Mohammed Siraj sent South Africa crashing to 55 all out as India went in search of a series-levelling win on the first day of the second Test at Newlands on Wednesday.India were 111 for four at tea, a first innings lead of 56.Siraj produced a sensational career-best spell of six for 15 as South Africa …
India on top after Siraj destroys South Africa battingWed, 03 Jan 2024 12:57:56 GMT Read More »
The breakaway Somali territory of Somaliland has grabbed headlines by agreeing to give landlocked Ethiopia, a traditional rival of Somalia, access to the Red Sea.The move, which has infuriated Mogadishu, is part of Somaliland’s three-decade-old campaign to win support for its independence claim.Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi said that in return for sea access, Ethiopia …
Somalia on Tuesday vowed to defend its territory after a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded an “aggression”.The government in Mogadishu also said it had recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia and issued an appeal to the international community to stand by its side over the “blatant assault” on …
Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland deal as ‘aggression’Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:20:38 GMT Read More »
France has closed down its embassy in Niger until further notice, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, barely two weeks after the last French troops left the country in the wake of a coup that ousted a key Paris ally.The closure of the embassy in Niamey represents one of the final chapters in the winding …
Somalia vowed on Tuesday to defend its territory by “any legal means” and recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa struck a controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.Mogadishu branded Monday’s surprise pact that gives Ethiopia long-sought access to the Red Sea as an act of “aggression” and a “clear violation” of its …
On the eve of his 86th and final Test match, Dean Elgar said he was “sad” South Africa would be sending a weakened team to play two Test matches in New Zealand in March.”The situation we’ve been put in is not ideal,” Elgar said on Tuesday, on the eve of the second Test against India …
Elgar saddened by decline of Test cricket in South AfricaTue, 02 Jan 2024 12:42:12 GMT Read More »
The winner falls to his knees, arms raised triumphantly. After just eight minutes, his opponent’s knee and elbow have touched the sand, handing “Issaka Issaka” an historic win in Niger’s king of sports.The annual wrestling tournament in the northern city of Agadez enthrals the vast West African nation.It’s more than just a sporting event. The prime …
Niger celebrates unity in the wrestling arenaTue, 02 Jan 2024 08:46:46 GMT Read More »
Ethiopia has struck a “historic” agreement to use the main port in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, as the landlocked country seeks more access to sea channels for shipping, officials said Monday.The deal on Somaliland’s Berbera port comes months after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his country, Africa’s second most populous, would assert its …
Ethiopia, Somaliland agree deal on port accessMon, 01 Jan 2024 20:03:23 GMT Read More »
Chad’s transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as prime minister. Succes Masra, president of The Transformers party, was a virulent opponent of the regime, which came to power in 2021 after the death of Idriss Deby Itno who led the country with …
Chad military leaders appoint former opponent PMMon, 01 Jan 2024 17:59:10 GMT Read More »
Peter Magubane, a South African photojournalist who chronicled decades of violence during the country’s apartheid era including the Soweto student uprising of 1976, died Monday aged 91, his family announced.Magubane also became the official photographer of Nelson Mandela when the anti-apartheid leader was released from prison in 1990 and until he became president four years …
