The UK Supreme Court will rule Wednesday on whether the government’s controversial Rwanda policy for migrants is lawful, a decision with major political ramifications for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.The Conservative leader says the scheme is crucial to reduce rising immigration, which is set to be a key battleground at the next general election expected in …

UK government to learn Rwanda migrant policy fateWed, 15 Nov 2023 02:16:14 GMT Read More »

Along its Atlantic coast, Benin’s government has spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion. But Doris Alapini can only watch as waves tirelessly eat away at her land and the large seaside restaurant she built.The ocean is slowly winning the battle.”The sea is advancing a lot. We have to do dredging …

Benin struggles in battle to halt coastal erosionWed, 15 Nov 2023 01:41:13 GMT Read More »

A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda’s 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities. Sixty-eight-year-old Sosthene Munyemana appeared before the Assize Court in the French capital nearly 30 years after a complaint was filed against him in the southwestern French …

Doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocideTue, 14 Nov 2023 22:06:16 GMT Read More »

Mali’s army has recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the ruling junta. The capture of Kidal is a significant symbolic success for Mali’s military leaders, who seized power in 2020. Violence has escalated in the north of Mali since August, with …

Mali junta seizes rebel stronghold of KidalTue, 14 Nov 2023 20:31:20 GMT Read More »

Mali’s army has retaken the town of Kidal from Tuareg-dominated rebels. Here we look at the significance of the place which has for years been a northern stronghold for the separatists.- Where and what is Kidal? -Kidal occupies a special place in the geography and consciousness of the Sahel region. A former French military post from …

The taking of Kidal: Why the town in north Mali is so importantTue, 14 Nov 2023 20:11:37 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rob Walter said on Tuesday that injured Temba Bavuma will not receive preferential treatment because he is the team captain.The 33-year-old batsman hopes to be fit for the World Cup semi-final against Australia in Kolkata on Thursday after straining his right hamstring against Afghanistan last Friday.”No one is bigger than the team …

No special treatment for injured S. Africa captain Bavuma – coachTue, 14 Nov 2023 19:38:17 GMT Read More »

Polling closed on Tuesday evening in Liberia’s presidential run-off  election, in which voters were choosing whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term in office, despite a mixed record, or elect political veteran Joseph Boakai.The run-off, which followed a first round of voting on October 10, was expected to be close between …

Voting closes in Liberia presidential run-off between football legend and ex-VPTue, 14 Nov 2023 19:24:43 GMT Read More »

Liberians were voting on Tuesday to decide whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term as president despite a mixed record or elect political veteran Joseph Boakai.”I’m in the race to win”, Boakai told AFP and other journalists outside his home near the capital Monrovia after casting his ballot.He alleged that the …

Liberians vote in presidential run-off between football legend and ex-VPTue, 14 Nov 2023 16:47:13 GMT Read More »

Ten out of 12 opposition candidates in Madagascar on Tuesday called on voters to shun a presidential election scheduled for Thursday, amid concerns about the vote’s regularity.For weeks, the Indian Ocean island nation has been shaken by a fierce battle between President Andry Rajoelina, who is running for re-election, and most opposition leaders, who have …

Madagascar’s opposition urges voters to boycott presidential pollTue, 14 Nov 2023 16:14:00 GMT Read More »

As dawn breaks in Antananarivo, streams of people begin their daily climb to the city’s public fountains to collect enough water to wash or earn a few pennies, with Madagascar’s upcoming election one of the last things on their minds.Many homes in the country’s capital do not have access to the precious resource, making it …

‘Unseen’ by politics, Madagascar’s poor snub electionsTue, 14 Nov 2023 15:36:19 GMT Read More »