Today
Protesters call on French to vote against the far-right National Rally party
• 8:25 AM
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Demonstrators in Paris urged people to vote on Sunday to block the far-right National Rally party from winning a majority in parliament.
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Tunisia sets elections for October
• 8:11 AM
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Tunisia's leader has scheduled the next presidential election for October but did not say if he will seek a second term after five years at the head of the North African nation once seen as a model of democracy for the Arab world.
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Kenyan Police patrol Haitian Capital
• 5:36 AM
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The streets of Port-au-Prince were patrolled by Kenyan police officers on Wednesday, equipped with body armour and automatic weapons.
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Yesterday
Wind and rain already picking up in Jamaica as Beryl expected to make landfall
• 7:28 PM
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Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean.
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Israeli strikes continue in Khan Yunis as UN warns of more displacements
• 7:03 PM
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A UN official is warning thousands of people could be displaced as Israel ordered Palestinians to flee Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip
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Iran's supreme leader denies non-voters are 'against' ruling system
• 4:52 PM
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated on Wednesday that a record low turnout in the presidential elections did not indicate opposition to the ruling system by non-voters.
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Activists rethink protests in Kenya after deadly violence
• 3:47 PM
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Activists leading Kenya's anti-government protests are reevaluating their approach after Tuesday's demonstrations were overshadowed by violence and looting.
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Pics of the day: July 3, 2024
• 3:31 PM
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Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
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UN human rights chief warns against rising hate speech and discrimination
• 3:27 PM
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As a record number of countries hold elections this year, Volker Türk called on voters to keep the rights of others in mind when they cast their ballots.
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Egypt swears in new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges mount
• 3:03 PM
3 min
The change comes as the country faces mounting public discontent following years of economic mismanagement, the coronavirus pandemic and conflict in the Europe and the Middle East
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Rescued Lion cub safe in South Africa, many others kept for hunting
• 11:19 AM
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Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her first cautious steps into her new forever home in a sanctuary in South Africa.
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Gaza: Israel targets 'safe zone' as tens of thousands flee Khan Younis
• 10:55 AM
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The UN estimates that up to 250,000 people have been affected by the Israeli army order to flee Gaza's second-largest city. Approximately 1.9 million people are displaced in Gaza
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Secretary Blinken holds talks with Haitian Prime Minister
• 10:33 AM
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Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, held a meeting on Tuesday at the State Department with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy to emphasize the significance of U.S. backing for Haiti's recently appointed gove
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Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies
Business • 10:26 AM
6 min
At least eight Chinese battery makers have announced new investments in the North African kingdom since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the $430 billion U.S. law designed to fight climate change.
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Envisioning Africa’s Economic Prospects | Keynote delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina
Business • 10:00 AM
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Keynote Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President and Chairman of the Boards of Directors, African Development Bank Group, Chatham House, 7 June 2024, London
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At least three die in post-election protests in Mauritania
• 9:30 AM
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Demonstrations broke out on Monday after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared winner of the poll.
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A Colorado man gets 60 years behind bars for setting fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
• 7:43 AM
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On Tuesday, a man from Colorado was given a 60-year prison sentence for igniting a house fire that resulted in the deaths of five individuals from an extended Senegalese family. The tragic incident has had a lasting impact on the lives of the victims' lov
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Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6
• 4:56 AM
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Tunisia is set to conduct a presidential election on October 6, as confirmed by President Kais Saied's office on Tuesday. It remains uncertain whether Saied will run for a new five-year term following his initial election in 2019.
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Tuesday, july 2, 2024
Patients and doctors evacuated for the European hospital in Gaza
• 8:19 PM
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Patients continued to be evacuated from a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, after an overnight strike hit a home nearby and killed 9 people inside the zone that Israel said should be evacuated.
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Anti-government protests clash with riot police in Kenya
• 7:10 PM
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Protests continued in Kenya's capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in the wake of the storming of parliament last week.
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WATCH: The exodus from eastern Khan Younis
• 6:20 PM
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Displaced Palestinians from eastern Khan Younis continued arriving and building tents in other parts of the southern city after Israel's evacuation order on Monday.
