A Kenyan court on Thursday barred the government from lifting a ban on logging but allowed the felling of several thousand hectares of mature forest.In July, President William Ruto ordered the lifting of the near six-year moratorium despite the concerns of environmentalists, saying it was aimed at creating jobs.The Environment and Land Court ruled Thursday …

Kenya court blocks lifting of logging banThu, 12 Oct 2023 10:54:06 GMT Read More »

As South Africa weigh up their options before naming their team for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against hosts France, one of the biggest questions being whispered in the galleries is: will they play the 7-1 bench? For the uninitiated this may seem to be a technical detail akin to tyre choices in Formula One but in …

South Africa toying with ‘smart’ but controversial 7-1 benchThu, 12 Oct 2023 04:03:16 GMT Read More »

When New Zealand play Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarter finals on Saturday, Dylan Moodaley, a 32-year-old South African from Cape Town will don his favourite All Blacks t-shirt and cheer on for his country’s bitter rivals.So will most of his family — part of a sizeable minority of South Africans who, for a …

In South Africa some hearts still beat for the All BlacksThu, 12 Oct 2023 02:07:22 GMT Read More »

Niger’s military leaders have ordered the United Nations coordinator to leave the country within 72 hours, blaming the world body for hindering international recognition of the post-coup regime.The expulsion order comes a day after the United States cut off more than $500 million in assistance to Niger and as France begins withdrawing its troops after …

Niger military rulers order UN official out within 72 hoursThu, 12 Oct 2023 00:31:50 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan-led multinational force will hopefully help bring some semblance of stability to Haiti, where gang violence has escalated into a form of “urban guerrilla” warfare, the Caribbean country’s police chief tells AFP.The UN Security Council gave the green light this month for the deployment of a thousand-strong support force led by Kenyan police, after …

Haiti police chief welcomes help to beat ‘urban guerilla’ gangsWed, 11 Oct 2023 18:35:50 GMT Read More »

Vote counting was under way in Liberia on Wednesday, a day after citizens voted on whether to re-elect football legend George Weah, who is running for a second term as president.Liberians enthusiastically turned out in large numbers on Tuesday to choose their president, as well as 73 representatives from the legislature’s lower chamber and 15 …

Vote counting under way in Liberia a day after electionsWed, 11 Oct 2023 16:37:12 GMT Read More »

Mali’s ruling junta on Wednesday cancelled the authorisation given to Air France to resume flights to the country, which have been suspended for two months amid heightened tensions in the Sahel as well as between Mali and France. It comes a day after Air France announced it would resume its service between Paris Charles de Gaulle …

Mali cancels Air France clearance to resume flightsWed, 11 Oct 2023 16:01:01 GMT Read More »

The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to set up an independent fact-finding mission to probe alleged rights abuses in Sudan’s brutal fighting.”There is … an urgent need to investigate and gather evidence of human rights violations and abuses and violations of international law, no matter where in Sudan they were committed, by whom they …

UN rights council launches Sudan abuses probeWed, 11 Oct 2023 15:41:47 GMT Read More »

Britain’s King Charles III faced calls Wednesday to apologise for colonial-era atrocities in Kenya when he visits the country later this month.Buckingham Palace said Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit the East African nation from October 31 to November 3, his first trip to a Commonwealth country since becoming king last year, and …

Calls for King Charles to apologise on Kenya visitWed, 11 Oct 2023 15:10:49 GMT Read More »

Mali’s ruling junta has cancelled the authorisation given to Air France to resume flights to the country, two senior officials and an air transport official said Wednesday.It comes a day after Air France announced the resumption of flights from Friday, two months after suspending them following the coup in neighbouring Niger.”The decision has been cancelled …

Mali cancels Air France clearance to resume flights: officialsWed, 11 Oct 2023 14:48:49 GMT Read More »