More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa’s biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and equipment failures that is damaging the poor economy, according to business and political groups.Dozens of vessels are waiting outside the southeastern port of Durban, which handles about 60 percent of the …

‘Disastrous’ gridlock hits S. Africa’s busiest portMon, 27 Nov 2023 16:35:19 GMT Read More »

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after clashes killed 13 soldiersMon, 27 Nov 2023 16:17:43 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s finance ministry said on Monday it will offer stakes in 11 state-owned companies to raise funds for depleted government coffers as tax revenues continue to fall below target. The East African economic powerhouse is struggling to contain skyrocketing inflation and a plunging currency that has sent debt repayment costs soaring. The 11 companies, including Kenya’s oil …

Kenya offers 11 state companies for saleMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:59:29 GMT Read More »

Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city.Early on Sunday, armed  assailants stormed a military armoury and several prisons, sparking battles with security forces that lasted for hours in the capital.Sierra …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital as govt says calm restoredMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:13:49 GMT Read More »

The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede — for now — but distraught families who have lost their homes, their livelihoods in the muddy deluge are now at risk of potentially fatal disease. Shukri Abdi Osman, a 34-year-old mother of three, is sheltering in a camp for the displaced …

Disease stalks Somali district ravaged by floodsMon, 27 Nov 2023 11:23:39 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s two-time Rugby World Cup winning captain Siya Kolisi said he had been nervous before tasting victory on his Racing 92 debut as they beat La Rochelle 32-10 in Paris to take over the number one spot in the French Top 14 table. A month after lifting the Webb Ellis Cup up the road at …

‘Nervous’ Springbok skipper Kolisi helps Racing to Top 14 summit on debutSun, 26 Nov 2023 23:03:26 GMT Read More »

Sierra Leone’s government said it was in full control on Sunday evening after reporting an attack at a military armoury in the capital Freetown that sparked armed clashes, which the president called an attempt to destabilise the state. Authorities in the English-speaking West African country — which has been going through a political crisis following elections …

S.Leone govt says in control after military armoury attackedSun, 26 Nov 2023 21:12:38 GMT Read More »

Sierra Leone’s government imposed a national curfew on Sunday after reporting a security breach by unidentified attackers at a military armoury in the capital Freetown that sparked armed clashes.Sierra Leone, an English-speaking country in West Africa, has been going through a political crisis following presidential and general elections in June this year.Witnesses told AFP they …

S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attackedSun, 26 Nov 2023 16:33:24 GMT Read More »

A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.The government said those attempting to break into the armoury at a major army barracks had been repelled, but the public were asked to stay at home.Witnesses told AFP they heard gunshots and …

S.Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attackedSun, 26 Nov 2023 09:52:53 GMT Read More »

Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch UN climate talks starting next week.Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why the …

Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts healthSun, 26 Nov 2023 06:14:31 GMT Read More »