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WATCH: The mass evacuation of Khan Younis
• 6:12 PM
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Palestinian families fled eastern Khan Younis on Tuesday, following an Israeli evacuation order.
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Herman 'Watch the River' Amisi makes Congolese diaspora laugh in Paris
• 4:54 PM
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The comedian coined the now-cult slogan "Surveillez le fleuve" (Watch the river), an expression that united the Congolese on both sides of the Congo river during the last African Cup of Nations
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Designer Imane Ayissi looked East for his latest show in Paris
• 4:25 PM
2 min
Known for blending African heritage with the DNA of French high fashion, Cameroonian couture designer Imane Ayissi looked East for his latest collection.
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WATCH: The urgent hospital evacuation in southern Gaza
• 4:01 PM
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Patients were evacuated from a Khan Younis hospital in southern Gaza after an overnight strike killed nine people nearby in an Israeli-designated evacuation zone.
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WATCH: The finance bill fury, Nairobi's streets on fire
• 2:45 PM
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Anti-tax protesters in Nairobi clashed with riot police on Tuesday, blocking roads and burning tires after recent tax legislation caused deadly unrest.
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Protests continue in Kenya as some now call for President Ruto to resign
• 2:15 PM
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Protests continued in Kenya's capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in the wake of the storming of parliament last week.
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2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo's conflict
• 1:34 PM
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Two staff members of the foreign aid group Tearfund were killed when their convoy was attacked in eastern Congo, the organization said, the latest in a series of attacks targeting aid groups and residents in the region.
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More changes to Mbappé face mask as France star's Euro 2024 problems persist
• 11:48 AM
2 min
The France captain is struggling with his peripheral vision in the masks that were fitted to protect his broken nose from his country's opening game at Euro 2024.
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Angola’s 10th edition of banana fair comes to an end
Business • 11:47 AM
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After four days of festivities, the banana fair comes to an end in Angola.
Local farmers, associations and cooperatives from several municipalities joined industry representatives from other parts of the country to discuss market expansion and their produ
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Last year’s Tropical Cyclone Freddy was the longest ever - UN
• 11:08 AM
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Freddy topped the previous record held by Hurricane John, which struck Hawaii and lasted almost 30 days in the northern Pacific three decades ago, the World Meteorological Organization said as it released a study which began as Freddy waned in March last
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Netanyahu says 'close to eliminating Hamas' as troop casualties mount
• 10:57 AM
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Netanyahu has repeatedly said that the fighting will only stop with the defeat of the resistance group. But he was contradicted by his army spokesman who recently called the elimination of Hamas an impossibility
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Last guilty plea in Denver fire that Killed 5 from Senegal could face 60 years
• 10:02 AM
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Beye sees Kevin Bui, now 20, as a "terrorist" for taking five members of one family, which also included his wife's brother Djibril Diol, who was an engineer, his wife Adja Diol, and their 22-month-old daughter.
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Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, UN
• 9:25 AM
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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings and kidnappings.
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WATCH: Hurricane Beryl ravages Caribbean with record winds
• 9:11 AM
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Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean on Monday, fueled by the record warm waters.
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Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia
• 9:11 AM
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Turkey mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia on Monday to ease diplomatic tensions between the two African neighbors, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
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Mauritania's President Ghazouani re-elected
• 7:19 AM
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President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania has secured his re-election for a second term after winning the national vote on Saturday.
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Eritrea's Biniam Girmay makes history at Tour de France
• 5:49 AM
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Biniam Girmay, the Eritrean cyclist, made history by becoming the first Black African rider to claim victory in a Tour de France stage on Monday.
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Russian Ambassador Nebenzya warns against providing arms for Ukraine
• 12:22 AM
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Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told reporters that Russia is “discouraging” all countries to provide arms for Ukraine, adding that “I presume that the decision that might be taken on the issue may of course have certain political consequences.”
