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The Central African Republic (CAR) sought Tuesday to convince the regulatory body for global diamond trading to lift all restrictions against it, ending an export embargo in place for more than a decade.The Kimberley Process (KP) regulatory body opened its plenary assembly in Dubai on Tuesday under the presidency of the United Arab Emirates.The CAR …

C.Africa urges lifting of embargo on diamond exportsTue, 12 Nov 2024 12:18:44 GMT Read More »

Navin Ramgoolam, set for a third stint as prime minister of Mauritius after a landslide election victory, is a veteran politician who has been dogged by controversy in the past.The 77-year-old — who boasts a political career spanning more than three decades — is a member of one of the dynasties that have dominated the …

Navin Ramgoolam: Mauritius political veteran back in from the coldTue, 12 Nov 2024 10:43:12 GMT Read More »

Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday his alliance had secured a landslide election victory, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a “huge defeat”.Ramgoolam, now set for a third term as prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of parliamentary seats on the …

Mauritius opposition claims clean-sweep election triumphTue, 12 Nov 2024 10:36:02 GMT Read More »

The host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the right of countries to exploit them as dozens of world leaders arrived for the COP29 conference.More than 75 leaders are expected but the heads of top polluting nations are skipping the crunch climate talks, where the impact of Donald …

Azerbaijan defends fossil fuels at COP29 as big names skip summitTue, 12 Nov 2024 09:49:34 GMT Read More »

The golden rays of the afternoon sun enhance the bold, hand-painted patterns on the mud walls of a round, thatched hut in Peggy Masuku’s village of Matobo in southwestern Zimbabwe.Outside, at a small table with two curved seats — all fashioned out of mud — Masuku shows visitors how she mixes soil pigments, charcoal and …

The women behind Zimbabwe’s striking hut painting artTue, 12 Nov 2024 07:59:35 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying the presidential election, is seeking a controversial comeback in Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections.Sall left office in April after 12 years in power, handing over the reins to his successor Bassirou Diomaye Faye and departing Senegal for …

Senegal ex-president makes political comeback from afarTue, 12 Nov 2024 07:47:45 GMT Read More »

Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday that his alliance had won a crushing election victory over the governing coalition, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a “huge defeat”.Ramgoolam, a two-time former prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters in his constituency that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of …

Mauritius opposition leader claims sweeping vote winTue, 12 Nov 2024 06:19:08 GMT Read More »

Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory is keenly felt.More than 75 leaders are expected in Baku over two days but the heads of some of the most powerful and polluting economies are …

World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missingTue, 12 Nov 2024 02:53:03 GMT Read More »

Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing reached a last-minute settlement Monday with the family of a woman killed in the crash of a 737 MAX jetliner in 2019, averting a federal civil trial.Three sources close to the case told AFP that a settlement had been agreed upon out of court, but they gave no details.The crash of …

Boeing reaches settlement to avert civil trial in MAX crashTue, 12 Nov 2024 01:01:30 GMT Read More »

Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth conceded Monday that his coalition was heading for a major drubbing in hotly disputed legislative elections, paving the way for the opposition to take power.Final results from Sunday’s vote have yet to be released, but opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam looked set to become prime minister for the third time at …

Mauritius prime minister concedes election defeatMon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:20 GMT Read More »