Celebrations of Joseph Boakai’s presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted after a car ploughed into a crowd of his supporters in the capital Monrovia, killing three people.The suspected driver has been arrested, police said Tuesday, without specifying whether or not they believed the act was deliberate.But it revived fears of violence in the aftermath …

Car rams supporters of Liberia’s Boakai, killing 3Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:42:36 GMT Read More »

A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease.Teeming prisons are a hotbed of TB, the world’s second deadliest communicable disease after Covid, according to the World Health Organization. Mozambique, a country of 32 million people, recorded …

AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fightWed, 22 Nov 2023 07:53:20 GMT Read More »

Hakim Ziyech scored from a 40-metre drive as shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco beat 10-man Tanzania 2-0 on Tuesday when they began their campaign to qualify for the next finals. The Galatasaray winger struck 28 minutes into the 2026 qualifier in Dar es Salaam and Tanzania fell further behind when Lusajo Mwaikenda conceded an own …

Ziyech strikes as Morocco win while Ghana, South Africa crashTue, 21 Nov 2023 21:35:57 GMT Read More »

A desperate crush to get through a stadium gate for an army recruiting event saw at least 31 people trampled to death in the Republic of Congo capital, officials said Tuesday.A prosecutor said he had opened an investigation into the disaster when several thousand youths descended on the Michel d’Ornano stadium on Monday night hoping …

Stampede kills 31 during Congo army recruitment driveTue, 21 Nov 2023 19:48:35 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia’s government said Tuesday that the latest peace talks with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a rebel group from the country’s most populous region, had ended without agreement.It was the second time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the OLA had sat down this year aiming to end a five-year insurgency in the restive Oromia …

Ethiopia says Oromo rebel talks end without agreementTue, 21 Nov 2023 19:13:17 GMT Read More »

The US intelligence chief secured promises from the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to de-escalate after alarm over a surge in violence, the White House said Tuesday.Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines traveled to the two countries Sunday and Monday and said the United States would monitor their efforts.Rwandan President Paul …

US says Rwanda, DR Congo leaders agree on steps to de-escalateTue, 21 Nov 2023 18:13:38 GMT Read More »

Thirty-seven people were trampled to death in a stadium in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deeply poor country’s worst tragedies in years.The youngsters had responded to a call to join the army in the central African nation, and had been directed to sign up at Brazzaville’s Michel …

Stampede kills 37 during Congo army recruitment driveTue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:10 GMT Read More »

The BRICS group of nations Tuesday called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza during an extraordinary summit where chair South Africa accused Israel of war crimes and “genocide” in the Palestinian territory.Pretoria hosted a virtual meeting of BRICS — a group of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and …

BRICS urges immediate Gaza truce, South Africa slams Israeli ‘genocide’Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:13:41 GMT Read More »

Former South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp a decade ago, is unlikely to be released immediately if he is granted parole on Friday, the victim’s family lawyer said.The country’s parole board on Monday said it would be “considering the profile of Oscar Pistorius on Friday, 24 …

S.Africa’s Pistorius release might take time even if parole granted: lawyersTue, 21 Nov 2023 15:40:35 GMT Read More »

The leaders of the BRICS group of nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, during an extraordinary summit where chair South Africa accused Israel of war crimes and “genocide” in the Palestinian territory.Pretoria hosted a virtual meeting of BRICS — a group of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China …

BRICS leaders urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza as S.Africa decries ‘genocide’Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:33:40 GMT Read More »