reported near central Prison in Conakry/in /by
Heavy "automatic gunfire" rang out near the central prison in Guinea's capital early on Tuesday in Kaloum, Conakry's administrative centre where the presidential palace is located,
Mogadishu bowling alley represents cautious return to everyday life/in /by
Mogadishu, long associated with war and militant attacks, is embracing a new pastime: bowling.
Somalia’s first modern bowling alley has opened in the capital, reflecting a cautious return to everyday life.
Burkina Faso’s parliament approves ban on political parties/in /by
Political party activities have been suspended in the Sahel country since the army seized power in 2022
2026 Mining Indaba opens in Cape Town under the theme ‘Stronger Together’/in /by
This year’s Mining Indaba conference opened in Cape Town on Tuesday under the theme ‘Stronger Together.’
Music world pays tribute to Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor/in /by
People around the world have been paying tribute to Ghana’s Ebo Taylor. The highlife legend died on Saturday just one month after celebrating his 90th birthday.
Ramadan preparations underway at Sudan’s Gedaref livestock market/in /by
As the holy Muslim month of Ramadan nears, Sudanese head to a livestock market in the eastern city of Gedaref, labelled as one of the the major livestock markets in the war-torn country.
IS-linked rebels kill at least 20 in Congo village attack, army says/in /by
Rebels backed by the Islamic State group killed at least 20 people in an attack over the weekend on a village in eastern Congo, the military said Monday.
Russia and Tanzania deepen strategic ties in high-level Moscow talks/in /by
Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, in the latest sign of strengthening relations between the two countries.
Malian appeal court upholds former PM Moussa Mara’s prison sentence/in /by
A Malian appeal court has upheld the prison sentence of former prime minister Moussa Mara, convicted over social media posts expressing support for political prisoners. Mara, who served as prime minister from 2014 to 2015, was charged last October with undermining the credibility of the state.