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In Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive countries, a tiny independent radio station broadcasting from a Paris apartment has become a beacon of hope. Transmitting trusted news for the past 15 years from a studio tucked away in the French capital’s 13th district, Radio Erena — Eritrea’s only independent media — is now under threat …

Radio Erena: Eritrea’s voice of hope under threatMon, 11 Nov 2024 06:43:56 GMT Read More »

During his first term as US president, Donald Trump sparked outrage over his remarks about African nations, but Africa leaders have been quick to congratulate him since his re-election.They are calling for cooperation with mutual respect.Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, for one, has shrugged off Trump’s comments, made at a private January 2018 meeting when …

What Trump’s re-election could mean for AfricaMon, 11 Nov 2024 05:45:05 GMT Read More »

Mauritians are set to find out Monday who will govern their Indian Ocean island nation for the next five years after a hotly disputed election race.Both the incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his main rival Navin Ramgoolam claimed their political blocs had triumphed in Sunday’s legislative poll.Voters had voiced concern about the continued political …

Mauritius awaits results of close-fought voteMon, 11 Nov 2024 04:01:18 GMT Read More »

Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries as world champions South Africa returned to the top of the world rankings with a 32-15 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.The Springboks, however, had to withstand a fierce second-half onslaught from a Scotland side that lost lock Scott Cummings to a new 20-minute red card early on.Scotland stayed …

Mapimpi at the double as South Africa again prove too strong for ScotlandMon, 11 Nov 2024 01:05:44 GMT Read More »

Mauritius voted Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election focused on economic and political stability in one of Africa’s most prosperous democracies.The vote in the Indian Ocean archipelago came on the heels of a historic agreement last month that saw Britain cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius following a long-running dispute.But incumbent Prime Minister …

Mauritius votes in poll clouded by phone-tapping scandalSun, 10 Nov 2024 15:18:52 GMT Read More »

Russia is seeking to woo African countries this weekend at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, with President Vladimir Putin promising the continent “total support”.Facing isolation in the West following its full-scale offensive against Ukraine, Moscow has tried to build new partnerships across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, promoting itself as …

Putin promises Africa ‘total support’ in anti-West pitch to continentSun, 10 Nov 2024 14:54:10 GMT Read More »

Mauritius, one of Africa’s richest countries and a stable democracy in a sometimes volatile neighbourhood, holds a legislative election on Sunday.Here are some facts about the Indian Ocean island nation:- Beacon of stability – Mauritius prides itself as a secure and prosperous nation free of the social and political upheaval roiling some of its African neighbours.Elections …

Banks, beaches and boom times: four facts about MauritiusSun, 10 Nov 2024 06:54:48 GMT Read More »

Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned about the risk of fraud in a nation touted as one of Africa’s most stable and prosperous democracies.The vote in the Indian Ocean archipelago follows a historic agreement last month that saw Britain cede sovereignty of the …

Mauritius votes in election clouded by wire-tapping scandalSun, 10 Nov 2024 06:42:35 GMT Read More »

Mauritius began voting on Sunday in a close-fought election race that has been clouded by a wire-tapping scandal in a nation usually touted as one of Africa’s most stable and prosperous democracies.Campaigning has been tense, and police have been deployed at polling stations to ensure security, according to election commissioner Irfan Rahman, as media reports …

Mauritius votes in close-fought election raceSun, 10 Nov 2024 03:31:01 GMT Read More »

There is a notable absentee from this year’s international book fair in Algiers — the work of French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, who last week won France’s prestigious top literary prize.His novel “Houris” centres on Algeria’s civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s — the North African country’s so-called “black decade”.The book, written …

Award-winning writer absent from major Algerian book fairSun, 10 Nov 2024 01:35:15 GMT Read More »