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Sudanese electronics engineer, Mutasim Jibril, is looking for support.  Since childhood that he dreams of making robots but now he needs investment to take his efforts to the next level. In his modest workshop, Jibril combines what he learnt at the university with practical engineering knowledge to create robots from …

The Ugandan Parliament approved on Tuesday sweeping anti-gay legislation.  Under the new rules, anyone who engages in same sex activity or identifies as LGBT could face up to 10 years in prison. According to Robert Amoafo, an activist with the African branch of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and …

“Having the best players in the world makes it easier to win games.” It may seem like an obvious statement but for England stars Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh, it became even more evident after they joined one of the best teams in the world. The duo – part of …

As part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ humanitarian programme, Kenya received tens of thousands of metric tonnes of wheat to help combat a drought that is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. The programme has delivered more than 140,000 tonnes of wheat to needy African Nations …

Cyclone Freddy has moved on from Malawi, but it has left behind it a trail of destruction and the risk of an unprecedented cholera outbreak. It is usually spread through contaminated water and, left untreated, it can be fatal within hours, even in previously healthy people. Poor sanitation made worse …

As the search for dead bodies in Blantyre, Malawi continues, local authorities have brought on search dogs to support a team of soldiers and local people. “The search for dead bodies is faster today than yesterday because of the sniffer dogs that have come. We are able to see what …

How to strengthen intra-African trade, which only accounts for 17% of trade on the continent? The AU advocates a pan-Africanization of the economic system. The 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar, emphasized the key role of financing for SMEs. In sub-Saharan Africa, women produce up to …

Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar on Tuesday, 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 seen as a democratic mainstay in the region, …

South Africa’s largest public sector workers union continued to protest outside various hospitals across the country on Monday. The protest, including union members in health and education, has run into its second week, with heavy law enforcement on display to monitor the rallies. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union …

The UN envoy to Libya,Abdoulaye Bathily, has called on Saturday for the rival administrations in the country to reach an agreement by mid-June and hold long-delayed elections by the end of the year. Libya remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east …