Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria on Friday as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans.The couple arrived Friday in the Nigerian capital Abuja where they visited a school to open an event on mental health for students there.Greeted by a drum …
Prince Harry, Meghan visit NigeriaFri, 10 May 2024 11:57:42 GMT Read More »
Abdi Hussein sat alone on a Kenyan road strewn with ramshackle tents bound with plastic strings and covered with tarpaulins, peering into the sea of rust-coloured flood water.The deluge had claimed his livelihood, his home and his wife, leaving the 32-year-old bereft as he pondered what was left of his life.”It has been like the …
In the heart of Cotonou’s large Dantokpa market, Diane Makpenon’s family corn shop is less busy than usual these days.The business run by her mother like others in Benin’s economic capital has been slowing down as they struggle with rising prices.The price of a kilo (2.2 pounds) of corn, one of the country’s most widely …
In Benin, tensions soar over cost of livingFri, 10 May 2024 05:57:16 GMT Read More »
Chad’s junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won this week’s presidential election in the first round, according to provisional official results released Thursday, extending his family’s decades-long grip on power.Monday’s vote aimed to end three years of military rule in a country crucial to the fight against jihadism across Africa’s Sahel desert region.The ANGE electoral …
Chad junta chief Deby wins presidential voteFri, 10 May 2024 03:51:45 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s top court will hear an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible in a politically charged legal showdown set to raise tensions before the tightest election in decades.Zuma, 82, is fronting a new opposition party that has become a potential disrupter in the May 29 general election.But electoral authorities have …
S. Africa’s top court hears critical Zuma election caseFri, 10 May 2024 02:24:35 GMT Read More »
His father ruled Chad for three decades with an iron fist and Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has now consolidated the family dynasty with his victory in the presidential election announced on Thursday.Yet the young general appeared timid, his gaze fleeting, when the army announced his father Idriss Deby Itno had been killed en route to …
Chad’s new strongman follows father’s footstepsThu, 09 May 2024 22:09:10 GMT Read More »
Donald Trump accused election rival Joe Biden Thursday of siding with Hamas when he threatened to stop sending US weapons to Israel as it wages war against the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, calling the president’s stance “disgraceful.”Biden warned Wednesday of halting weapons supplies if Israel pushes ahead with its long-threatened Rafah ground offensive, his …
Trump accuses Biden of siding with HamasThu, 09 May 2024 17:51:01 GMT Read More »
Chad’s presidential election results will be released later on Thursday, officials said in a surprise announcement, nearly two weeks earlier than scheduled.It follows Monday’s vote which aims to end three years of military rule in a country crucial to the fight against jihadism across the Sahel desert region.The two main rivals are junta leader Mahamat …
Chad election results to be announced ahead of scheduleThu, 09 May 2024 17:17:06 GMT Read More »
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff from Dakar international airport early Thursday, injuring 11 people and shutting the hub for hours, its operator said.The Air Senegal flight was bound for the Malian capital Bamako and had 78 passengers on board, plus a crew of six including two pilots, airport management company …
Boeing passenger plane exits runway in Senegal injuring 11Thu, 09 May 2024 16:36:49 GMT Read More »
Rescuers in South Africa said Thursday there was a glimmer of hope that more survivors could be found in the basement of a collapsed building days after it came crashing down, killing eight people. Dozens of people were still unaccounted for, more than 72 hours after rescue services started combing through the debris in the southern …
