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In the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 5,000 farmers in the city of Bunkeya, almost 200 km from Lubumbashi, would like to see their production double or triple and thus allow the country to reduce its rice imports. They are now grouped in a cooperative society that intends to promote a mechanized culture.…

The death toll rose to at least 69 as firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers fought fires in forests across northern Algeria on Wednesday, in the latest forest fires to cover the Mediterranean. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning starting on Thursday, and authorities say they…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethnic and political skirmishes in Ethiopia have taken on another dimension, after Tuesday's clashes in the town of GarbaIssa in the Somali region, something could further hamper peacemaking processes in the Horn of Africa nation . According to reports from the BBC Somali Service, fighting broke out in the town of the Sitti zone of the Somali region between herders and militias from the Afar region. The battle comes a day after the Somali regional state said it would protect its residents of the city on…

A group of young people was killed on Wednesday 21 July in Bongboto, 12 kilometers from Bossangoa. No official record yet, but it is believed there are at least eight dead. For the government, this is the element of the CPC's armed coalition who attacked villagers moving on the Nana-Bakassa axis. In the images consulted, the…

The Boké mining region in northwestern Guinea also makes a living from agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the past ten years, an economic player has developed the region's fertile land by producing rice over hundreds of hectares, to the great satisfaction of the local population. From our correspondent in Conakry, On the left bank of the river Rio Nunez, the vast plains of Denken, as far as the eye can see, hundreds of people work under the leadership of an agricultural director, Mamadou Bobo Denken Diallo. For…

In Mali, we still have no news from Father Léon Dougnon, who was abducted on June 21 in the Mopti region. He and four other Christians were abducted on the way to Bandiagara. After mediation between community leaders in the area and the kidnappers, the four faithful who followed him were released quickly, but not Father Léon.…

Ethiopia's Somali region raises funds for victims of Tigray atrocities JIGJIGA, Ethiopia - Leaders from the Somali region of Ethiopia have launched a fundraiser aimed at raising funds for victims of atrocities in the Tigray region, as part of one of the latest humanitarian efforts to reduce loss of life possible due to hunger. In the past seven months, the Tigray region has been the scene of…

UN confronts Ethiopia over atrocities in Tigray region NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council stepped up efforts to restore peace and stability in the Tigray region, for the first time instructing the Ethiopian government to “cooperate” to help millions of “hungry” nationals by giving them humanitarian access. Since war broke out in November 2020 when the Ethiopian National Defense…

Eritrean troops withdraw from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region MEKELLE, Ethiopia - After months of complaints of human rights violations, rapes and killings, Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region have withdrew, reports say, just hours after the Ethiopian federal government declared a ceasefire. one-sided fire in the area. For months, Eritrean troops have controlled sections of…

DP World invests $ 442 million in breakaway area in Somalia BERBERA, Somalia - DP World is investing no less than $ 442 million in Somaliland, a breakaway area in northern Somalia, with the intention of increasing the port of Berbera, which was lately launched and attended by many stakeholders from a number of components of the nation. Somalia and overseas. The corporate, which additionally…