DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks cancelledSun, 15 Dec 2024 11:35:26 GMT

Talks due Sunday between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to end conflict in the eastern DRC were called off after negotiations deadlocked, officials said.Since 2021 a Rwanda-backed rebel militia has seized swathes of the eastern DRC, displacing thousands and triggering a humanitarian crisis.There had been high hopes that the summit …

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Voice of ‘The Lion King’ returns for Disney prequelSun, 15 Dec 2024 10:46:46 GMT

Born into poverty in apartheid-era South Africa and propelled to Hollywood heights, Lebohang Morake became the voice of Disney’s classic film “The Lion King” with his powerful Zulu cry.Now, 30 years after his chant of “Nants’ Ingonyama” soared above the film’s memorable opening sequence, the 60-year-old South African singer, producer and composer known as Lebo …

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W.Africa bloc meets as military rulers vow to quitSun, 15 Dec 2024 10:17:14 GMT

West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting on Sunday for a summit with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda.Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as “irreversible” their decision to quit the bloc, which they …

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Kenya’s ‘Maasai Olympics’ offer women visibility through sportsSun, 15 Dec 2024 06:35:08 GMT

A crowd erupts in cheers as a young Maasai woman pelts over the finish line, the latest participant in the “Maasai Olympics”, a re-imagining of a traditional coming-of-age rite in the rolling Kenyan grasses.On Saturday, hundreds gathered in the Kimana reserve some 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the capital Nairobi to watch 160 athletes — …

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