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President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Africa during a visit to Angola, where the United States is showcasing a major infrastructure project aimed at countering China’s investments on the continent. Biden, the first US president to visit the former Portuguese colony, met with his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco …

Biden announces $1 bn for Africa during maiden tripTue, 03 Dec 2024 18:24:27 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s ruling party appeared set for election victory with more than 90 percent of votes counted Tuesday, lining the southern African country up for its first woman president after a disputed vote that the main opposition has rejected as a sham.Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the SWAPO party that has led the mineral-rich nation since …

Namibia’s ruling party headed for win after disputed voteTue, 03 Dec 2024 15:17:51 GMT Read More »

US President Joe Biden met his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco Tuesday at the start of a two-day visit to the African country centred on a major infrastructure project that showcases US investment on the continent, where rival China is boosting its own interests.The two presidents were expected to discuss trade, security and investment, including on …

Biden meets Angola leader in visit showcasing US investment in AfricaTue, 03 Dec 2024 12:49:05 GMT Read More »

The number of migrants arriving in Spain’s Canary Islands by boat from West Africa hit a new annual record in 2024 for the second year in a row, official data showed on Tuesday.With controls tightening in the Mediterranean, the Canaries route has become a favourite for people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa, mostly on overcrowded, barely …

Spain’s Canary Islands breaks migrant record in 2024Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:38:39 GMT Read More »

Namibia was headed for its first woman president with two-thirds of the votes from last week’s election counted by early Tuesday, giving the governing party candidate a strong lead in a vote the main opposition has already rejected as a sham.Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the SWAPO party that has led the mineral-rich country since …

Namibia’s ruling party candidate ahead with two-thirds of votes inTue, 03 Dec 2024 06:50:33 GMT Read More »

US President Joe Biden is in Angola on Tuesday for the first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency, which is focused on a major infrastructure project that is a counterpoint to China’s investments.Biden arrived in the oil-rich Portuguese-speaking country late Monday for a two-day visit centred on a multinational project to rehabilitate a …

Biden kicks off two-day Angola visitTue, 03 Dec 2024 06:21:20 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Monday said he would remain head of the government rather than preside over the parliament, after his party’s landslide election win sparked questions over his political role.The ruling Pastef party of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Sonko won 130 seats in the 165-seat national assembly in snap parliamentary elections …

Senegal PM says will remain head of govt after speculationMon, 02 Dec 2024 21:37:34 GMT Read More »

A stampede at a football match dedicated to Guinea’s junta chief killed at least 56 people, the government said Monday, as the opposition accused the military-led authorities of being “directly responsible” for the tragedy.Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah, whom junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya dispatched to the scene, Monday evening said there would be three …

Stampede kills at least 56 at Guinea football matchMon, 02 Dec 2024 20:45:18 GMT Read More »

The Belgian state was ordered Monday to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly placed in an orphanage 70 years ago under a colonial-era practice that judges said constituted a crime against humanity.Reversing an earlier ruling that found too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing, the Brussels appeals court said the women, …

Victims win reparations over abduction by colonial-era BelgiumMon, 02 Dec 2024 16:39:36 GMT Read More »

The Belgian state was ordered Monday to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly placed in an orphanage 70 years ago under a colonial-era practice that judges said constituted a crime against humanity.Reversing an earlier ruling that found too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing, the Brussels appeals court said the women, …

Belgium loses case against women taken from mothers in colonial eraMon, 02 Dec 2024 12:56:26 GMT Read More »