Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the “collective expulsions” of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border.Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city …

Watchdog urges Tunisia to stop expelling migrants to desertFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:03:02 GMT Read More »

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said the country would have “stopped functioning” if he had declared his decision not to seek a controversial third term sooner, in an interview published on Friday.Sall also hinted at a possible future bid for a United Nations position, in the interview with the French newspaper Le Monde.”I couldn’t say …

Sall says ruled out third term because no ‘serious threat’ to SenegalFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:01:39 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned “arbitrary arrests” during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Tear gas was fired on Odinga’s motorcade after he addressed a mass rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said.Police took similar action …

Tear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest tax increasesFri, 07 Jul 2023 16:03:51 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as people joined anti-government protests in several cities over a harsh cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Tear gas was fired on Odinga’s motorcade after he addressed a mass rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said, and police took …

Tear gas fired on opposition convoy as Kenyans stage protestsFri, 07 Jul 2023 12:31:29 GMT Read More »

On a beach south of Ivory Coast’s economic hub Abidjan, a group of fishermen are spending the day sitting in the shade and playing cards.Normally, they would be out on their boats — long canoes known as pirogues — and hunting the seas.But this month, they have been banned from doing so to help the …

Ivory Coast’s fishermen land-bound to save declining stocksFri, 07 Jul 2023 05:49:27 GMT Read More »

Kubik is proud of its pioneering, climate-friendly technology that recycles one of the world’s environmental curses — plastic waste — into construction blocks.But for the award-winning Ethiopian startup to achieve liftoff has been no easy task. It has had to fight tooth and nail to raise funds, says its youthful boss.Kubik takes in bundles of …

Seeking an ‘angel’: African startups face funding challengeFri, 07 Jul 2023 05:41:03 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of African migrants were stranded in dire conditions in a desert area of southern Tunisia on Thursday after being expelled from the port city of Sfax, witnesses told AFP.Racial tensions flared this week into violence targeting migrants from sub-Saharan African countries, with dozens fleeing the city or being forcibly evicted.”I came because I’d heard …

Migrants forced from Tunisia port into desert: witnessesThu, 06 Jul 2023 18:48:56 GMT Read More »

France’s star footballer Kylian Mbappe arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father’s village.Many among the hundreds who greeted the 24-year-old forward were dressed in his Paris Saint-Germain team’s football jersey for the occasion.They excitedly screamed his …

France star footballer Mbappe visits father’s native CameroonThu, 06 Jul 2023 18:47:29 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s crippling blackouts have shrunk from up to 12 hours a day to just over two hours daily in recent weeks, after inflicting a massive hit on the economy. The improvement has surprised many citizens who had become hardened to the rolling outages, imposed by state utility Eskom to safeguard the grid whenever demand outstrips …

What’s behind the sudden easing of S.Africa power cuts?Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:02:25 GMT Read More »

At least 17 people, including three children, died in a slum near Johannesburg from a leak of toxic gas apparently used for scavenging gold at an abandoned mine, rescue services said Thursday.Emergency teams received a call at around 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday about a blast in the slum of Angelo, near the middle-class …

17 dead in gas leak at South African slumThu, 06 Jul 2023 11:58:47 GMT Read More »