Benin’s Foiled Coup: Cash, Conspiracies, and Close Calls
Well, well, well. Looks like Benin just dodged a bullet – or should we say, a coup. The state prosecutor’s dropping bombshells left and right, […]
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Heroes Come Home: Return of Remains of South Africa’s Exiled Freedom Fighters
South Africa just welcomed home 42 of its bravest sons and daughters – freedom fighters who died in exile during the dark days of apartheid. […]
Ghana’s Green Crusader: From Protest to Hospital Bed
Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Ghana’s Cambridge-educated eco-warrior, has gone from the streets to a hospital bed faster than you can say “galamsey.” This firebrand activist, who dared […]
Egyptian Companies eager to participate in major projects in Zambia
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates, Abu Bakr Mahmoud, emphasized the strong interest of several Egyptian companies in participating in key projects […]
Darfur’s Deadly Delivery: A Crisis of Mothers and Newborns
In South Darfur, a health emergency is unfolding that’s enough to make your blood run cold. Doctors Without Borders is sounding the alarm, and it’s […]
Biden visits Angola from October 13 to 15 to strengthen economic partnerships
President Joe Biden will visit Angola from October 13 to 15, marking the first visit by a U.S. President to a Portuguese-speaking African nation. This […]
Mozambique: At least 30 people arrested in one month of election campaign
At least 30 people have been arrested in connection with 44 electoral crimes recorded during the month-long campaign for Mozambique’s upcoming general elections in October, […]
South Africa: Researchers reconstruct the country’s oldest human genome
A team of scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, successfully decoded the DNA of thirteen […]
Horn of Africa Hornets’ Nest: Somalia and Ethiopia’s War of Words
Somalia and Ethiopia are at it again, and this time it’s not just words flying – it’s accusations of gun-running. Somalia is pointing fingers at […]
Brazilian Petrobras Eyes Big Oil Prize in Namibia’s Waters
Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras is making waves in Namibia, eyeing a whopping 40% stake in the coveted Mopane oil and gas block. It is not […]