UN cultural agency UNESCO announced Tuesday it was removing the fire-damaged tombs of royal leaders in Uganda from its  endangered heritage list, voicing satisfaction with restoration efforts.The decision on the Tombs of Buganda Kings was passed by the World Heritage Committee at a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh from September 10-25.Housed in grass-thatched buildings …

UNESCO removes Uganda tombs from endangered heritage listTue, 12 Sep 2023 18:37:40 GMT Read More »

Hopes dimmed on Tuesday in Morocco’s search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains.Search-and-rescue teams from the kingdom and from abroad kept digging through the rubble of broken mud-brick homes, hoping for signs of life in a race …

Race against time to find survivors 4 days after Morocco quakeTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:18:47 GMT Read More »

At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what …

At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods ‘calamity’, thousands missingTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:08:04 GMT Read More »

Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.Riverside buildings in the eastern Mediterranean coastal city of Derna collapsed after Storm Daniel brought heavy rainfall that broke river dams and engulfed entire neighbourhoods.Daniel formed around September 4, …

Warmer seas, political chaos drive Libya flood toll: expertsTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:04:38 GMT Read More »

Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed to have captured the key town of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu, after fighting against the national army.Authorities in Mali made no comment about the operation, which would confirm fears of a return to hostilities between the army and the northern groups …

Armed groups in northern Mali claim capture of key townTue, 12 Sep 2023 14:39:54 GMT Read More »

Alexis’s eyes shine brightly as he holds a football trophy aloft in a stadium in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-torn east.  The young footballer has emerged victorious after a four-day tournament in the city, which — in a rarity for the region — was attended by international scouts.”The cup, it’s …

Football scouts search for talent in DR Congo’s turbulent eastTue, 12 Sep 2023 14:35:24 GMT Read More »

After cheating death himself and escaping the rubble, Abdellah Aeet Bihi found his youngest son, aged four, alive but trapped after Morocco’s earthquake.The boy was still able to talk from under the rubble of their collapsed house.”But I couldn’t get to him,” Bihi, 39, recalled in their village of Talat Nyacoub, destroyed by the Friday …

Unbearable pain of loss tears at Moroccan quake villageTue, 12 Sep 2023 12:28:29 GMT Read More »

Australia won the toss and decided to bowl in the third one-day international with South Africa in Potchefstroom on Tuesday.With Australia holding a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, captain Mitchell Marsh announced three changes, including an ODI debut for leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha.”Leading up to the World Cup we have a full squad and we …

Australia bowl first in third ODI with South AfricaTue, 12 Sep 2023 11:34:08 GMT Read More »

Thousands are feared dead or missing in Libya after huge flash floods devastated eastern regions, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city, local authorities and international aid groups said Tuesday. Massive destruction can be seen in images published online from the port city of Derna, home to 100,000 …

‘Thousands’ feared dead or missing as floods devastate east LibyaTue, 12 Sep 2023 11:08:07 GMT Read More »

The shelves are stocked at Anita Wairimu’s store in downtown Nairobi, but nothing is selling. Nobody has cash to spare, she explained, her customers are struggling just to make ends meet.”I’ve had the shop for eight years. This has been the most difficult year. It’s worse than during the Covid period,” the 44-year-old single mother …

Inflation, taxes and protests: challenging first year for Kenya’s RutoTue, 12 Sep 2023 05:39:09 GMT Read More »