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Sawirkan dayax gacmeedka ah ee biyo xireenka Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ee wabiga Blue Nile ee gobolka Benishangul-Gumuz ee dalka Itoobiya. Dowladda Ethiopia ayaa ka mamnuucday dhamaan duulimaadyada biyo xireenkeeda weyn ee ay ka dhisayso wabiga Blue Nile sababo amaan awgood, madaxa hay’ada duulista rayidka ayaa sheegay in madaxweynaha Itoobiya uu balanqaaday in biyo xireenka uu bilaabayo dhalinta korontada 12 bilood ee soo socota Tallaabadani waxa sy sii xumayn kartaa…

Milatariga Soomaaliya ayaa guulo ka sheegtay howlgal ka dhan ah Al-Shabaab kaasoo ay ka fuliyeen tuulooyin ku dhow degaanka Bariire ee gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose, koonfurta waddanka. Axmed Xasan Siyaad, taliye ka tirsan ciidamada howlgalka qaadey, ayaa u sheegay warbaahinta dowladda in ay dileen toban dagaalame kuwaasoo ay kamid yihiin laba sarkaal wallow uusan shaacin magacyo. Sidda uu sheegay taliye Siyaad, waxaa intii howlgalku socday ay ciidamadda dib u qabsadeen degaano…

After several postponements, the mini-summit between the heads of state of the DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola was held at a video conference on Wednesday, October 7th. The initiator of this virtual meeting, Félix Tshisekedi attended from the city of Goma, on the border with Rwanda. Several topics were on the menu, but security issues played a large role in the discussions.…

A whale stranded on Lomé beach for the second time in a week, causing crowds on the beach early Wednesday morning. as reported from Lomé, It was on the beach in front of the German embassy that whales were found early Wednesday morning. The whale, which had apparently died several days earlier, had completely rotted and stank, according to the maritime prefect, Lieutenant Commander Nayo Takougnadi. Several curious people have gathered on the beach and are wondering why whales are stranded these days on Togolese…

The head of the South African bank VBS was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He is accused of plundering the economy of the poorest. It is one of the biggest corruption scandals in South Africa. On Wednesday, former CFO Philip Truter was the first to be convicted in the VBS case. VBS-mutual bank was nicknamed "the bank of the poor". Founded at the height of apartheid in 1982 in Venda, a former Bantustan far north in the country reserved by the white authorities for black communities, the bank housed the money for the most…

Tourist operators in Madagascar predict the slaughter of "small tourist operators", these small hoteliers, restaurateurs or tour operators who could not withstand the crisis. While waiting for better days, each resists in their own way and prepares for return, no matter how remote the tourists are. as reported from Farafangana, In 17 years of existence, the tour operator “Always Madagascar” had never had as many reservations as for 2020. Covid-19 commits to, 90% of its tours have been canceled. But several customers…

Deputies passed the bill on the return of works of art in Benin and Senegal. But will there be other projects of this type in the coming months? Six countries on the continent have so far made requests. The government can rub hands. The text was not only voted on by deputies, it was adopted almost unanimously after 2 hours of peaceful debate. Almost everyone praised the initiative. Senators, in turn, were to follow suit in early November. The Director wants this text to be finally adopted before the end of the year.…

The soldiers, who took power in Mali on August 18 before embarking on a transition to bring civilians back to power, announced on Wednesday the release of eleven civilian and military figures arrested during their coup. The first to return home was Boubou Cissé, the former Malian prime minister. According to a witness, he was quite good. Another civilian, Moussa Timbiné, former president of the National Assembly, who was also arrested since the August 18 coup, has been released. It was quite relieved that he returned…

Cameroonian opponent Maurice Kamto is still stranded at his residence in Yaoundé. As for the hundreds of protesters arrested on September 22, most were released. Nevertheless, hundreds are being prosecuted and the charges are heavy. Maurice Kamto's lawyers filed a motion on Monday, October 5, asking the judicial authority to order lifting of the blockade around the opponent's villa. The request was immediately denied. Lawyers are now planning to call authorities for "assault". Heavy loads for a hundred opponents…

Twenty people are still missing, according to local authorities, after the attack, which was aimed at a convoy of IDPs returning to their hometowns in the North-Central region. The attack took place overnight Monday through Tuesday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees mentions at least 25 people killed. as reported from Ouagadougou, These people had fled attacks by armed groups. Thinking of a lull, they had decided to return to their hometown. The convoy consisted of about fifty internally displaced…