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Kenyan President William Ruto pledged Friday an additional 600 officers for the UN-backed mission to Haiti, following a meeting with Haiti’s visiting prime minister, as both urged the international community to do more.The East African country is leading a multinational mission aimed at combatting spiralling insecurity in the crime-ravaged Caribbean nation and has so far …

Kenya’s Ruto pledges extra 600 officers for Haiti missionFri, 11 Oct 2024 10:50:24 GMT Read More »

Creches and nurseries are springing up in Ivory Coast, marking a break from tradition for those who can afford it, as women increasingly go out to work.Even if the number of establishments is still low in relation to the West African country’s four million pre-schoolers, the provision has shot up recently.There are now 254 private …

Ivory Coast sees creche boom as women boost workforceFri, 11 Oct 2024 06:07:43 GMT Read More »

Ndeye Yacine Dieng looked helplessly at the dilapidated state of her once large and inviting home, the latest victim of the encroaching sea in Bargny, on Senegal’s western Atlantic coast.Cracked and collapsed walls, damaged roofs and sunken buildings are commonplace in the town just outside the capital Dakar, in one of the areas most threatened …

Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal townFri, 11 Oct 2024 05:58:35 GMT Read More »

Some 893,000 people have been affected by flooding in South Sudan and more than 241,000 displaced, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said Thursday in a grim update on the disaster.Aid agencies have warned that the world’s youngest country, highly vulnerable to climate change, is facing its worst flooding in decades.”Flooding continues to affect and displace …

S.Sudan floods affect 893,000, over 241,000 displaced: UNThu, 10 Oct 2024 19:14:44 GMT Read More »

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia pledged Thursday to work together on regional security at an unprecedented summit held against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa.Concerns about the stability of the volatile area have mounted over the war in Sudan, a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway Somali region …

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia forge closer ties in volatile HornThu, 10 Oct 2024 18:38:01 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s prosecuting authority said Thursday it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse.A former spy boss had laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa following the break-in at his Phala Phala game farm in the northeastern Limpopo …

SAfrica prosecutors drop criminal complaint against presidentThu, 10 Oct 2024 18:16:00 GMT Read More »

Cameroon’s government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by AFP.Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuelling a swirl of rumours online that the veteran president’s health …

Cameroon bans media talk of president’s health amid rumoursThu, 10 Oct 2024 18:00:15 GMT Read More »

At the spot where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, residents of Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, have been scrambling to face flooding brought on by torrential rains that have submerged entire neighbourhoods.Punishing rains have killed 576 people and affected more than 1.9 million in Chad since July, according to the United Nations, a devastating blow for …

Chad’s capital under threat as floodwaters riseThu, 10 Oct 2024 17:49:03 GMT Read More »

Ballot counting after tense but calm general elections in Mozambique got off to a slow start Thursday, with an opposition leader already claiming outright victory over the Frelimo party in power since independence from Portugal 49 years ago.More than 17 million people were called to vote on Wednesday for a new president and parliamentarians in …

As Mozambique counts ballots, the results are already disputedThu, 10 Oct 2024 16:31:07 GMT Read More »

Security agencies in northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano are on high alert over an influx of criminal gangs fleeing military offensives elsewhere, according to a leaked report seen by AFP.Northwest and central Nigeria have for years been terrorised by gangs of criminals, known as bandits, who raid and loot villages, kill and kidnap residents, and burn …

Nigerian city on high alert over bandit influxThu, 10 Oct 2024 15:32:38 GMT Read More »