By Colette Musanyera THE African soil is blessed with various creatives, who keep film enthusiasts glued to their screens, owing to their flawless acting abilities. As we continue to celebrate…
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Turkey-Africa media summit kicks off
From Adelaide Chikunguru in Istanbul, Turkey The two-day Turkey-Africa Media Summit kicked off today in Istanbul, with Turkey reaffirming its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Africa in the media and…
Sudan’s PM says coup plotters were military, non-military
Aljazeera – Sudan’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok says Tuesday’s coup attempt was organised by elements in and outside the military establishment. He added that previous attempts to create insecurity, especially…
Ethiopia delays polls again amid security, logistical challenges
Aljazeera – Ethiopia has delayed its national election again after some opposition parties said they would not take part and as a conflict in the country’s Tigray region means no…
Sixteen soldiers killed in western Niger ambush
Aljazeera – Sixteen Nigerien soldiers were killed and another was missing after an ambush on a military patrol in the Tahoua region near the border with Mali. During the attack…
TB Joshua: YouTube blocks Nigerian preacher over gay cure claim
Published3 hours ago image captionTB Joshua is one of Africa’s most influential evangelists, with top politicians among his followers YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB…
SANDF troops in Mozambique to evacuate South Africans
ENCA – The South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has sent troops to repatriate South Africans from Mozambique. President Cyril Ramaphosa says soldiers are in Cabo Delgado trying to evacuate…
Consultations on the status of women kick off ahead of AU Commission summit on women
By Justin Mahlahla The Africa Regional Consultations ahead of the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-65) kicked off today in Ethiopia. The Women, Gender and…
Guinea records first Ebola deaths since 2016
BBC – At least three people have died of Ebola in Guinea, with five others testing positive for the virus, health officials say. They fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and…
The children colonial Belgium stole from African mothers
Aljazeera – Monique Bitu Bingi, 71, has never forgotten how it happened. It was 1953 when the white colonials came for her in Babadi, a village in the Kasai region…