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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 »

Gabonese strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema presided over a military parade and other events on Friday to mark a year since a military coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of iron-fisted rule by the Bongo dynasty on the oil-rich African country.Crowds started gathering early in the morning near the presidency in the capital …

Gabon marks coup that ended 55 years of dynastic ruleFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:29:28 GMT Read More »

A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization said Friday.The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of the new Clade 1b strain in the DR Congo that spread to …

Mpox vaccines expected to arrive in DR Congo within days: WHOFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:28:27 GMT Read More »

Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries’ plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow’s defences back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.In an interview with AFP, Viktor Yermolaev, head of a paramilitary unit known as Medvedi (Bears) in Russia and the Bear Brigade in the …

Russian mercenaries pulled out of Burkina Faso to defend Kursk: commanderFri, 30 Aug 2024 19:29:33 GMT Read More »

Nigerian saleswoman Ivy Junaid says her daily half-an-hour commute from mainland Lagos to the city’s island business district has changed her life.What was once often a three-hour nightmare drive to work with a pre-dawn start and gnarly traffic has become a quick sprint skimming across the waters of Lagos lagoon by boat.”You can actually get …

Nigeria’s Lagos turns to waterways for green transport solutionFri, 30 Aug 2024 18:45:01 GMT Read More »