UN peacekeepers in Mali announced Monday their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal region, opening a new phase in a forced withdrawal igniting fears fighting will intensify between troops and armed actors.The UN stabilisation mission known as MINUSMA had expected to leave the camps in mid-October has brought the date forward …
Textile trader Yusuf Abdullahi admitted he could not afford to marry despite being 30 years old until Nigeria’s northern Kano state financed and staged mass weddings for 1,800 couples.Customary gifts for newlyweds were also provided by the state as part of efforts to enable the poorest to get married.Abdullahi was one of the grooms dressed …
Nigerian state holds mass weddings for 1,800 couplesMon, 16 Oct 2023 17:20:58 GMT Read More »
Facebook content moderators in Kenya said settlement talks to resolve a lawsuit against the social media giant’s parent Meta collapsed on Monday, setting the stage for a renewed court battle.In March, 184 moderators sacked by Sama, a company contracted by Meta to review Facebook posts, brought a lawsuit claiming unfair dismissal and alleging that workers …
Sacked Kenya moderators say mediation with Meta collapsesMon, 16 Oct 2023 16:56:11 GMT Read More »
Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru has been slapped with a 10-year ban for doping and trying to obstruct the investigation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Monday.The 31-year-old tested positive for prohibited substances after winning the Milan marathon in May 2021 and the Abu Dhabi event in November that year, it said in a statement.Kenya …
Kenyan marathon runner Ekiru hit with 10-year doping banMon, 16 Oct 2023 15:43:44 GMT Read More »
As Israel prepares for a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, the international community has mobilised to try to protect civilians and prevent the conflict spreading across the region.But Israel’s avowed determination to crush Hamas, the group behind the October 7 attack on Israel, are hampering mediation efforts. So too are clashes along Israel’s northern …
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who died Monday aged 86, was a mediator who brokered peace around the globe, winning a Nobel Peace Prize for a formidable career spanning over 40 years.Ahtisaari had battled Alzheimer’s disease, which forced him to retire from public life in September 2021.The former UN diplomat was credited with overseeing the 2005 …
Ahtisaari: Finnish refugee who spread peace worldwideMon, 16 Oct 2023 09:19:37 GMT Read More »
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi paid tribute to his team for chasing “lost causes” after they came from behind to beat France 29-28 on Saturday to book a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup. South Africa trailed 22-19 at half-time and had Eben Etzebeth off the field for the opening eight minutes of the second …
South Africa ‘scramble’ to famous win in ParisSun, 15 Oct 2023 23:12:24 GMT Read More »
Defending champions South Africa edged hosts France 29-28 in a thrilling seven-try encounter on Sunday to reach next weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals. The Springboks kept their hopes of a record fourth title alive thanks to fly-half Handre Pollard’s second-half points, setting up a last-four meeting with England back in Paris on Saturday.France were knocked out …
Tens of thousands protested in Morocco Sunday in support of Palestinians amid the Gaza war, the biggest demonstration in the North African kingdom since it normalised ties with Israel in 2020.Crowds stretching for two kilometres (more than a mile) marched through the capital Rabat in the mass rally called by an alliance of Islamist parties …
Tens of thousands march in Morocco for PalestiniansSun, 15 Oct 2023 17:11:53 GMT Read More »
Towering models parade down a three-metre (10-foot) high catwalk overlooking the rusting tin roofs of Kibera, the Kenyan capital’s biggest urban slum.It’s the second edition of Kibera Fashion Week in the heart of the sprawling area and the place is packed.For six hours, interspersed with pop music performances, hundreds of spectators from Kibera and across …
Fashion Week hits Kenya’s biggest urban slumSun, 15 Oct 2023 12:53:00 GMT Read More »