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Monday, july 1, 2024
Stakes high as far-right victory in first round raises concerns in French elections
• 7:21 PM
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A handful of French left-leaning lawmakers arriving at the National Assembly building in Paris on Monday shared their views on how to counter the surge in support for right-wing politics in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.
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WATCH: Amsterdam's Oosterpark hosts national slavery remembrance
• 6:25 PM
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The Netherlands commemorated the abolition of slavery with a national ceremony in Amsterdam's Oosterpark.
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WATCH: Deadly russian strike in Kharkiv
• 4:56 PM
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A Russian strike on Kharkiv's Slobid district killed one person and injured nine, including an eight-month-old baby, on June 30.
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Kenya: Ruto says borrowing only way to plug deficit
Business • 4:38 PM
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Kenyan President William Ruto has said that the country will resort to more borrowing to plug a budget deficit after the rejection of the finance bill that would have increased tax revenue. He said the country will seek one trillion Shillings ($7.6 billio
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa unveils new cabinet
• 3:52 PM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent's most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a
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Israel releases 55 Palestinians it had detained from Gaza
• 3:23 PM
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The release of Mohammed Abu Selmia without charge or trial raised further questions about Israel's allegations regarding Shifa Hospital, which its forces have raided on two occasions since the start of its nearly nine-month war with Hamas.
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Which parties form South Africa's national unity coalition?
• 3:08 PM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent's most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a
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'Les Basketteuses de Bamako': When basketball, art meet
Culture • 2:36 PM
2 min
'Les Basketteuses de Bamako', a group of six Malian artists and basketball players took to the stage in Lomé, the capital of Togo. Their daring and creative show combines juggling of the ball, drumming, music and dance
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WATCH: Inmates to soldiers, Ukraine's mobilization of prisoners
• 1:41 PM
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Ukraine is expanding its draft to address battlefield shortages over two years into Russia’s invasion.
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"...I had the impression I was playing in 3D” - Kylian Mbappé at Euro 2024
• 1:24 PM
3 min
Kylian Mbappé felt like he was in a virtual reality game when playing in a mask to protect his broken nose at the European Championship.
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Tyla bags two awards at the BET 2024
• 11:49 AM
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Tyla a South African amapiano superstar won two Black Entertainment Television BET awards starting with best international act.
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WATCH: It's not my pet, it's my family
• 11:37 AM
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Hundreds of demonstrators in Mexico City advocated for animal rights, emphasizing that pets are family.
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Sudan: paramilitaries loot the village of Jebal Moya
• 11:30 AM
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Fighters from Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group looted homes and shops and took over the main hospital in a central city, forcing tens of thousands to flee, residents said Sunday, as a new front opened in a 14-month war that has pushed the African cou
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Cairo hosts Egypt-EU investment conference
Business • 10:58 AM
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The meeting attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and EU commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen culminated in the signing of deals worth billions of dollars. It comes on the back of a $7.9 billion funding package agreed in March to support the north
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2 Algerian journalists arrested for publishing video showing women protesting
• 10:20 AM
2 min
Ghirous is the editor-in-chief of Algerie Scoop, accredited by the government in 2021, and Omar is the website's director.
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Mauritania's President Ghazouani on track for re-election, provisional results show
• 9:27 AM
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According to the provisional result released on Sunday, Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is on track to secure a second mandate after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.
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Cyril Ramaphosa names 'Unprecedented' Government of National Unity cabinet
• 5:25 AM
2 min
Late on Sunday night, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling
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Nigerians still grapple with unrelenting power shortages
• 12:27 AM
4 min
About half of Nigeria’s more than 200 million people are hooked up to a national electricity grid that can't provide sufficient daily electricity to most of those connected.
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Sunday, june 30, 2024
Kenya: The pain of the bereaved, calls for fresh protests
• 2:51 PM
1 min
Emotions run high in Kenya. After days of bloody protests against proposed tax hikes and the removal of the bill, Kenyans were still shaken to the core.
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Nigeria: Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18- Authorities
• 1:22 PM
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The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters.
