Several hundred women dressed in black demonstrated on Wednesday in Kinshasa demanding a halt to the war in eastern DR Congo where clashes have recently increased between army and rebel forces.Banners proclaimed “12 million victims since 1994”, “Pity the women and families of eastern DRC” and “The Congo will remain whole and indivisible”.The march, called …

Women protest fighting in east DR CongoWed, 14 Feb 2024 17:50:42 GMT Read More »

As journalist Abdallah Badji looks over the cramped courtyard of a low-rise building in Dakar, he is flooded by memories of June 2023, when political protesters were fired on.He remembers the moment friends and family of modern literature student El Hadj Mamadou Cisse,  paid their last respects after he died during protests. The violence in June was …

Senegalese collective traces record of victims of repressionWed, 14 Feb 2024 16:48:00 GMT Read More »

Senegalese President Macky Sall holds a closely watched cabinet meeting on Wednesday amid international and national calls to re-schedule a postponed presidential election and resolve the grave political crisis.The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly supported domestic demands for the vote to go ahead as soon as possible, with fears that tensions …

Senegal cabinet meets as political amnesty rumours swirlWed, 14 Feb 2024 16:38:03 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police said Wednesday they have recaptured a man whose daring escape from custody made headlines following his arrest on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend in the United States.Kevin Kang’ethe had been detained in January pending extradition to the United States over the death of Margaret Mbitu, but he slipped out of a police station …

Kenya police recapture US murder suspectWed, 14 Feb 2024 15:33:28 GMT Read More »

Soaring romantic melodies reverberated among the homes and office blocks of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Wednesday, as squads of saxophonists became surprise messengers of love.Despite decades of economic suffering, and a sometimes conservative culture that discourages public displays of affection, Zimbabwe has embraced Valentine’s Day.The cards, flowers and chocolates mirror the similar celebrations around the …

Sax appeal: Zimbabwe sweethearts send surprise serenadesWed, 14 Feb 2024 13:42:20 GMT Read More »

The funeral for Kenya’s world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash at the weekend, will be held on February 24, an athletics federation official told AFP on Wednesday.”We have settled on February 24 following consultations with the family and the government which have taken over all the funeral arrangements and protocol,” Athletics …

Kenya marathon star Kiptum’s funeral to be held February 24Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:56:12 GMT Read More »

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday on his first visit since 2012, sealing a thaw in ties between the regional heavyweights.Erdogan was welcomed at Cairo airport by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the two men exchanged a handshake on the tarmac, live footage of his arrival showed.Erdogan, …

Turkish leader lands in Cairo on first visit in over a decade: Egypt TVWed, 14 Feb 2024 12:31:31 GMT Read More »

Recalled South African spinner Dane Piedt is eyeing a “famous, famous win” after claiming five New Zealand wickets Wednesday to give the understrength tourists a 31-run lead at stumps on the second day of the second Test.New Zealand’s batting succumbed to a disciplined attack led by Piedt, in his first Test since 2019, to be …

Piedt eyes prospect of ‘famous’ South African second Test winWed, 14 Feb 2024 07:30:54 GMT Read More »

Recalled South African spinner Dane Piedt claimed five New Zealand wickets Wednesday to give the understrength tourists a 31-run lead at stumps on the second day of the second Test.New Zealand’s batting succumbed to a disciplined attack led by Piedt, in his first Test since 2019, to be all out for 211 in response to …

Piedt grabs five wickets as South Africa take second Test leadWed, 14 Feb 2024 06:01:22 GMT Read More »

The daring attack in December bore unsettling hallmarks of the piracy that once terrorised global shipping off eastern Africa: a cargo vessel hijacked, its crew taken to Somalia, and disappeared.The successful capture of the foreign vessel was the first by Somali pirates since 2017, and follows a spike in armed seaborne attacks around the Horn …

Fears that pirates are returning to seas off SomaliaWed, 14 Feb 2024 02:49:07 GMT Read More »