The Comoros declared a curfew on Wednesday after security forces clashed with protesters angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a vote opposition leaders denounced as fraudulent.During the day, demonstrators ransacked a former minister’s house and set it on fire, as others tried to block roads in the capital. Police responded with tear …
A Cameroonian member of the UN peacekeeping force in northwestern Central African Republic has been killed in a landmine blast and five others wounded, the United Nations said.The region regularly sees clashes between rebel groups and the CAR army backed by mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group.Soldiers from Cameroon’s contingent of the UN peacekeeping force were …
C.Africa mine blast kills peacekeeper: UNWed, 17 Jan 2024 17:33:11 GMT Read More »
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro said Wednesday he had been left “confused” by reports that striker Umar Sadiq was set to return to action for his club Real Sociedad just days after pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations due to injury.”I am confused also,” Peseiro told reporters in Abidjan when asked how the 26-year-old …
Nigeria coach ‘confused’ over injury to striker SadiqWed, 17 Jan 2024 13:16:45 GMT Read More »
Opposition leaders in the Comoros demanded Wednesday that this week’s presidential election be declared void, as police fired tear gas on protesters angered at the re-election of President Azali Assoumani.Election officials said Assoumani had won 62.97 percent of the vote in Sunday’s ballot, but the five opposition challengers have cried foul, alleging ballot-stuffing and fraud.”Incontestably …
Tensions as Comoros opposition demands vote annulmentWed, 17 Jan 2024 11:36:46 GMT Read More »
A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health assessments of a cult leader and suspected accomplices before charging them with murder over the deaths of more than 400 followers.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to “meet Jesus” in …
Comoros security forces responded with tear gas and arrests on Wednesday after groups, angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, tried to block roads in the capital.Debris and burning tyres were scattered in several streets of Moroni and the Indian Ocean archipelago’s largest street market lay deserted on the morning after the disputed poll …
Sudan’s devastating nine-month war between two rival generals is spreading to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an NGO reported late Tuesday, sounding the alarm for the remains of the ancient Kingdom of Kush.The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it “strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)”, the paramilitary forces of general …
Sudan fighting spreads to World Heritage SiteWed, 17 Jan 2024 01:42:52 GMT Read More »
Namibia produced the biggest shock so far in an Africa Cup of Nations full of upsets in the Ivory Coast by snatching a 1-0 triumph over former champions Tunisia on Tuesday.It was a historic first victory in the flagship African tournament for the Brave Warriors, who defeated and drew with another top team, Cameroon, in …
Deon Hotto scored on 88 minutes to give minnows Namibia a shock 1-0 win over former champions Tunisia on Tuesday in Korhogo as Group E kicked off in the Africa Cup of Nations.It was the first victory for the Brave Warriors in the competition after two draws and seven losses since they debuted in 1998.Hotto, …
Hotto shocks Tunisia with historic late winner for NamibiaTue, 16 Jan 2024 20:16:55 GMT Read More »
Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election Tuesday in the first round of an already disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain, dismissing a low turnout and allegations of fraud.Sunday’s poll was tainted by opposition claims of ballot rigging and voter apathy, but the head of the electoral commission Idrissa Said …
