The lights fade and the screen lights up, transporting Senegalese cinemagoers back in time to the world of Ousmane Sembene, who would have been 100 this year.  To celebrate, Dakar movie theatres are showing some of the best-known works by the father of African film, including “The Money Order”, “The Outsiders”, “Camp de Thiaroye” and “Black Girl”.  Sembene, who died in …
As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging — even deadly — effects of genital mutilation.But unlike thousands of girls across East Africa, Omwenga underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in a hospital, at …
American sprinter Noah Lyles and Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon were named the men’s and women’s track athletes of the year by World Athletics on Monday.Lyles was recognised for the three gold medals he won at the world championships in Budapest.After an all-conquering 2023, the 26-year-old will now turn his focus to next year’s Paris Olympics where …
Lyles and Kipyegon named track athletes of the yearMon, 11 Dec 2023 22:11:13 GMT Read More »
The United Nations mission in Mali officially ended its 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, in a pullout ordered by Mali’s military leaders. The symbolic ceremony marks the official end of the mission, the mission’s spokesperson Fatoumata Kaba said, even though some elements remain in the country.”We are leaving… proud of what we have been …
UN mission in Mali officially ends after 10 yearsMon, 11 Dec 2023 17:51:41 GMT Read More »
Saudi Arabia, the staunchest opponent of phasing out fossil fuels at COP28, may dominate the Arab bloc at the UN climate talks in Dubai. But it is far from the only voice.”We’re seeing a split between the UAE and other big petrostates on the future of fossil fuels,” said Jim Krane of Rice University in …
Not all Arab states backing Saudi Arabia in COP28 talksMon, 11 Dec 2023 16:47:28 GMT Read More »
More than 400 South African gold miners who remained underground for four days amid tensions between unions and the mine owners returned to the surface on Monday, with some telling AFP that workers had collapsed due to lack of food.The miners failed to emerge at the end of their Thursday night shift at Springs, east …
400 South Africa miners resurface after underground disputeMon, 11 Dec 2023 16:28:07 GMT Read More »
A court on Monday ruled that a man accused of burning down the South African parliament in 2022 is unfit to stand trial due to schizophrenia.Zandile Mafe, 50, was arrested while firefighters were still battling the devastating blaze on January 2 last year.He had pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism, theft and arson at …
A French frigate that shot down two drones in the Red Sea was acting in self-defence after coming under attack from the unmanned aerial vehicles, the foreign ministry in Paris said on Monday.The French general staff reported on Sunday that the Languedoc frigate, operating in the Red Sea, had opened fire on two drones heading …
