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A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China’s CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.The $10 billion investment includes drilling for oil in the Lake Albert area in northwestern Uganda and building a 1,443-kilometre (900-mile) heated pipeline to ship the …

NGO reports ‘human rights disaster’ at Uganda oil projectMon, 02 Sep 2024 08:05:40 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Paralympics rower Asiya Sururu Muhammed says being at her second Games is like “university” compared to her “school-like” debut in Tokyo three years ago. Sururu Muhammed lost both her lower legs and some fingers in a train accident aged just two and became the first woman to represent her country in the sport in an …

Second Paralympics is a ‘university’ for Kenyan rower MuhammedMon, 02 Sep 2024 05:14:22 GMT Read More »

Torrential rains in Niger have killed at least 15 more people, regional authorities said on Sunday, the latest casualties of the downpours lashing the African nation.Heavy rains have been drenching Africa’s Sahel region since June and the latest victims in Niger come on top of at least 217 people who have died across the country …

Torrential rains in Niger kill 15 more peopleSun, 01 Sep 2024 15:07:31 GMT Read More »

African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent.China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy by …

African leaders in Beijing eyeing big loans and investmentSun, 01 Sep 2024 07:05:48 GMT Read More »

A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen.Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, 23-year-old Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I” after a backlash …

Beauty queen wins Miss Nigeria after South Africa rowSun, 01 Sep 2024 00:42:14 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that conceding four tries annoyed him after a 31-27 comeback Rugby Championship victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday.”We gave them a couple of easy tries, and their turnover attack hurt us the most when our defence was not quite set,” he told a press conference.”But we defended …

Conceding four tries upsets Erasmus as Springboks winSat, 31 Aug 2024 20:03:38 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain and flanker Siya Kolisi said not panicking was the key to a thrilling 31-27 Rugby Championship victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday.Trailing by 10 points with 12 minutes remaining, the reigning world champions scored tries through flanker Kwagga Smith and scrum-half Grant Williams to snatch victory.A minute before Smith scored, …

‘Not panicking’ key to Springboks triumph – KolisiSat, 31 Aug 2024 18:12:26 GMT Read More »

Scrum-half Grant Williams scored a 75th-minute try to give South Africa a dramatic 31-27 comeback victory over New Zealand in a Rugby Championship thriller in Johannesburg on Saturday.The All Blacks had looked likelier winners for much of the match, but conceded two tries in the final 11 minutes after replacement prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi was yellow …

South Africa edge New Zealand in Rugby Championship thrillerSat, 31 Aug 2024 17:42:22 GMT Read More »

A petition signed by prominent Tunisians and civil society groups was published on Saturday urging that rejected candidates be allowed to stand in the October 6 presidential election.Signed by 26 groups including Legal Agenda, Lawyers Without Borders and the Tunisian Human Rights League, it welcomed an administrative court decision this week to reinstate three candidates …

Tunisia groups urge inclusion of rejected candidates in pollSat, 31 Aug 2024 12:54:49 GMT Read More »

A steep rise in the number of arrivals of migrants in Spain’s Canary Islands from Africa has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle illegal immigration.The issue was thrust into the spotlight during a three-day visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to West Africa which wrapped up Thursday.The trip was …

Migrant influx fuels debate in Spain over illegal migrationSat, 31 Aug 2024 02:03:25 GMT Read More »