Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu’s house in central Nigeria.It is always the same story — the Niger River bursts its banks and the waters claim his home for weeks on end, until he can return and take stock of the damage.The house then needs cleaning, …
Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in AfricaMon, 28 Oct 2024 07:04:22 GMT Read More »
Botswana’s upcoming presidential election is shaping up to be its most competitive yet, with the ruling party facing a challenge from smaller rivals boosted by the vigorous support of an embittered ex-president.The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has governed since independence from Britain in 1966 and its candidate, Mokgweetsi Masisi, is the favourite to win.There are …
The four candidates vying to be Botswana’s presidentMon, 28 Oct 2024 06:22:24 GMT Read More »
Botswana holds a presidential election this week energised by a campaign by one previous head-of-state to unseat his handpicked successor whose first term has seen rising discontent amid a downturn in the diamond-dependent economy.The charismatic Ian Khama dramatically returned from self-exile six weeks ago determined to undo what he has called a “mistake” in handing …
Botswana vote shaken up by angry ex-president, disillusionMon, 28 Oct 2024 06:19:09 GMT Read More »
World champions South Africa were hit by another withdrawal on Sunday before a November tour of Britain when utility back Damian Willemse pulled out due to a groin injury, SA Rugby said.Prop-hooker Jan-Hendrik Wessels was ruled out last week by an ankle injury ahead of Tests against Scotland on November 10, England six days later …
Injured Springbok Willemse to miss November TestsSun, 27 Oct 2024 21:32:40 GMT Read More »
In Morocco’s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals — and tourists — hailing it as a gift from the heavens.In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometres (370 miles) southeast of the capital Rabat, the once-parched golden dunes are now dotted with replenished ponds and …
The Commonwealth’s 56 members agreed the “time has come” for talks about the legacy of the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a landmark summit declaration that raised the prospect of future reparations.Gathering in Samoa, leaders from Britain and dozens of former colonies held lengthy and occasionally tense talks over one of the most sensitive …
At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023 but have in recent days intensified their violence against civilians in al-Jazira, south of …
Activists say 50 killed in Sudan paramilitary attackSat, 26 Oct 2024 20:10:16 GMT Read More »
The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana’s foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation as a rancorous summit concluded in Samoa on Saturday.The voluntary association of sovereign states is mostly made up of former British colonies.Botchwey was one of three candidates vying for the post, all who have backed calls for …
Senegal’s new world kickboxing champion Mouhamed Tafsir Ba smashes an uppercut into the punching bag in a dilapidated room in a military barracks. Bare-chested, muscles glistening with sweat, he works on the bag, delivering punches at a dizzying speed.This is the punishing regime that helped Ba win the -90kg category at the World Association of …
Kickboxing takes Senegal by storm despite tight fundsFri, 25 Oct 2024 17:24:42 GMT Read More »
The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens.At the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, experts and activists have urged world leaders world to learn the lessons from the estimated seven …
