Australian-born wing Monty Ioane on Thursday lauded Italy’s best ever World Cup outfit ahead of their tournament opener against Namibia this weekend.Although they again finished bottom of the last Six Nations tournament having lost all five matches, Italy have in the last 18 months recorded a first ever win over Australia and a first win …

‘Best’ ever Italy confident ahead of Namibia clashThu, 07 Sep 2023 11:52:16 GMT Read More »

France’s highest administrative court is to rule on Thursday whether a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, is legal.President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced last month it was banning the abaya in schools, saying it broke the rules on secularism in education that have already seen Muslim headscarves banned on the …

Court to rule on French abaya Muslim dress banThu, 07 Sep 2023 11:46:20 GMT Read More »

Police in Ethiopia’s war-scarred region of Tigray arrested and baton-charged opposition leaders and supporters ahead of planned demonstrations on Thursday, a protest organiser and a local journalist said.A coalition of three opposition parties had called for demonstrations against the region’s interim administration led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which dominated Ethiopian politics for …

Police beat, arrest opposition supporters in Ethiopia’s TigrayThu, 07 Sep 2023 11:02:29 GMT Read More »

A court in Burkina Faso has handed a three-year suspended sentence to a well-known healer after a trial in which she was convicted of complicity in beating up a follower.Adja, whose formal name is Amsetou Nikiema, has drawn thousands of followers to gatherings where she reputedly heals those who fall sick or are believed to …

Traditional healer in Burkina convicted in high-profile trialThu, 07 Sep 2023 10:19:37 GMT Read More »

Inside a rusty old caravan, brides-to-be try on gleaming white wedding dresses whose pricetag would normally put them way out of reach.Parked to the side of a Harare courthouse where couples go to tie the knot, the caravan even enables brides to get fitted on the way to getting wed. It’s not exactly something borrowed — …

Caravan caters for last-minute brides in HarareThu, 07 Sep 2023 05:32:57 GMT Read More »

A Nigerian appeals court on Wednesday threw out opposition challenges to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s February election victory after a highly contested ballot.In a judgment broadcast live on television for more than nine hours, judges rejected petitions from two main opposition parties, including charges of fraud, lawbreaking by electoral authorities and allegations Tinubu was …

Nigeria court rejects opposition bid to overturn February electionWed, 06 Sep 2023 22:09:29 GMT Read More »

Mali paid a final, moving tribute in Bamako on Wednesday to African football legend and “monument man” Salif Keita who died at the weekend at the age of 76.Hundreds of people, including former teammates and Mali Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga, flocked to his funeral at the Place du Cinquantenaire, on the banks of the …

Mali says goodbye to ‘Black Panther’ Salif KeitaWed, 06 Sep 2023 19:16:53 GMT Read More »

Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina, who first came to power following a coup, on Wednesday announced he will run for re-election in November.Rajoelina made the announcement at a grand ceremony held in the biggest stadium on the large Indian Ocean island, which is due to hold the presidential vote on November 9.He first took power in …

Madagascar’s president announces bid for re-electionWed, 06 Sep 2023 17:02:49 GMT Read More »

African leaders on Wednesday demanded sweeping changes to the global financial system and urged the international community to back a surge in renewable energy as they wrapped up a landmark climate summit in Kenya. Africa is acutely vulnerable to the growing impacts of climate change, but leaders at the three-day meeting in Nairobi were eager to …

Africa demands global finance reforms to unleash its green growthWed, 06 Sep 2023 15:50:44 GMT Read More »

Statements by G20 ministers ahead of a key summit are “woefully inadequate” about addressing the climate emergency, the UN’s climate change chief told AFP in an interview Wednesday, calling for stronger action from the nations responsible for most planet-heating pollution.The G20, which accounts for about 85 percent of the world’s economy and greenhouse gas emissions, …

G20 shirking ‘critical’ climate issues: UN climate chiefWed, 06 Sep 2023 14:37:19 GMT Read More »