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UNESCO finds ISIS-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls
• 9:57 AM
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Iraqi authorities have requested UNESCO to halt all reconstruction operations at al-Nouri mosque and evacuate the entire complex until the devices are disarmed.
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France: High-stakes election begins with anti-immigration party projected to dominate polls
• 8:14 AM
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49.5 million registered voters will choose 577 parliamentarians. This crucial snap election could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, far-right parties for the first time since the military administration, during the Nazi era.
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Vote counting underway in Mauritania
• 6:41 AM
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Saturday’s vote unfolded peacefully, according to observers. The turnout was 40% out of 2 million eligible voters, and partial results were expected on Sunday.
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Saturday, june 29, 2024
Iran to hold runoff election as no candidate secures 50% of votes
• 3:05 PM
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There’s been only one runoff presidential election in Iran’s history: in 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bested former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Mauritania votes to elect new president
• 1:29 PM
1 min
7 candidates are vying for the top office including incumbent president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Youth unemployment, the terrorist threat in neighbouring countries which drives displacement towards Mauritania and the cost of living are some of the voters’
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6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso
• 10:26 AM
1 min
Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues.
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Panama Papers scandal: 28 defendants acquitted
Business • 8:58 AM
2 min
The Panama papers scandal exposed a network of tax havens involving people like Lionel Messi and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote to name but a few.
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Wednesday, june 26, 2024
Kenya president backs down on tax rises after deadly protests
Business • 2:49 PM
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Kenya president backs down on tax rises after deadly protests
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Niger considers routing oil through Chad after Benin dispute
Business • 11:40 AM
2 min
The Chinese-built pipeline which runs from Niger's Agadem oil fields to Benin's port of Seme began transporting crude in May. But Cotonou soon blocked it citing Niamey's refusal to open its border to trade
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Tuesday, june 25, 2024
Chinese Lunar probe returns with first far side moon samples
• 11:22 AM
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“I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,"
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Cameroon: French court backs Douala port in Bolloré dispute
Business • 9:44 AM
1 min
The court overturned a previous decision by the Paris Chamber of Commerce, which had ordered the port of Cameroon's economic capital to pay €58.6 million to a Bolloré subsidiary that lost a bid for the concession
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Monday, june 24, 2024
Friday, june 21, 2024
Niger revokes French company's operating licence at major uranium mine
Business • 3:04 PM
2 min
The decision has highlighted tensions between the junta, which came to power in a coup in July last year, and France.
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Kenya: Demonstrators blockade streets in rally against finance bill
Business • 8:18 AM
2 min
Thousands of mostly young protestors gathered near the parliament complex in Nairobi as lawmakers sat to approve the finance bill. It proposes a string of new taxes and levies which the goverment are necessary to pay off debt and fund social services
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Nextflix documentary tells all about the first Black Barbie
Culture • 12:45 AM
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1-hour-34-mminute “Black Barbie: A Documentary" covers the history of Black dolls and their impact on civil rights as well as Black entrepreneurship.
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Thursday, june 20, 2024
"African Symphony": when classical music meets legendary African hits
Culture • 5:30 PM
3 min
Beninese star Angelique Kidjo took up the challenge to celebrate African legends like Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and stars from the younger generation that includes Burna Boy, Rema, Nomcebo Zikode and Nomcebo Zikode with a classical orchestral twist.
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Kenya: More protests over controversial tax bill
Business • 2:44 PM
2 min
Demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi and other cities across the country on Thursday saying the proposed tax hikes will raise the cost of living.
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Gaza war: In gesture of solidarity, artists present exhibition in Chile
Culture • 11:58 AM
7 min
The National Archives of Chile opened Wednesday (Jun. 19) an exhibition titled "From all the rivers to all the seas of the world". It echoes a famous Palestinian rallying cry.
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Will Senegal leverage oil to transform its economy? [Business Africa]
Business • 7:48 AM
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Senegal enters the oil era with Woodside Energy. Traveling in Africa remains challenging due to poor air connectivity. In Zimbabwe, despite El Niño-induced drought, horticulture is growing and creating opportunities for farmers.
