Africa
The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military…
Togo held a training session in Annaba on Wednesday, October 9, in preparation for their AFCON qualification match against Algeria on Thursday. Head coach Dare Nibombe will be missing goalkeeper Geoffrey Agbolossou due to a knee injury. Nibombe, who took…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is aiming for a trial on sex trafficking charges in the spring, according to his attorneys who addressed a judge on Wednesday. In a joint letter, his legal team and prosecutors indicated a preference for a trial…
The social media ads promised the young African women a free plane ticket, money and a faraway adventure in Europe. Just complete a computer game and a 100-word Russian vocabulary test. However, instead of a work-study program in fields like…
Crowds of protesters gathered in the Colombian capital on Wednesday, marching in support of the country’s president and vice president after electoral authorities ruled in favour of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the pair’s 2022 election campaign. The demonstration was…
The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style over the centuries. Williams and…
Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the top 10, and so on — and, without a doubt,…
The Tunisian national team continue their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign in a home and away ‘double header’ against Comoros on Friday and Tuesday. On Monday they trained and spoke to the media at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium…
During an interview from Sudan, UNICEF Representative in the country Sheldon Yett said, “Kids, didn’t start this war. They are not the ones who are really fighting this war, and they’re not responsible for this war. But they are the…
A few months ago, Abou Sangare was an anonymous 23-year-old Guinean immigrant, without permanent legal status in northern France and, like thousands of others, fighting deportation. Now the lead actor in “The Story of Souleymane ,” an award-winning feature film…
For years, the international shipping industry has been criticized for making little progress in reducing the carbon-belching pollution released by the vessels that move most of the cargo that people use every day, such as food, cars, clothes and many…
In the courtyard of the psychiatric ward in one of Bamako’s main hospitals, a small group of patients dance to the beat of a a djembe, a traditional West African drum. The group then act out scenes of a village…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set January 30 as the date for a key presidential election meeting, when seven candidates will meet with voters before they cast their ballots in March. The closed-door meeting at IOC headquarters is the…
A Chinese envoy reiterated the necessity on Wednesday for external armed forces and mercenaries to withdraw from Libya as soon as possible. “The peaceful reconstruction of Libya is now at a critical stage, and to promote political transition is an…
The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to at least 115, a local official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on October…
A unique style of writing taught by a controversial church is gaining in popularity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The writing known as Mandombe has been integrated into the curriculum of the Kimbanguist church across the DRC. Church…
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