Symbol of resilience: Africa’s premiere film fest returns to Burkina Faso’s...

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The weeklong FESPACO that opens Saturday (Feb. 25) in Burkina Faso's capital goes beyond entertainment and seeks to also offer hope, and a symbol of endurance:...

South Africa: US senators vow support for AIDS relief

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A group of US senators, accompanied by 75-year-old star British singer Elton John, were visiting South Africa to mark 20 years since the launch...

Deadly Chad protests: death toll now estimated at 128

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The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) of Chad estimates that 128 people died in the bloody October crackdown on opposition protests against the extension...

CEO of South Africa’s public electricity company Eskom ousted

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The CEO of South Africa's public electricity company Eskom, undermined by scandals and unable to supply the country, was ousted from his post on...

Burkina Faso holds reburial ceremony for Thomas Sankara

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The body of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was buried Thursday alongside 12 of his comrades at the spot where they were assassinated...

Ghana postpones African Games until 2024

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The African Games, scheduled to hold in Ghana in August, have been postponed until next year after an agreement by the major stakeholders running...

Severe damage by cyclone Freddy in the city of Mananjary in...

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Several damage were caused by cyclone Freddy in the city of Mananjary in Madagascar.  Four people were killed by the passage of Freddy on the...

South African military defends joint naval exercises with Russia

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South Africa's military on Wednesday defended its decision to host controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year...

Horn of Africa drought to worsen as sparse rainy season predicted

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Trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are now worse than they were during the 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million...

US Defense Attache visits MOWCA, discusses collaboration

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Senior Defense Attaché of the United States Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire, Lt. Col. Dean Allen has visited the Secretary General, Maritime Organisation of West...