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76 people have been reported dead after a boat they were traveling in sank in Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria on Frida, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. Some 85 people were on board the boat, which was traveling on the River Niger. Anambra is one of 29 states in Nigeria’s 36 states that have been devastated by heavy flooding since the start of the rainy season. “The boat carrying (reportedly) 85 people is said to have capsized due to flooding in the Ogbaru area of the state, and emergency services have confirmed a death toll of 76,” Buhari’s…

The Palma area in Mozambique has been a base for the militant group Al-Shabaab for the past several months.The arrival of Rwandan forces in August 2021, however, has brought relative security to the area, enabling most people to return home. Only last week, the United Nations warned that the conflict had not subsided. But the Rwandan forces displayed confidence in a still precarious security situation in the gas-rich region. Mozambique’s security forces are ill-trained and equipped compared to their Rwandan colleagues and they are little trusted by locals. According to Lieutenant-colonel Ronald Rwivanga, Spokesperon of the Rwanda Defence Forces; “The ordinary…

Algerian and French Prime Ministers have expressed their wish to “intensify” warm relations after growing rapprochement between the presidents of the two countries in late August. The wish was expressed Sunday in Algiers at the beginning of a two day state visit of the French prime minister Elizabeth Borne alongside a 15 member top level delegation. “(On visas) Over the past few months, in line with the Algiers Declaration, our discussions have aimed to better manage and organiez the movement of people between our two countries. We have discussed ways of encouraging student, scientific and artistic mobility – I am…

In the fight against terrorism in general and the Al-Shabab extremist group in particular, the Somali government has decided to enforce a new measure. On Saturday (Oct.7), the deputy minister of information announced the government banned what it calls “the dissemination of extremism ideology messages both from official media houses and on social media”. “I want to inform the Somali media and all Somali people in general that we’ll regard all al Shabaab related propaganda coverage including their terrorist acts and their ideology as punishable crimes, Abdirahman Yusuf said. “Thus, implementing its decision, the government started cyber operations fighting against terrorist…

The 4th Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) Annual Art and Culture Festival is in full swing. The event kicked off in Kampala on Friday October 7 and will close on Sunday October 9, with celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the east African nation’s independence. Throughout the 3-day celebration event, processions, traditional dances and other performance arts have animated the streets. The event organized by the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development through its UNCC agency also aims to contribute to the preservation of Uganda’s history and tradition as well stimulating the local economy. After the main independence celebrations,…

Tunisian Ons Jabeur, No. 2, failed to reach the semi-final of the tournament in Monastir, the first WTA Tour tournament held in her country. She was beaten on Friday (Oct 7) by Claire Liu (73rd) after three sets versatile, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Up to now, the top seed, had been imperial, leaving only 9 games to her opponents in the first two rounds, during which she played American Ann Li and Russian Evgeniya Rodina. She was surprised by Liu, a quarter-finalist in the WTA 500 in Tokyo in mid-September and finalist in Rabat in May, who took her serve in…

The National Museums of Kenya has launched an app to help the country’s wildlife authorities track and log rare and common mammals and record whether the species and their habitat are thriving. At the Soysambu Conservancy in Nakuru, southern Kenya, tourists come to experience the rich biodiversity. When John Perret, the owner of a camel safari, takes out his phone, it is not merely taking a photo. He is actually using the Makenya, Mammal Atlas Kenya app which allows users to record all the details of any mammals they spot. “This app now helps us to really map where these…

A planned pipeline to export oil from Uganda is likely to entrench the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni, opposition figure Bobi Wine said Tuesday, opposing the increasingly controversial project. Wine, a singer and former lawmaker who ran for president in 2021 is the most prominent Ugandan to object to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline that has run into headwinds as activists pile pressure on France’s TotalEnergies and its Chinese partner to pull out. The European Union legislature passed a resolution last month urging TotalEnergies to delay work on the pipeline by at least a year, citing rights violations…

Basketball sensation Victor Wembanyama is set for his first taste of NBA life. The French player of Congolese descent will take part in 2 exhibition games against the G League Ignite this week. To get a sense of how much of a prodigy he is, it’s worth mentioning that about every prognosticator anoints him as the top pick in the 2023 NBA draft. “I was built for this I guess. All that happens to me I expect it for myself. It’s just a checklist of expectations”, he told AP. “There’s so many players I respect but my goal is to…

Ukrainians pay tribute, during a ceremony in Bucha, to the officer who commanded the pilots of the 40th tactical aviation brigade, nicknamed “the ghosts of Kyiv”. Mykhailo Matyushenko died a “hero” during a mission over the Black Sea. AMN Reporters.