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After years of chronic power cuts, Libyans are now enjoying a stable electricity supply in the capital, Tripoli, during the summer. The city's public spaces are once again illuminated at night, marking a significant improvement for…

Thousands of members of the Imbonerakure, Burundi’s ruling party’s youth wind, joined by President Evariste Ndayishimiye celebrated their national holiday. In a speech delivered in the middle of a stadium pitch in Makamba, President…

Burundian troops with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) celebrated their country's 61st Independence Day in Mogadishu and Jowhar. The events in both cities were attended by high-ranking officials including ATMIS and…

Muslims in Egypt on Wednesday began their Eid al-Adha celebrations in Cairo with mosque prayers and other festivities. The holiday, known as the feast of sacrifice, commemorates what Muslims believe was Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to…

Ethiopians will be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ tomorrow Thursday 7th 2023. Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. Ganna comes 12 days before the Timkat festival, another important…

Thousands of supporters cheered the return to Ivory Coast of Charles Blé Goudé, a key figure involved in the violence that followed the 2011 presidential elections. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, who earlier this year pardoned his…

Renewed conflict in the north, crippling drought and stubbornly high inflation: Ethiopians rang in their new year with little to celebrate. At a livestock market in the capital Addis Ababa, traders and visitors alike bemoaned the various…

Muslims in Egypt have gathered along a street-long table to break their Ramadan fast together in a mass "Iftar" meal on the Muslim holy month, in the Matariya suburb in the northeast of Egypt's capital Cairo. The wonderful scene brought…

In the Rutshuru province, many Christians looked as gloomy as the sky on Good Friday. Despite the big celebrations of the Easter Triduum, Congolese from the eastern part of DRC were not in the mood. The M23 rebel group who fights the…

Many Egyptians marked the start of Ramadan on Saturday by flocking to shops to buy traditional Ramadan desserts. Kunafa, qatayef and baklava have always been very popular desserts during the holy period and are a specialty in many…