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Mining is an important activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo but there are security risks. Every year accidents and landslides claim dozens of lives. With a view to reducing mortality rates, a local entrepreneur created an app that allows mine managers to follow the movements of those working in the pit. The app works in conjunction with an electronic ...

Those close to ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor are pressing for his constitutional benefits which, the family says, have not been paid by the authorities since he stepped down under pressure and went into exile in Nigeria in 2003. Taylor, 73, is serving a 50-year jail sentence in the UK for supporting rebels in the decade-long civil war in neighbouring Sierra ...

Some of the DR Congo’s former child soldiers have become traders, hairdressers and tailors, but many struggle to recover a normal life. Dreams of becoming a farmer or teacher run up against tough conditions in a society deeply afflicted by unemployment and poverty. Clement Kahindo, supervisor of a temporary shelter in Goma, capital of North Kivu province, goes through the ...

The joyful sound of traditional drums, young boys are dressed in white woods, a traditional ceremony is taking place tonight. This is the coming-of-age ceremony, which includes a mysterious character – the Kankurang. A custom handed down from generation to generation in this community in Gambia. Despite the fearsome appearance, the Kankurang is considered a protector against evil. Mamadou Jallow, ...

Sudan’s envoy to the UN said his country was at a ‘crossroads’ following Monday’s army power grab. Speaking during a Security Council sitting, Ammar Mahmoud also called for more international support for Khartoum. The country’s army chief on Monday dissolved Sudan’s transitional administration, prompting international backlash. “Some delegations have expressed their concerns as to what is currently happening in Sudan. ...

Elon Musk plans to deliver Internet to passenger aircraft through its Starlink broadband satellite network. SpaceX’s CEO tweeted that his company was talking to U.S. airlines about providing their customers with in-flight Wi-Fi and urged followers to tell airlines to get on board. “Yes, we are talking to airlines about installing Starlink. Please let them know if you would like ...

Nasa launched a unique asteroid mission this weekend to study two large accumulations of space rock around Jupiter that scientists believe are remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets of the solar system. The mission, called Lucy, is set to explore a record-breaking number of asteroids over the next 12 years after being launched on Saturday morning ...

Jamie Redknapp says the laws of the game surrounding offside need addressing after Kylian Mbappe’s contentious goal decided the Nations League final in France’s favour on Sunday. Spain took the lead when Mikel Oyarzabal latched on to a long pass from Sergio Busquets, held off Dayot Upamecano and fired into the bottom corner. The French response was swift, however, with ...

The Algerian president says he demands “total respect” from France, in the latest escalation of a diplomatic row between the two countries over visas. In his first public comments on the matter, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said France should forget that Algeria had once been its colony. Algiers last week recalled its ambassador from Paris because of comments by President Emmanuel Macron ...

Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the arrest of three people following the dumping of thousands of unused doses of a coronavirus vaccine near the city of Minya, 200km (125 miles) south of Cairo. Images posted on social media last week showed piles of white boxes strewn along the banks of a waterway. The authorities say nearly 20,000 doses of the ...