For two days, Benin’s political capital, Porto-Novo, came alive with the mythical Egungun, Zangbéto and Guèlèdè figures during the Mask Festival, as ceremonies and parades filled the city with color and tradition.
Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David Jonsson as the new Black Panther — the son of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa — and reveal that Ryan Gosling will be playing Ghost Rider, both in films set for release in 2028.
Yan Diomandé is set to join Real Madrid next season, with the Spanish club having completed the RB Leipzig winger’s transfer on Sunday.
One thousand more Ghanaian migrant workers would start returning on Sunday and Monday from South Africa, where there have been violent protests against migrants, the government said.
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Vogan, southern Togo, at the call of opposition parties and civil society groups to protest against the Constitution adopted in 2024, which enabled President Faure Gnassingbé to further consolidate his hold on power.
Even in army controlled areas, paramilitary groups are openly active in Sudan, heavily armed and viewed as unstable allies. Residents fear these militias could eventually turn on each other or on the army and start a new cycle of violence.
The former UN under-secretary-general, who served as a special representative for children and armed conflict, was nominated by Kampala on Friday.
The African Development bank says is will likely inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected countries.
The announcement came as around 100 health workers went on strike at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak.
The move cements his rift with his ally-turned-rival Ousmane Sonko who heads the country’s ruling Pastef party.
Former boxer Yusuf Eleyele says he is not only teaching them the sport, but also discipline and resilience.
The protest marked five years since President Kais Saied Saied suspended parliament and later dissolved it in order to rule by decree.
Perched on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the ancient ruins of Carthage, the picturesque village is a major tourist stop.
Together with dolphins, they are one of at least 37 species of marine mammals that can be found in South African waters.
Some of the ancient cities of palaces, mosques, public squares, and narrow streets date back to the 12th century and are still inhabited.
They are being given a new home to escape oil drilling in the country’s largest park.
Antonio Guterres, who held talks with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shortly after his arrival, said the country was at a “pivotal moment”.
Elected President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife have been detained in the presidential palace in Niamey since the July 2023 coup.
Officials say most of the blazes have been extinguished but two major ones are still raging.
Most of the 1,000 deaths from Ebola since mid-May have occurred in communities, not in treatment centres.
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