Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect a new president at the end of March and  ease the crisis triggered by the delay to the presidential poll, but the exact date of the vote remained uncertain.President Macky Sall plunged Senegal into one of its worst crises in decades with his last-minute postponement of the election, …

Senegal moves towards certainty for presidential voteThu, 07 Mar 2024 12:02:30 GMT Read More »

It’s been two weeks since the lifting of tough sanctions on military-ruled Niger, but the pace of economic recovery is slow and the generals have shown no inclination to re-open the border with Benin and seek a diplomatic settlement with neighbouring nations.Barricades initially put up in anticipation of an armed intervention by regional bloc ECOWAS …

Niger isolated and suspicious despite end of sanctionsThu, 07 Mar 2024 11:05:49 GMT Read More »

A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh and a record-selling masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky will be up for sale when one of the world’s largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend.From Saturday until March 14, visitors at The European Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, will be able to marvel at a treasure …

Van Gogh, Kandinsky stars of the show at Dutch art fairThu, 07 Mar 2024 10:17:49 GMT Read More »

Like many in Senegal’s isolated deaf community, 52-year-old Mame Massar Faye has always struggled to vote by himself. “It was often complicated,” he explained to AFP through a sign language interpreter, “because each time I had to ask for help”.”I didn’t even understand certain terms” relating to the voting process, he signed.But stepping into the bright …

Deaf voters find way to polls as Senegal grapples with political crisisThu, 07 Mar 2024 09:29:29 GMT Read More »

Under the blazing Kenyan sun, Maasai women patrol the vast plains in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, determined to tackle poachers and patriarchal prejudices.As the unarmed members of Team Lioness move stealthily across the land bordering the famous Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, one of them signals to the others to stop.Just then, a …

Women rangers fight poachers and prejudice in KenyaThu, 07 Mar 2024 07:35:15 GMT Read More »

Travelling 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) by air between two capitals on the same continent does not seem like a challenge. But it can be one in Africa. Take Libreville and Bangui for instance. The journey takes a minimum of nine hours, requires passengers to change planes and shell out $1,000 — an example of the challenges …

Protectionism, taxes, fuel: The high cost of air travel in AfricaThu, 07 Mar 2024 03:47:21 GMT Read More »

Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday.    The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused climate change — intensified by the …

February marks 9th straight month of record-smashing global heat: climate monitorThu, 07 Mar 2024 03:04:10 GMT Read More »

Andre Britz pulled over his pick-up truck on a rocky mountain track to show off the nature-preserving powers of southern Africa’s spekboom shrub.The 62-year-old Afrikaner is an evangelist for Portulacaria afra, a red-stemmed bush or small tree with thick, dense green leaves that acts as a sponge for carbon dioxide.”Here you can see the difference …

Spekboom bushes protect earth but can they cool Earth?Thu, 07 Mar 2024 01:38:25 GMT Read More »

Senegalese voters should finally head to the polls at the end of March, following a string of announcements late Wednesday marking the latest twist in weeks of crisis triggered by the delay to the presidential election.But there is still some confusion on the precise date of the first-round vote.While President Macky Sall set March 24 …

Senegal should vote at end of March after weeks of crisisWed, 06 Mar 2024 22:48:25 GMT Read More »

South Africa on Wednesday petitioned the International Court of Justice to impose fresh emergency measures on Israel over what it described as the “widespread starvation” resulting from its Gaza offensive.It is the second time Pretoria has asked the court for additional measures — its first request in February was denied.South Africa said it was “compelled …

S. Africa urges more emergency ICJ measures against Israel over Gaza ‘starvation’Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:52:05 GMT Read More »