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Wednesday, june 19, 2024
Monday, june 17, 2024
Remittances: A growing lifeline for the unbanked
Business • 4:30 PM
2 min
The digitalization of sending remittances in the last decade has led to huge improvements in access for millions of the world's poorest rural people, yet the costs of sending those remittances in some countries like Kenya are still prohibitive.
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Morgan Freeman honored at Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Culture • 2:54 PM
1 min
The 87-year-old who was given the Crystal Nymph award at the opening ceremony on June 14.
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Saturday, june 15, 2024
Friday, june 14, 2024
Historic Ugandan artifacts return home for three years
Culture • 2:48 PM
2 min
Ugandan officials, seeking such restitution, first traveled to Cambridge in 2022 as more African governments started to demand accountability over items of aesthetic or cultural value that were looted before and during the colonial era.
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Nigeria secures $2.25B World Bank loan to back reforms despite hardship
Business • 2:40 PM
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the bulk of the $1.5 billion loan will help protect millions who have faced growing poverty since a year ago when President Bola Tinubu came to power and took drastic steps to fix the country's ailing economy.
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G7: Leaders hold session on investments in Africa
Business • 10:06 AM
1 min
The infrastructure investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts, which the U.S. and its allies seek to contain.
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Partners of G7 leaders visit several attractions in Italy
Business • 9:11 AM
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While G7 summit leaders discussing global conflicts and the situation in Africa their spouses visiting various cultural destinations in the vicinity of the Borgo Egnatia venue, in Fasano .
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Climate protesters prepare in Italy as leaders gather for G7 summit
Business • 6:34 AM
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Dozens of international demonstrators gathered in Puglia on Thursday to prepare for this Saturday's protest against the G7 summit that is taking place in Borgo Egnazia.
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Thursday, june 13, 2024
The Recording Academy "Grammys" extends reach to Africa
Culture • 1:47 PM
1 min
"This is exciting because music is one of humanity’s greatest natural resources,"
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UN humanitarian affairs chief wants G7 action on conflict-fueled hunger
Business • 1:42 PM
1 min
In Gaza, UNICEF is warning that nearly 3000 children in south of the Israeli-blockaded strip have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition, putting them at risk of death
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Cambridge returns 39 artifacts to Uganda on loan
Culture • 1:23 PM
3 min
The items remain the property of the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, which is loaning them to Uganda for an initial period of three years.
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Wednesday, june 12, 2024
Babyface, Usher honored at the Apollo’s 2024 Spring Benefit
Culture • 1:16 PM
2 min
Music industry icons attended the Spring Benefit.
The celebration marked the 90th Anniversary of the legendary Harlem institution.
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Gaza circus performers put smile on faces of Palestinian children
Culture • 10:50 AM
3 min
Members of a circus performing group have been looking to bring a temporary smile to the faces of displaced children in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip, helping them to briefly escape the horrors of war as they visit shelters to offer some light relief.
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Nigeria’s president says economic reforms will continue despite hardships
Business • 10:42 AM
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Bola Tinubu said the economy had been in desperate need of reform for decades.
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Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil project
Business • 9:05 AM
2 min
Production has started at Senegal's first offshore oil project, the Australian group Woodside Energy said Tuesday, as the country's new government eyes higher profits from natural resources.
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Tuesday, june 11, 2024
USA: A new attraction featuring Tiana, Disney's first Black princess, to open
Culture • 1:45 PM
2 min
'The Princess and the Frog' is a retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. In the 1-hour-37 minute-film finds the lives of arrogant Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths.
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Lavrov holds bilateral talks with BRICS counterparts
Business • 8:02 AM
1 min
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held bilateral talks with his counterparts from Brazil, South Africa, Iran, Laos, Thailand and Ethiopia on Monday on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers’ summit in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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Paris Peace Forum advocates for fair transitions
Business • 5:17 AM
3 min
This year's theme is fair transitions as countries face the dilemma of reconciling environmental preservation with reducing the energy gap.
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Monday, june 10, 2024
