The Irreecha festival marks the end of the rainy season and the start of the harvest

Ethiopians mark Irreecha festival amidst pandemic and unrest

Life Style Oct 04
Wearing face masks and white clothes, people from Ethiopia's Oromo nation descended on the capital Addis Ababa to mark the annual thanksgiving festival known as Irreecha on Saturday. The crowds were significantly smaller due to political tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was an ethnic Oromo musician known for his protest songs
Ethiopian suspects in killing of musician charged with terrorism
Life Style Oct 04
Ethiopia on Friday filed terrorism charges against four suspects in connection with the killing of a popular political singer whose death ignited days of deadly protests, a spokesman for the attorney general told the Reuters news agency.
Palafox, an African American woman generated excitement online with her versions of Mexican music
Afro-Latino singer makes waves, courts racist backlash
African Diaspora Oct 04
Sarah Palafox, a Black woman, held an iPhone while standing in front of mariachis.
Mane is in self-isolation after his positive test
Liverpool star Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus
Sports Oct 04
Sadio Mane will miss Liverpool’s trip to Aston Villa after he became the latest Reds player to test positive for Covid-19.
Jazz musician, late August Agboola Browne
August Browne, the Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance
African Diaspora Oct 04
Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving in the resistance movement in World War Two there is one black, Nigeria-born man.
Former Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi continues to divide opinion in death
These are four conflicts in Africa that Gaddafi funded or launched
Politics Oct 04
If the company allows, it should be possible for Africans both on the continent and in the diaspora to have a nuanced conversation about the life and legacy of the former Libyan leader, Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi.
Mensah was a goalkeeper who was highly respected
Goalkeeper Robert Mensah’s last game for Kotoko before his tragic death
Sports Oct 03
Regarded as one of the best if not the best Ghanaian goalkeeper of all time, it is not so surprising that some of his major milestones are celebrated and remembered 49 years after his tragic death.
Rebels leaders gesture after the signing of the peace agreement
Sudan’s government, rebel groups sign landmark deal
Politics Oct 03
Sudan’s transitional government and several rebel groups have signed a peace agreement aimed at resolving years of war in which hundreds of thousands of people died and millions displaced in different regions across the country.
The UN Children's Fund UNICEF is among the agencies accused
UN, NGOs shaken by DR Congo sex abuse claims
Politics Oct 03
The humanitarian world has pledged to combat the scourge of sexual abuse within its ranks following shock revelations of alleged exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Barack Obama and his brother Malik share the same father but different mothers
Obama’s brother tried to win an election in Kenya based on Barack’s popularity
Politics Oct 03
When Joe Kennedy III recently lost his bid for the Democratic Party nominee for Senate in Massachusetts, we learned that he became the first Kennedy from that family to lose an election in the state.
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