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The day of July 26 is now an official “holiday” in Niger to commemorate every year the arrival of the military to power through a coup d’état on this date in 2023, the Nigerien government announced on Monday. “Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military regime, signed today an …

Africa, with its cultural and historical diversity, provides a captivating backdrop for many outstanding films. Here’s a list of must-see films that explore this fascinating continent. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) A humorous adventure in ancient Egypt, where Asterix and Obelix help Cleopatra build a palace for Caesar in …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fired two senior members of government including the foreign minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle, her office said. The changes came as Hassan seeks to regain trust from foreign powers over a programme of economic and political reforms, including easing restrictions on opposition parties and …

At least five people were killed in a shooting at a retirement home in the town of Daruvar, east of Zagreb, Croatia, according to Croatian media. An unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar some 130 kilometres east of Zagreb and opened fire. The suspected gunman, who had initially …

Ugandan security forces have sealed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest opposition party on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests on Tuesday. “We have been monitoring (this). Their activities raised a red flag and we took precaution measures,” the police spokesperson said. In posts on social media platform X, …

Faced with the “plastic pollution crisis”, the American government announced a plan to gradually end the use of single-use plastics in federal activities by 2035. The US federal government, which includes hundreds of agencies linked to different departments such as the FBI, the weather service and the armed forces, is …

A 35-year-old man has been arrested foor fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s elder brother over a borrowed phone in the Ogun State, Nigeria. The suspect has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command after the incident has been reported. According to reports,“the suspect stabbed his lover’s elder brother with bottles …

Residents of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca demonstrated this Sunday, July 21, in the streets of Palma, to denounce the excesses of tourism on the island, police said. Protesters believe that the current model places public services on the verge of collapse, degrades natural resources and makes access to …

American President Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for re-election, announced this Sunday July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I believe it is in the best interests of my party and in my best interests to step down and concentrate solely on carrying out my …

A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, his lawyer said on Friday. The court also banned Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, from running …