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As a young girl growing up in the Atlas mountains, Hannou Mouloud’s family took her to have her chin tattooed with the cherished lines that generations of Moroccan Amazigh tribeswomen wore.”When I was six, they told me tattoos were pretty adornments,” recalled the 67-year-old from Imilchil village of the once-common practice among women in North Africa’s Amazigh …

Morocco’s tribeswomen see facial tattoo tradition fadeSun, 13 Oct 2024 02:21:50 GMT Read More »

Morocco hammered Central African Republic 5-0 and Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick as Guinea trounced Ethiopia 4-1 on Saturday in the final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-round qualifiers.Azzedine Ounahi netted twice and Abde Ezzalzouli, Achraf Hakimi and Soufiane Rahimi once each as 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco eased to victory in Oujda after leading …

Morocco crush Central African Republic, Guirassy scores hat-trickSat, 12 Oct 2024 21:23:19 GMT Read More »

Comoros shocked Tunisia 1-0 on Friday to end a run of 16 consecutive home victories in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers by the Carthage Eagles. Premier League sharpshooters Mohamed Salah and Bryan Mbeumo struck key goals, South Africa hit a record-equalling five and Nigeria snatched a late win in other matchday 3 qualifiers.French second-tier league forward …

Comoros shock Tunisia, Salah, Mbeumo strike in AFCON qualifiersFri, 11 Oct 2024 22:02:47 GMT Read More »

Election observers in Mozambique on Friday warned against irregularities after a vote expected to renew the ruling party’s grip on power, with some in the opposition already claiming fraud.After a largely peaceful election on Wednesday, tensions were simmering in the southern African nation though official results are not expected for another two weeks.”Observers reported stacks …

Mozambique observers warn against vote irregularitiesFri, 11 Oct 2024 19:14:36 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s government will on Monday present plans to break away from foreign dependence and debt in favour of local resources and human capital, said Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.The new project is part of the radical break with the past promised by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye took office in April.”The development models that have been presented …

Senegal set to announce breakaway development agenda: PMFri, 11 Oct 2024 18:52:45 GMT Read More »

Kenyan President William Ruto pledged Friday an additional 600 officers for the UN-backed mission to Haiti, following a meeting with Haiti’s visiting prime minister, as both urged the international community to do more.The East African country is leading a multinational mission aimed at combatting spiralling insecurity in the crime-ravaged Caribbean nation and has so far …

Kenya’s Ruto pledges extra 600 officers for Haiti missionFri, 11 Oct 2024 10:50:24 GMT Read More »

Creches and nurseries are springing up in Ivory Coast, marking a break from tradition for those who can afford it, as women increasingly go out to work.Even if the number of establishments is still low in relation to the West African country’s four million pre-schoolers, the provision has shot up recently.There are now 254 private …

Ivory Coast sees creche boom as women boost workforceFri, 11 Oct 2024 06:07:43 GMT Read More »

Ndeye Yacine Dieng looked helplessly at the dilapidated state of her once large and inviting home, the latest victim of the encroaching sea in Bargny, on Senegal’s western Atlantic coast.Cracked and collapsed walls, damaged roofs and sunken buildings are commonplace in the town just outside the capital Dakar, in one of the areas most threatened …

Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal townFri, 11 Oct 2024 05:58:35 GMT Read More »

Some 893,000 people have been affected by flooding in South Sudan and more than 241,000 displaced, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said Thursday in a grim update on the disaster.Aid agencies have warned that the world’s youngest country, highly vulnerable to climate change, is facing its worst flooding in decades.”Flooding continues to affect and displace …

S.Sudan floods affect 893,000, over 241,000 displaced: UNThu, 10 Oct 2024 19:14:44 GMT Read More »

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia pledged Thursday to work together on regional security at an unprecedented summit held against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa.Concerns about the stability of the volatile area have mounted over the war in Sudan, a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway Somali region …

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia forge closer ties in volatile HornThu, 10 Oct 2024 18:38:01 GMT Read More »