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Mozambique’s capital Maputo awoke to wreckage and mobile internet cuts on Friday as protests overnight turned violent following the ruling party Frelimo’s re-election after 49 years in power.Hundreds of opposition supporters demonstrated, rejecting what they called a ballot “stolen” by a “corrupt” electoral commission, which on Thursday announced that Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo had won …

Mozambique protests turn violent over disputed voteFri, 25 Oct 2024 16:36:41 GMT Read More »

The war in Sudan is likely to cause heavy economic damage in neighboring countries, the IMF’s deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP. “What is going on there for the people in Sudan is just so heart wrenching and devastating. For all of the neighboring countries too,” she said in an interview in Washington ahead …

IMF raises concerns about effects of Sudan conflict on neighborsFri, 25 Oct 2024 14:30:13 GMT Read More »

A Ugandan court on Friday sentenced former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the group’s two-decade reign of terror.It was the first time a member of the feared organisation — which waged a two-decade rebellion against President Yoweri Museveni …

Uganda court sentences former LRA commander to 40 yearsFri, 25 Oct 2024 10:27:47 GMT Read More »

Tunisian freediver Walid Boudhiaf, the Arab world’s only international champion in the sport and a one-time world record holder at 150 metres, is eyeing new achievements and hopes to expand the sport in his home country, where “thousands practise it without even realising”.During a recent visit to Tunisia, the 46-year-old, who spends half the year …

Tunisian freediver Walid Boudhiaf eyes records and developing the sportFri, 25 Oct 2024 07:37:38 GMT Read More »

Britain’s King Charles deflected calls to atone for his country’s colonial past Friday, as a summit of Commonwealth allies turned into a factious debate about the legacy of slavery and empire.Leaders from the 56-nation Commonwealth — made up mostly of British ex-colonies — gathered for a summit in Samoa, hoping to prove the bloc is …

Commonwealth struggles to overcome splits over brutal pastFri, 25 Oct 2024 04:37:05 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s ruling party was declared to have won disputed presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide on Thursday as opposition supporters held scattered protests in several cities that resulted in at least one death. Daniel Chapo from the Frelimo party, which has been in power for half a century, took nearly 71 percent of the votes …

Mozambique’s ruling party re-elected, opposition holds protestsThu, 24 Oct 2024 19:37:36 GMT Read More »

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against “illusory” attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres in more than two years for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine.Putin was speaking in the Russian city of Kazan on the final day of the …

Putin warns against ‘illusory’ attempts to defeat RussiaThu, 24 Oct 2024 10:38:16 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s capital Maputo was deserted early Thursday ahead of the announcement of results of the October 9 elections that an opposition candidate has rejected while calling for fresh protests against the ruling party which is expected to be declared winner.In an announcement due at 2:30 pm (1230 GMT), the Mozambican National Electoral Commission (CNE) is widely …

Mozambique tense ahead of election resultsThu, 24 Oct 2024 10:28:34 GMT Read More »

Commonwealth heads of government are to push for a “conversation” on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade when they meet for the association’s first summit in two years, the BBC reported on Thursday.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the focus of the summit should be on “real challenges on things like climate in the here …

Commonwealth leaders to push for slavery reparation conversation: BBCThu, 24 Oct 2024 09:42:49 GMT Read More »