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Turkey's public broadcaster, (TRT), has launched a new digital news platform, TRT Afrika, to highlight stories of and from the continent to a global audience in four languages: Hausa, Swahili, English, and French. The channel went…

The family of a South African held hostage by militants in Mali for over five years launched a fresh appeal for his release. Forty-seven-year-old, Gerco van Deventer, was kidnapped in Libya on 3rd November, 2017. “Van Deventer, an…

Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar, the first of several days of protests as the country prepares for elections in less than a year. Tensions are rising ahead of the vote in a country…

The president of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera has launched an international appeal for help in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy. The storm killed at least 225 people. Speaking in the capital, Blantyre, on…

Mali marked its new "National Day of Patriotic Sovereignty" on Saturday, introduced by military leader Colonel Assimi Goïta. The event is intended to be a founding act of popular resistance to external pressure. Malians earlier…

South African Former President Jacob Zuma has instituted a private prosecution against his successor Cyril Ramaphosa. The announcement was made by the Jacob Zuma Foundation on Thursday but did not specify what the charges were.…

Nollywood has received a significant amount as a boost, with the announcement of the new three million dollars film fund by Nigerian film production company, Labari Africa Productions Ltd to support and promote the industry’s growth.…

In Tunisia, the first floating solar station on a lake next to a Tunis industrial park has started to operate. The expectation is that the 200-kilowatt project from a French renewables company, Qair, can be a prototype for bigger…

Nigerian Megastar Don Jazzy have released the fourth episode of his monthly radio show "Don Jazzy Radio" on Apple Music 1. Afrobeats legendary producer, artist, and label boss in his latest episode, Don Jazzy Radio will be available on…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the launch of a suicide prevention campaign in Africa, a region it says has the highest rate of suicide deaths in the world. "About 11 people per 100,000 die in the African region, which…