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Table Tennis World Championship ends in South Africa

By Africanews After an absence of more than 80 years, South Africa hosted the World Table Tennis Championships that ended this Sunday in Durban. According to the head of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), this event marks an opportunity to raise awareness for the sport and inspire a new generation. “As it was 84…

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria’s new president

By Rédaction Africanews and Euronews with AP Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as president of Africa’s most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others skeptical that his government would perform better than the one he succeeded. The former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s…

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Economy

Zimbabweans turn towards black market as inflation rises

By Rédaction Africanews Zimbabweans are feeling the wrath of high inflation. The rate of inflation in the southern African country now stands at 131.7 percent in the month of May. Locals are now helpless as they are now forced to search for cheaper products as a way to survive the overpriced goods at major supermarkets….

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U.S., Saudi Arabia call for extended ceasefire in Sudan

Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters News DUBAI – Saudi Arabia and the United States called on Sunday for the extension of a ceasefire deal that has brought some let-up in a six-week war between military factions but little humanitarian relief for civilians. There were clashes overnight in the capital Khartoum and Omdurman, an adjoining city across the…

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Cyberattack targets government websites in Senegal

By Africanews Senegal’s government websites are back online this Saturday after a cyberattack paralyzed the network on Friday. The attack was claimed by a group with alleged links to hacker group Anonymous. The attackers expressed their solidarity with Senegalese citizens and their right to freely choose their president. The attack took place against a background…

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businessAfrica

US conducts strike near site of Shabaab attack in Somalia

AFP , Sunday 28 May 2023 The United States conducted an airstrike that destroyed stolen Al-Shabaab weapons and equipment in Somalia near an African Union military base that was attacked by the group, officials reported Saturday. The base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, was housing Ugandan troops when…

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Culture

Eritrea Independence Day Fest Mixed

NAIROBI – As a child, Filmon Debru longed for the festivities every May celebrating Erititra’s independence, and the heroes who fought and died for it. But he is no longer cheering as Eritrea marked the holiday, formally declared on May 24, 1993. The hope and possibility Filmon felt for his young country is gone, crushed…

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Racism: Brazilians protest in support of international Vinícius Jr

By Rédaction Africanews and AP About 100 Brazilian protestors gathered outside the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo on Tuesday (May. 23) to condemn the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in Spain’s top-flight soccer league known as La Liga. The protesters chanted “La Liga is racist” and “end with racism in Spain and…

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China denies hacking Kenyan government amid debt strain

China’s embassy in Kenya has debunked allegations in a report by Reuters news agency stating that Chinese hackers attacked key state agencies in the capital, Nairobi, including the presidency. This was reportedly done to assess whether the East Africa nation would service billions of dollars owed to Beijing. According to the Reuters report, the years-long…

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South Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Putin

By Rédaction Africanews with AP The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States alleges collected a consignment of weapons for Moscow. Separately, a top official in South Africa’s ruling party added to the scrutiny of the…

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