Senegal’s popular public transport minibuses, known as “car rapides”, are being taken off the road. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and Emmanuelle Landais report on a disappearing institution. If you have Read More..
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Calls for emergency aid in Mogadishu to address land rights
BARCELONA — Conflict and disaster in Somalia have sparked massive internal displacement to make Mogadishu the most crowded city in Africa, leading to calls for emergency aid to the Somali Read More..
HOAX ALERT: ‘Man selling human meat in Nairobi butchery’ story is false
A man has been “caught red-handed selling human meat in a Nairobi butchery”, the headline of a story on a website masquerading as the genuine African Daily Voice blared in Read More..
Communities in the DRC take on Canadian palm oil company and a century of exploitation
Nine communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo push back against a centry-old system of oil palm plantation exploitation—with an important Canadian connection—that has left them hamstrung and poor Read More..
Sudanese Military Stress Support for Omar al-Bashir in Face of Nation-Wide Protests
The Sudanese military has reiterated support for embattled President Omar al-Bashir amid street protests over price hikes and a shortage of basic commodities. In a Sunday statement, the army said Read More..
Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological evidence published today online by the journal Science (as a First Release) indicates their presence in North Africa Read More..