A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended an order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to pacify the troubled Caribbean nation.The ruling came a day after the United Nations warned that security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has collapsed even …

Kenya court extends pause on Haiti deploymentTue, 24 Oct 2023 09:48:41 GMT Read More »

US Senator Robert Menendez entered a not guilty plea in a New York court Monday to a new charge alleging that the Democratic lawmaker conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate foreign relations committee.Menendez, who faces corruption-related charges along with his wife and three other people, had already …

US senator pleads not guilty to new charge of acting as agent of EgyptMon, 23 Oct 2023 22:58:46 GMT Read More »

A widow of a Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against Kenyan police on Monday, her lawyer said.Arshad Sharif, a strident critic of Pakistan’s powerful military establishment and supporter of former premier Imran Khan, was shot in the head when …

Widow of slain Pakistani journalist sues Kenya policeMon, 23 Oct 2023 13:07:36 GMT Read More »

Aiden Markram says South Africa’s cricketers are taking “inspiration” from the Springboks’ run to the Rugby World Cup final as they continue their own quest for global glory in India.Just hours after South Africa thrashed England by a mammoth 229 runs in a Cricket World Cup pool match in Mumbai on Saturday, their reigning rugby …

Markram says South Africa’s cricketers ‘inspired’ by SpringboksMon, 23 Oct 2023 12:11:29 GMT Read More »

World Rugby said Monday it had launched an official investigation into the allegation that South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi directed a racial slur at Tom Curry of England during the Springboks’ victory in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.Mbonambi, 32, is alleged to have called England backrow forward Curry “you white (followed by an expletive)” in the …

World Rugby looking into Mbonambi’s alleged racial slurMon, 23 Oct 2023 11:03:57 GMT Read More »

A widow of a Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against Kenyan police on Monday, her lawyer said.Arshad Sharif, a strident critic of Pakistan’s powerful military establishment and supporter of former premier Imran Khan, died when Kenyan police opened fire …

Widow of killed Pakistani journalist sues Kenya policeMon, 23 Oct 2023 10:26:02 GMT Read More »

The Kenyan shilling sank to a new all-time low of 150 to the dollar on Monday, adding to the woes of people already battered by high inflation and a raft of new taxes.The shilling has been in decline for several years and plunged by almost 24 percent over the past year, under pressure from high …

Kenyan shilling hits record low of 150 to the dollarMon, 23 Oct 2023 09:48:38 GMT Read More »

Dubai logistics giant DP World signed three contracts on Sunday with the Tanzanian government to operate part of Dar es Salaam’s port for 30 years under a controversial deal covering all the country’s ports.The new contracts give DP World exclusive management of four of the city docks’ 12 moorings and of four more in partnership …

Tanzania signs port contracts with UAE’s DP WorldSun, 22 Oct 2023 19:29:49 GMT Read More »

Handre Pollard broke English hearts as he landed a 49-metre penalty three minutes from time to book South Africa’s place in the World Cup final as they edged England 16-15 at the Stade de France on Saturday.The Springboks trailed from the second minute when Owen Farrell landed the first of his four penalties but a …

Pollard breaks England hearts to send South Africa into finalSat, 21 Oct 2023 21:20:01 GMT Read More »

Heinrich Klaasen said he had “worked my whole life” for a superb hundred that powered South Africa to a crushing 229-run World Cup win over champions England.Klaasen’s 109 was the centrepiece of South Africa’s huge total of 399-7 in Mumbai on Saturday.His innings was all the more impressive for being made in oppressively hot and …

‘Like batting in a sauna’ as Klaasen hits innings of a lifetimeSat, 21 Oct 2023 18:27:41 GMT Read More »