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Egypt: 10 thousand runners unite to support Palestinian
Around 10, 000 runners participated in a Run for Gaza marathon in Cairo.
All ticket sales for the event are going to support the people in the Gaza Strip with urgent humanitarian aid.
Runners from 30 different countries were present,…
Sacked Twitter Staff In Ghana Finally Get Pay-Off
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said.
Most had only been in the job, based in Ghana's…
US Strongly Condemns Violence In Eastern DR Congo
The United States has condemned growing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), blaming an armed group it says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda.
Fighting has flared in recent days in the eastern part of the DRC between…
Pope Appeals To End Sudan’s Civil War
Pope Francis appealed on Sunday to Sudan’s warring factions to put an end to a 10-month conflict that has seen millions displaced and prompted warnings of famine.
“I ask again the warring parties to stop this civil war, which causes so…
Egypt Reinforces Border With Gaza
Egypt is building a wall and levelling land near its border with the Gaza Strip in anticipation of an Israeli offensive targeting the border town of Rafah.
Amid rising tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Egypt has begun building a…
Senegal Election: Opposition’s Supporters Call For Swift Vote
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal's capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections.
It comes after the country's top court blocked President Macky Sall's attempt to postpone the election, originally scheduled…
Zimbabwe to block scholarship for LGBTQ+ people
Zimbabwean powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people, a move that human rights groups described as a perpetuation of the African country's homophobic practices.
The state…
Kenyan president to visit United states in May
President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced that…
ECOWAS Chairman calls for unity in West Africa
The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for unity in the region saying disagreements over the unconstitutional change of governments in Guinea, Burkina…
African Central Bank to take off in 2028
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says his administration will engage the African Union Commission in collaboration with member states to ensure that the African Central Bank takes off as scheduled in 2028.
He expressed readiness to…