The voter registration process for the 2024 elections in Cameroon has ended. According to an official announcement from the Director of Elections, registrations were to officially close on Saturday, August 31, at exactly 2:00 PM local time. Main political parties were seen making a final push to enroll as many eligible voters as possible. Their eff...
Thousands of people wearing white clothes: the Guin people. During the Epé-Ekpé festival, the Ekpé-sosso or literally the taking of the stone ceremony is held. The annual event takes place between late August and early September in Glidji, south-east Togo. "It's our new year, we ask peace and prosperity and our ancestors always grant us what ...
A neighborhood near the center of Sudan's conflict has been a near-constant battleground for more than a year. Omdurman, which sits opposite the Nile River from the capital, Khartoum, is scarred, and some of its main streets are in ruins. For months, access to the area has been difficult, and many of its residents have fled. The families who ...
Nigeria has become the first African country to obtain mpox vaccines. It received 10,000 doses vaccine from the United States of America. Nigerian authorities have reportedly prioritized five states (Bayelsa, Edo, Cross-River, Lagos, and Rivers) with the highest burden of mpox cases. Mpox cases have been confirmed in more than 10 of Nigeria's...
Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling the country's civilian government there were "no barriers" to engaging with its "enemy." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks set clear red lines for any talks taking place under the government of r...
As northern Cameroon, faces a dramatic drop in rainfall, farmers in the town of Pitoa are suffering. Dandy Emma, who grows maize and millet on eight hectares of land, has lost a large part of his production even though it is just the beginning of the growing season. "There is very little rain. On the millet field, everything is already dry. L...
Sudan has been hit by a deadly cholera outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in recent weeks, health authorities said. As of the start of this week, nearly two dozen people had died from the disease. The country has been ravaged by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. The outbreak is threatening refugees and displaced communiti...
Botswana has announced the discovery of one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed at one of its mines. The diamond will be displayed to the public on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesda...
The United Nations top official in Libya told the Security Council Tuesday (Aug. 20) that the recent situation in the Maghreb country has complicated efforts for a negotiated political solution. "Over the past two months, the situation in Libya has deteriorated quite rapidly in terms of political, economic, and security stability. Unilateral ...
One of Libya's dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country's powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country. The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah that controls western Libya,...
The Libyan Central Bank has announced the suspension of all its operations after the kidnapping of one of its executives in the capital Tripoli. The bank denounced in a statement on Sunday the kidnapping of its IT director Musab Msallem. She said Mr Msallem was abducted from his home by an "unidentified person" on Sunday morning and that othe...
In Burundi, thousands of Christians flocked on Thursday to the Mugera Marian Shrine, located in the center of the country, over 150 kilometers from Bujumbura, to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, one of the major holidays in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a tourist destination, the site holds cultural significance, as explaine...
Egypt's foreign minister said Friday that an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is needed to stop an escalation that could push the region into a wider war. Badr Abdelaty's comments in Beirut came as officials from Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the U.S. held talks in the Qatari capital of Doha in an attempt to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring African countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration, the highest level of global health alert, underscores the seriousness of the outbreak, particularly ...
The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan's brutal conflict concluded Wednesday in Geneva with the country's military absent and the other warring party's participation unclear. The talks come as the war-wrecked country faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The country's military did not send rep...
The beach festival in Morocco has delighted Tangiers residents with a variety of fun activities, featuring games suitable for all ages. Children were jumping on a trampolines with some filming selfie videos as music played in the background. The "activity village" at the festival was the main spot for all children's activities, which also inc...
Sudan's army-backed government said on Sunday it would not attend US-sponsored peace talks due to get underway in Switzerland this week, reducing hopes of ending the civil war. A Sudanese government delegation held discussions over the weekend with the US in Saudi Arabia's city of Jeddah regarding the invitation to the Geneva negotiations. Ho...
As Paul Kagame embarks on another term, Rwanda stands at a crossroads. While his supporters tout the country's development under his leadership, the international community remains watchful of the growing concerns regarding human rights and the concentration of power in the hands of one man. The ceremony in Kigali was not just a formality; it...
Severe flooding has forced people displaced by Sudan's civil war to relocate once again, adding further suffering to the plight of families already exhausted by conflict. Families who had been living in a school complex in the eastern province of Kassala awoke to find floodwaters had crept up while they slept. T-shirts and trousers covered in...
General Dominique Kamanzi Ndarurutse and Jean-Claude Habyarimana are leaders of a collective of armed groups called the "Wazalendo". They are fighting alongside the Congolese army (FARDC) against M23 militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In July, the European Union imposed sanctions against the group, accusing it of serious h...
