England survived the sending-off of Lauren James to scrape past Nigeria in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on Monday and reach the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals, before co-hosts Australia faced Denmark.Chloe Kelly scored the winning penalty in Brisbane as European champions England beat Nigeria 4-2 in the shoot-out after a tense last-16 tie finished 0-0 at …
Torrential rains have destroyed more than 450 homes in Sudan’s north, state media reported Monday, validating concerns voiced by aid groups that the wet season would compound the war-torn country’s woes.Changing weather patterns saw Sudan’s Northern State buffeted with heavy rain, causing damage to at least 464 houses, state-run SUNA news agency said.It described the …
Sudan rains wreck hundreds of homes: state mediaMon, 07 Aug 2023 10:23:46 GMT Read More »
The long-suffering people of Niger’s capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d’etat one week ago, interminable blackouts have tested their patience to the limit.Faced with hours of enforced downtime every day, the poorer districts of the capital erupt into cheers of relief when lights, fridges and tools finally hum …
Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the darkMon, 07 Aug 2023 05:15:28 GMT Read More »
Morocco’s presence in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup is a dream come true for the tournament debutants, and a clash with a much-fancied France side makes Tuesday’s game a particularly special occasion for their coach.Reynald Pedros, 51, is a former France international midfielder who played alongside Zinedine Zidane in the team that …
It was the news Kenya’s timber industry had waited over five years to hear: a ban on logging was over, and the country’s forests were once again open for business.But conservationists were dismayed at the announcement in July by President William Ruto, who had cast himself as a champion of the environment, and made planting …
Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides KenyaMon, 07 Aug 2023 04:40:01 GMT Read More »
Niger closed its airspace due to the “threat of intervention” as the junta defied a deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS to reinstate democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible military action.ECOWAS issued its ultimatum a week ago, demanding the generals relinquish power by midnight Sunday (2300 GMT).Bazoum was overthrown on July 26 …
Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for places in the next edition in France, starting on September 8.And at least 24 of the survivors are likely to be included in the 2023 squad, which will be named at a TV studio in …
Niger’s coup leaders said they closed the country’s airspace shortly before the expiration of a deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power or face possible military intervention.ECOWAS issued its ultimatum a week ago, demanding the junta reinstate democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum by midnight Sunday (2300 GMT).Bazoum was overthrown …
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers on Sunday winched to safety 34 others stranded on the rocks by rough seas.Around 28 people were reported lost at sea by survivors on one boat, while three were reported missing from the second, …
France is suspending development aid and budgetary assistance to Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry announced Sunday.The statement comes days after Burkina Faso and Mali announced that they would consider any military intervention against the new military rulers in Niger as a “declaration of war”.The West African bloc ECOWAS last Sunday issued Niger’s new rulers with …
France suspends aid to Burkina FasoSun, 06 Aug 2023 22:39:39 GMT Read More »
