Monday’s polls come against the backdrop of heightened political tension since the approval in April of a divisive new constitution.

During her time in Benguela, Samantha Power engaged with local farmers and government partners, emphasizing the significance of the Lobito corridor in promoting economic growth and development in the region.

The African Union has also expressed alarm at the “deteriorating security and humanitarian situation” in the region.

The controversial plan aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel to reach the UK was signed into law on Thursday.

The above-average rains since March have caused widespread destruction and displaced over 100 thousand people.

Polls suggest support for the ruling African National Congress is at its lowest since the first democratic elections 30 years ago.

The Moroccan city of Fez is engulfed in music as artists and visitors gather for a a festival of Sufi culture. As well as traditional music and chanting from the mystical form of Islam, classical European music been included.

This event in Morocco coincides with the country reeling from the detrimental impact of drought on its agriculture sector.

Kelly’s attorney called the decision disappointing and says they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review Friday’s decision by the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda, named after her mother, died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, according to her uncle Rami al-Sheikh.

Data was collected from some 450. 000 patients admitted to hospitals for COVID-19 in 65 countries over a three-year period between January 2020 and March 2023.

For now, civilians who haven’t fled El-Fasher live in exruciating anguish: “[they] are trapped in the city, the only one in Darfur still in the hands of the SAF,” the spokesperson for the UN Human Rights chief told reporters Friday (Apr. 26).

As a result of the deluge, Kenya’s domestic railroad operations have been suspended and highways in some areas have been temporarily closed.

Negotiators and observers from around the world are meeting in Canada until April 29th to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution.

The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo’s military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for valuable cargo, according to reports.

Phildalphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid set his individual best at the NBA playoffs on Thursday despite a diagnosis of Bell’s palsy.

Two individuals have been charged with immigration offences following an inquiry into the devastating loss of five migrants, including a child, in the English Channel.

The 9 corpses likely Mauritanian and Malian migrants were found by Brazilian fishermen, on April 13, on a boat adrift. Authorities said the manner of the burial would allow for subsequent exhumations in case families of the deceased were located and wished to transfer the bodies back home.

Burkina Faso’s communication spokesperson, Tonssira Myrian Corine Sanou, said late that Thursday that both radio stations would be suspended for two weeks, and warned other media networks to avoid reporting on the story.

South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom this Saturday April 27, as the country remembers the day in 1994 when millions cast their vote in South Africa’s first ever democratic elections.

From the irresistible aroma of cochon de lait poboys to the soul-stirring melodies that echo from every stage, the Jazz and Heritage Festival offers an unparalleled sensory experience.

“What should be the consequences for individuals that do this or the consequences for the social media platforms that allow this (on-line racist abuse). The people that are making those decisions don’t get abused like this because they’re not black, because.. they don’t feel that discrimination”

Namibian officials have expressed outrage after tourists were photographed posing naked at one of the country’s iconic attractions, the Big Daddy dune in the Namib Desert.

Most of the artworks were taken out of the country by foreign tourists and diplomats who had viewed them at the Australian Embassy in the capital, Pretoria.

“The state of our roads needs to be improved. Our leaders need to do more on that and that’s what I expect from these elections. They have to build roads up to remote areas, some areas seem to have been left out as if they are not part of the country.” Bruno Kpoti, motorcycle taxi…

Haiti’s transitional council was sworn in on Thursday, after Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s formal resignation earlier in the day.

“Since the developments that the region has witnessed over the past months and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian stance from the first moment has been to completely reject any displacement of the Palestinians from their land into Sinai or any other place in order…”

Pics of the day: April 24, 2024

Togo will head to the polls on Monday in legislative elections that follow a series of government crackdowns on opposition protests and the passing of a controversial new constitution that could allow the President to stay in power indefinitely.

The lawyers shared concerns that Apple’s supply chain may be tainted by blood minerals — those obtained through unethical mining practices — from the DRC.

The game at the Stade Bernard Giroux outside Paris raised funds for a French foundation dedicated to improving the lives of hospitalised children and adolescents.

That is more than double the number of deaths reported two weeks ago as the amount of rainfall increases, especially in the coastal region and the capital, Dar es Salaam.

TP Mazembe head coach, Lamine Ndiaye, who won a CAF Champions League trophy with the team in 2010 remains set on his objective. The team’s held a presser on Thursday (Apr. 25) in Cairo ahed of Friday’s match.

The swearing-in ceremony of the transitional council on Thursday (Apr. 25) did not take place at the National Palace in the capital for fear of gangs.

An additional US$1.4 trillion is needed to achieve universal social protection across low- and middle-income countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.

Kenya’s government is cautioning against a blanket ban on TikTok despite growing worries over the content circulated on the platform. Instead, authorities are advocating for stricter oversight measures by regulatory bodies.

Over 100 prisoners have fled from a correctional facility near Nigeria’s capital following severe rain that caused damage to parts of the prison infrastructure.

As rain continues to batter Kenya, residents in the capital Nairobi grappled on Wednesday with the aftermath of severe flooding.

“The current events and ongoing developments have proven that in the Palestinian case, there is no alternative for a sustainable political solution that guarantees all the legitimate rights for the Palestinian people and the acknowledgment of their independent state,” Mauritania’s permanent represen

As the global progress against malaria slows down, the World Health Organization is using World Malaria Day 2024 to reignite efforts against the disease, which claims around half a million children annually.