Streets were largely deserted on France’s Reunion Island on Sunday as residents hunkered down in their homes to ride out what authorities said could become a devastating tropical storm.Authorities urged residents of the island in the Indian Ocean to stock up on food and water and remain indoors for 36 hours — until Tuesday morning, …

Reunion Island hunkers down as major storm hitsSun, 14 Jan 2024 16:55:26 GMT Read More »

Under the watchful eye of her father, Libyan Retaj al-Sayeh practised discus throws near the edge of a dilapidated running track at Tripoli’s Sports City.Despite injury, a patriarchal society uninterested in women’s sport and disruption from Libya’s chronic insecurity, Sayeh has set her sights on this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.She has won numerous national …

Libyan Olympic hopeful defies war, patriarchy and adversitySun, 14 Jan 2024 16:54:57 GMT Read More »

Tiny Gambia were one of the stories of the last Africa Cup of Nations as they reached the quarter-finals, but coach Tom Saintfiet admits repeating that feat this time could be beyond them.”Have we progressed? No, we have lost a lot of players,” the Belgian told AFP as he prepared his side for an intriguing …

Gambia boss plays down chances of another surprise AFCON runSun, 14 Jan 2024 16:36:07 GMT Read More »

African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen scored for Nigeria as they disappointed in a 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A draw with Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan on Sunday.Osimhen levelled in the first half almost immediately after Iban Edu had opened the scoring in match that ended with both teams on one point, two …

Osimhen scores as Nigeria held by Equatorial GuineaSun, 14 Jan 2024 16:23:47 GMT Read More »

Twenty-two people have lost their lives following a landslide at a mine in northern Tanzania, officials said on Sunday.The accident occurred in Simuyu region’s Bariadi district, more than 500 kilometres (300 miles) north of the capital, Dodoma, burying the miners under heavy debris.”As we close the rescue operations, the death toll remains 22, all men,” …

22 miners killed in Tanzania landslideSun, 14 Jan 2024 15:55:01 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of couples gathered in Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday to take part in a traditional mass wedding ceremony, the first such event in a decade, according to the organisers and participants.Dressed in traditional white clothes, the couples sang and danced in the streets outside the venue before the ceremony began, bringing together Ethiopians from around …

Hundreds marry in traditional Ethiopian mass wedding ceremonySun, 14 Jan 2024 12:18:32 GMT Read More »

Comoran voters were headed to polling stations Sunday to decide whether to hand a third-straight term to President Azali Assoumani, who has voiced confidence in securing re-election over a divided opposition on the Indian Ocean archipelago.In the rain-drenched capital Moroni, several stations were waiting for poll staff and still displaying their electoral lists after 7:00 …

Comoros votes as controversial president seeks third termSun, 14 Jan 2024 07:07:40 GMT Read More »

Seko Fofana’s stunning early goal set hosts Ivory Coast on the way to a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before a euphoric crowd as the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday.Saudi-based Fofana scored inside four minutes at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium, on the northern outskirts of Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan.It was a goal …

Fofana sets hosts Ivory Coast on way to win Cup of Nations openerSat, 13 Jan 2024 23:06:11 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s army-aligned government on Saturday spurned an invitation to an east African summit and rebuked the United Nations for engaging with the commander of rival paramilitary forces.Nine months after war broke out between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the army has been losing territory while paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has been …

Sudan government rejects east African mediation moveSat, 13 Jan 2024 20:58:46 GMT Read More »

The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo “has commenced”, the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year.The DRC called for the withdrawal despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.The UN Security Council voted in December to accede to …

DR Congo says pullout of UN peacekeepers has startedSat, 13 Jan 2024 14:54:47 GMT Read More »