Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Thursday announced his resignation from his party a few months after losing his bid for presidency, decrying “intimidation and violence” by the regime. “This is to officially, and under my hand, inform you fellow citizens of Zimbabwe and the world, that, with immediate effect, I no longer have anything …

Zimbabwe opposition leader quits partyThu, 25 Jan 2024 14:54:32 GMT Read More »

The Africa Cup of Nations moves onto the knockout phase after a remarkable group stage packed with goals, drama, shock results and a huge scare for hosts Ivory Coast, but holders Senegal remain the team to beat.The tournament is on course to be far more prolific than either of the two previous editions to feature …

Holders Senegal remain team to beat after spectacular AFCON group stageThu, 25 Jan 2024 13:12:31 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Thursday charged the leader of a starvation cult with child torture and cruelty over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers.Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 38 other suspects pleaded not guilty to charges including beating and deliberately starving children, according to court documents from the Mombasa court seen by AFP. …

Kenya cult leader charged with child torture and crueltyThu, 25 Jan 2024 11:31:42 GMT Read More »

From trash-strewn pavements to street vendors packing meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is a constant menace in the urban landscape of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital and the continent’s most populous city.That image could soon change if the local Lagos State government manages to implement its recent ambitious ban on the use of polystyrene and …

Lagos styrofoam, plastics ban brings applause and concernThu, 25 Jan 2024 08:05:01 GMT Read More »

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will explore greater coordination with emerging regional partner Angola, capping a tour of Africa to champion US-friendly democracies as global crises mount.After years of estrangement with Washington during the Cold War, Angola has seen growing common ground with the United States including by working together to address …

Blinken sees growing partner in Angola on Africa democracy tourThu, 25 Jan 2024 03:56:21 GMT Read More »

Scientists have carried out the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a southern white rhino, a major breakthrough that could pave the way to saving its highly endangered northern cousin.Only two female northern white rhinos remain in existence but neither is capable of carrying a pregnancy to term.To save the functionally extinct species, researchers from …

IVF breakthrough could revive nearly extinct rhino speciesThu, 25 Jan 2024 01:17:13 GMT Read More »

Morocco’s 1-0 win over Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday had the knock-on effect of sending Ivory Coast through to the last 16, after a day in which the tournament hosts sacked their coach.The final day of group-stage action also saw Namibia secure a place in the knockout stage of an AFCON …

Morocco win takes Ivory Coast into AFCON last 16 after hosts sack coachThu, 25 Jan 2024 01:12:47 GMT Read More »

The planned launch of a book by France’s former ambassador to Niger has been delayed, its publishers told AFP Wednesday, after a report claimed the foreign ministry had intervened to stop its publication because of allegedly sensitive content.The book by Sylvain Itte, French envoy in Niger during last year’s acute crisis between Paris and Niamey, …

Book by French ex-envoy to Niger reportedly blocked by governmentWed, 24 Jan 2024 19:34:37 GMT Read More »

More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents.Mali, which is among the world’s poorest countries, is one of Africa’s leading gold producers.Gold mining sites are regularly the scene of …

Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:14:23 GMT Read More »

The EU on Wednesday launched a “European Ports Alliance” to harmonise methods in the fight against drug smuggling and to combat the hubs’ infiltration by criminal groups.The initiative — inaugurated at Belgium’s Antwerp port, the main gateway for cocaine into Europe — was attended by EU interior ministers and representatives from 16 of the bloc’s …

EU ports join up to fight drug smugglingWed, 24 Jan 2024 17:41:12 GMT Read More »