The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries on Thursday and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan.The US-drafted resolution passed with the minimum amount of support necessary, with nine countries in favor and six abstentions.The text decried “the continued intensification of violence, including intercommunal …

UN Security Council extends South Sudan arms embargoThu, 30 May 2024 20:01:34 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old parliamentary majority on Thursday, opening the prospect that the party that defeated apartheid will have to share power for the first time. With a third of votes in Wednesday’s election tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of only 42 percent — well …

ANC on track to lose majority after watershed South Africa voteThu, 30 May 2024 18:31:43 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s president has suddenly changed the national anthem, angering residents who questioned his priorities as the country grapples with its worst economic crisis in a generation.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the decision to bring back an old version of the song — which begins “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” — was a tribute to the nation’s …

Anger as Nigerian president changes national anthemThu, 30 May 2024 17:49:45 GMT Read More »

Former Cameroonian star forward and now football federation president Samuel Eto’o apologised Thursday to national team coach Marc Brys, with whom he had been involved in a heated exchange this week.The ex-Barcelona striker also confirmed Brys would remain in his position after it was announced the Belgian was to be replaced as head coach of …

Samuel Eto’o apologises to Cameroon coach BrysThu, 30 May 2024 16:41:25 GMT Read More »

More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities called Thursday for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease.The antiretroviral drug lenacapavir could be a “real game-changer” in the fight against HIV, …

Pharma firm urged to share new ‘game-changer’ HIV drugThu, 30 May 2024 16:13:27 GMT Read More »

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday defended his use of a luxury private plane for his landmark trip to the United States, saying it cost taxpayers less than $80,000.Ruto was hosted by President Joe Biden last week on the first state visit to the United States by an African leader since 2008 and the first …

Kenya’s Ruto defends use of private jet on US tripThu, 30 May 2024 15:46:32 GMT Read More »

Africa’s economy has shown resilience overall despite global conditions but growth needs to be in double digits to truly tackle poverty on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday.The pan-African economic institution also emphasised the need to create more jobs and further industrialise, during a presentation on Africa’s economic outlook at the …

Africa economic growth not enough to tackle poverty: AfDBThu, 30 May 2024 13:01:18 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed.With a fifth of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 44 percent — well down on the 57 percent it …

ANC set to lose majority after watershed voteThu, 30 May 2024 12:16:34 GMT Read More »

Aiden Markram has an advantage no other South African cricket captain has had before — he led a team to victory in a World Cup.The 2014 Under-19 World Cup remains the only global cricket trophy won by South Africa.Ten years is a long time in cricket, and Markram acknowledges that there is a huge difference …

Markram seeks to build at T20 World Cup on South Africa junior successThu, 30 May 2024 10:20:32 GMT Read More »

Ballot counting was under way on Thursday after South Africans queued long into the night to vote in a watershed election, with partial results suggesting the ANC could lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority.Counting began in each voting station shortly after polls closed, in some cities long after the planned 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) Wednesday shutdown, …

South Africa counts votes with ANC majority on the lineThu, 30 May 2024 06:58:31 GMT Read More »