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More than 340,000 people in Chad are affected by flooding due to torrential rains, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “The floods destroyed nearly 2,700 hectares of crops and farmland, increasing food insecurity. The number of people affected by the …

Sudanese journalists created the country’s first independent professional union in decades, local media reported. It is a first in Sudan for decades as journalists have come together to create a union. They elected as president a journalist working for the French news agency, AFP. The union has an 1,164 members, …

A man was killed by a lion in the zoo of Accra, Ghana’s capital, after having entered the enclosure of the felines, the government agency in charge of the protection of wild animals said on Monday. “Around noon today, Accra Zoo authorities on routine patrol spotted a middle-aged man who …

A court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has convicted two men arrested last year in connection with the poisoning of six lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kanungu district, Daily Monitor reported. It comes after the court heard evidence from 14 witnesses who pinned the convicts over the killing of …

João Lourenço, successor to late President José Eduardo dos Santos, is set to be re-elected for a new term and his party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), won the legislative elections with 51% of the vote. He won the election without “fanfare or trumpet” as the …

Sudan’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Thursday announced a major reshuffling of the country’s military leadership, amid political and economic turmoil, Reuters agency reported. The change includes the military’s land forces, operations, and supply heads as well as it’s general inspector. A change to the air force leadership …

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, European Union has never concealed its support for Ukraine and has even taken sanctions against Russia, which for its part is supported by China. The first European sanctions took place on the eve of the entry of Russian troops in Ukraine. Since …

A toxic gin concoction killed 14 people in north-western Uganda and left others blind, Daily Monitor newspaper reported citing a medical source. All the victims are believed to have consumed a locally manufactured spirit called City 5 Pineapple Flavoured Gin over the weekend in Madi-Okollo district. “These people have now …

The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) visited the 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in Bamako on July 10 and was able to observe the state in which they are being held. For the past two weeks, the 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in Bamako, Mali, have been held in custody. Charged with …

On a recent tour of Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) said “if a country decides to engage with Russia, where there are sanctions, then it break those sanctions.” “They’re violating our sanctions, and in some cases they’re violating UN sanctions with other countries. And …