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The 30th African Men's Basketball Championship, Afrobasket, kicks off this Tuesday, August 24 in Rwanda. Sixteen teams compete. Four years ago, during the latest edition, the Tunisians won. They are again challengers for the title but they are not the only ones. The tournament seems more open than ever. Sixteen teams from…

South Africa opened vaccination this weekend for all adults. The country continues to register almost 13,000 new cases of coronavirus per day and only 8% of the population has so far been fully vaccinated. as reported from Johannesburg, Claire BargelèsAlthough 72% of South Africans surveyed in a study at the University of…

A major coalition of NGOs signs a joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council requesting that the mandate of the Burundi Commission of Inquiry set up in 2017 be continued. Next September, the Human Rights Council will meet in Geneva to decide on the future of this Commission, "The only independent mechanism documenting human…

French judges have begun investigating allegations that four major fashion groups have benefited from forced labor in their supply chains. The multinational companies are accused of using cotton from China's Xinjiang region, where it is believed that at least one million Uighur Muslims are detained and subjected to forced labor. The case is based on allegations by a number of parties, including human…

Somali security forces open fire on ex-spy chief in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu security forces on Sunday night opened fire on a former director of Somalia's National Intelligence Security Agency , in what could escalate political tensions in a country struggling with instability. Speaking to the media, General Abdirahman Mohamud Turyare said "I came under fire while the…

In Senegal, the expected composition of government for four days was finally revealed this Sunday afternoon. as reported from Dakar, Thea OllivierIt is a new government "of openness and unity", which was unveiled this Sunday in Senegal. A government that wants to be rejuvenated, with the entry of more opposition members "into…

Almost 29 million voters will probably be referred to as to the polls on Wednesday, October 28 for the presidential, legislative and native elections. The workplaces will probably be open from 7 to kl. All eyes are on the presidential election, with 15 candidates vying for the pinnacle of state. John Magufuli, elected in 2015, is a candidate for an additional quinquennium. An election underneath…