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A journalists’ union in South Sudan confirmed on Friday that six staffers with the national broadcaster have been detained in connection with footage apparently showing the country’s president urinating on himself during an event. The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation footage aired in December and was widely shared online. It showed …

In Sudan, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday, to demand the country’s military rulers leave power. The demonstrators also rejected a deal struck weeks ago for the gradual transfer of power to civilian leaders. A military coup in October 2021 abruptly ended a …

Without quick IMF deal harder times lie ahead, Tunisia’s central bank chief warned Wednesday (Jan.04). The country is struggling under debt worth nearly 90 percent of its GDP. It reached an agreement in principle with the International Monerary Fund in mid-October, for a package worth around $2 billion. It now …

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted Tuesday (Jan. 05) a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in an overture to political rivals seeking the restoration of democratic traditions. Hassan has been under pressure to break with the hard-line policies of John Magufuli, who died in …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s last surviving World War Two veteran, Corporal Albert Kunyuku, will be buried on Friday (Jan. 6). The Congolese film director José Adolphe Voto made the announcement. One of his latest works title “L’Ombre des oubliés” or “The Shadow of the Forgotten” was based on the …

Hundreds of Senegalese civilians demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday by banging pots and pans during president Macky Sall’s end of year speech. Both the demonstration and Friday’s protest were to demand legal action after a report on the management of anti-Covid funds was found to contain numerous irregularities. The opposition …

Preparations for the funeral ceremony of football legend Pele are underway in Brazil. Dignitaries and fans will gather at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos, to pay last respects to the king of football.  A tent where Pele’s remains will be placed has been erected in the centre of the …

South Africans in Sebokeng township reacted on Friday to the death of Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century following his death on Thursday at the age of 82. Pele had …

Former Pope Benedict XVI’s condition remains stable announced the Vatican this Friday. The announcement comes two days after Pope Francis said that his predecessor was “very ill”. Pope Benedict resigned in 2013 becoming the first Pope since the Middle Ages to do so. His health has been fragile for many …

The famous English football club, Liverpool completed the signing of Dutch forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the signing of Gakpo will impact January’s agenda as he shares his appreciation for the done deal. “He’s a really, really, really good player. The package …