Africa

Fire tears through Kenya boarding school dormitory, killing 17 boys

YoopyaSeptember 7, 2024September 7, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 7, 2024September 7, 20240

NAIROBI, Sept 6 (Reuters) – A fire killed 17 boys when it tore through the dormitory in which they were sleeping at a boarding school...

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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack

YoopyaSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 20240

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and...

Africa World

Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots

YoopyaSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 20240

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede...

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A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend

YoopyaSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 20240

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns...

Africa World

‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent

YoopyaAugust 26, 2024August 26, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 26, 2024August 26, 20240

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent....

Economy Finance

Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties shows that development aid works

YoopyaAugust 24, 2024August 24, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 24, 2024August 24, 20240

Gender inequality isn’t just unfair — it’s also a drag on the world economy. Giving women the same economic opportunities as men would add about US$12...

Africa News World

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

YoopyaAugust 23, 2024August 23, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 23, 2024August 23, 20240

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president...

Business Economy

US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next

YoopyaAugust 4, 2024August 4, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 4, 2024August 4, 20240

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to...

Africa News World

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 during protests over Nigeria’s economic crisis

YoopyaAugust 2, 2024August 2, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 2, 2024August 2, 20240

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least nine people were killed by security forces as protesters clashed with police during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis,...

Africa Football Sports

Women football players in Africa have overcome enormous barriers – new book tells the story

YoopyaJuly 11, 2024July 17, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 11, 2024July 17, 20240

Women’s Football in Africa, the first in-depth book on the subject, traces the history of women’s soccer from initially being banned through to today’s growing...

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