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Desta Gebremedhin from BBC, had reported that postponement of September’s election in Tigray by the federal government because of coronavirus, has been the reason for the recent rapid deterioration but it has been a long time coming. The TPLF, which...

The federal government in Ethiopia has vowed to continue a military offensive in the northern Tigray region despite international calls for restraint. The row between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), once a dominant member of Ethiopia's ruling coalition, and...

South Africa in recent times have been complaining about a number of things and creating conversations around these things. From conversations about the state of their economy to losing job opportunities to foreigners, and blaming certain social vices like...

Imagine creating devices made up of DNA material which can then be placed into human bodies to pick up information from the outside. This is what Doctor Mateus Webba Da Silva who was born in Luanda in 1965, is working...

Female professionals working in media and communications in Malawi have staged demonstrations in two different cities to protest against growing incidences of rape, particularly of young children. Donning purple outfits while carrying placards with messages condemning rape, the women under...

by Shona Olalere You will agree that the last weeks have been a turn of events in Nigeria and across Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon. And, considering that some inconsistencies would negatively affect all efforts...

While we agree that Africans can only observe than participate in the U.S. Elections, it is important to note that in a few days, the U.S. would have elected a new President in office, or will continue with incumbent...

Julius Maada Bio, the President of Sierra Leone has repealed the 55-year-old Criminal and Seditious Libel Law which has been used by successive governments to jail journalists. "We have to make progress in this country. We have decided to...

"Congratulations to Egyptian director Sameh Alaa won the Palme d'Or for his short film I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face," the Cannes Film Festival’s official account tweeted on Thursday evening. "Alhamdulillah! We worked hard and God rewarded us," the film's...

Algeria The Algerian president’s advisor, Abdelmajid Al-Sheikhi, said on Tuesday that his country is considering resorting to international arbitration against France to restore the archives of the colonial period. Al-Sheikhi, who was appointed Algeria’s representative in negotiations with France, said in...