01 January 2023

My two main sources for the article summaries, BBC Africa and The Conversation, are in holiday mode since 19th of December, BBC Africa has switched off its “Africa Live” programme and does only “Latest Updates”, The Conversation republishes articles from its archives. As I do not invent news: sorry for the dearth of them for the time being…

Uganda: Two crowd movements in opposite directions have killed nine in New Year festivities in Kampala, mostly children and youths. The crowd crush was caused by partygoers trying “to head back inside – having gone outdoors to see the midnight fireworks”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64138857




31 December 2022

My two main sources for the article summaries, BBC Africa and The Conversation, are in holiday mode since 19th of December, BBC Africa has switched off its “Africa Live” programme and does only “Latest Updates”, The Conversation republishes articles from its archives. As I do not invent news: sorry for the dearth of them for the time being…

Pele & Africa: His final social media post said: “I couldn't fail to congratulate Morocco for the incredible campaign. It's great to see Africa shine”. Pele loved Africa and Africa loved him. The article tells some stories about his trips to Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Congo-Kinshasa, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Egypt, Sudan, Senegal and Ghana.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64126695