Over the past seven years, these rare birds have become the economic powerhouse of Mlomp, a village in Casamance, southern Senegal

Senegal ostrich farming turn lucrative business

Politics Apr 04
t's a first of its kind in Senegal, a ostrich farm. Over the past seven years, these rare birds have become the economic powerhouse of Mlomp, a village in Casamance, southern Senegal. And now the whole community depends on these ostriches. A profitable farming business.
first lady-Rebecca-Akufo-Addo
Rebecca Foundation commissions new Library at Dambai
Politics Apr 04
The Rebecca Foundation has commissioned a library at the Lapas cluster of schools at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti region.
President Felix Tshisekedi of the DR Congo
UN Security Council welcomes progress in DRC, voices concern over violence
Politics Apr 04
UNITED NATIONS, The Security Council has welcomed the positive developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and voiced concern over violence in the east and the dire humanitarian situation in the country.
OPEC meeting in Angola
Angola: OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
Politics Apr 03
The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries said Thursday that they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July, moving cautiously in pace with the recovery of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mali has been trying to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012
4 UN peacekeepers killed in northern Mali
Politics Apr 03
Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack by jihadists on their camp in Aguelhok in northern Mali, the U.N. mission in Mali said Friday.
CHAD
In Chad, the opposition is outspent and harassed.
Politics Apr 03
In a few days, Chadians will go to the polls to choose a new president. In the capital N'Djamena, billboards of incumbent President Idriss Deby dominate the streets and office buildings.
France, the former colonial power, intervened in Mali in 2013 to beat back jihadists, and now has some 5,100 soldiers deployed across the Sahel
France defends army's 'honour' after UN says Mali civilians killed
Politics Apr 02
France's defence minister said she would not allow the honour of French forces to be "sullied" on Thursday, two days after the UN said a French strike killed 19 civilians in Mali.