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A renowned Tanzanian rights activist was kidnapped on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, only to be released after a rapid intervention by rights groups.Maria Sarungi Tsehai’s campaigns for political change and women’s rights in Tanzania have earned her a huge following, including 1.3 million followers on X, but she has been …

Tanzania rights activist latest abduction victim in KenyaSun, 12 Jan 2025 19:07:23 GMT Read More »

A tropical storm still presented a threat to the French territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday, even though it was moving away after bringing torrential rains and flooding, and after killing three people in Madagascar.The storm came as France’s poorest territory, where many people live in shanty towns, was reeling from a deadly cyclone that …

‘Fragile’ Mayotte still on high alert as storm moves awaySun, 12 Jan 2025 18:01:34 GMT Read More »

The Indian Ocean nation of the Comoros voted Sunday to elect lawmakers, with many opposition groups saying they would snub a vote they argued lacked transparency.Comorian President Azali Assoumani’s eldest son, Nour El Fath Azali, who is 39 and the country’s secretary general, is running to represent a constituency just outside the capital Moroni.Several voting …

Comoros goes to polls in vote snubbed by oppositionSun, 12 Jan 2025 17:28:18 GMT Read More »

A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.Dikeledi hit the northern coast of Madagascar as a cyclone on Saturday evening before weakening into a severe tropical storm.At 3.36 pm local time, …

Storm moves away from Mayotte, three dead in MadagascarSun, 12 Jan 2025 15:16:55 GMT Read More »

A member of Kenyan President William Ruto’s cabinet on Sunday became the first to speak out over a wave of abductions of young government critics, saying his own son had been a victim.Justin Muturi, attorney general under Ruto from October 2022 to July 2024, spoke out about the kidnappings that have enraged Kenyans for months. The …

Kenya ex-attorney general says own son abducted by security forcesSun, 12 Jan 2025 14:41:31 GMT Read More »

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a storm forecast …

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approachesSun, 12 Jan 2025 07:46:00 GMT Read More »

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a storm forecast …

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new stormSun, 12 Jan 2025 05:51:05 GMT Read More »

On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the water and dives in.The barge, used to treat injured loggerhead turtles, is the first floating rehabilitation centre for the species in the Mediterranean, its organisers say.Harbouring netted …

Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtlesSun, 12 Jan 2025 02:04:37 GMT Read More »

Sudanese paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said Saturday his Rapid Support Forces had “lost” key Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani, as the military and allied armed groups entered the city after more than a year of paramilitary control.Government officials loyal to the army have hailed the recapture of the city, which RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo …

Sudan paramilitary leader says ‘lost’ Al-Jazira state capitalSat, 11 Jan 2025 21:21:50 GMT Read More »

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.”This religion, …

Benin’s women, pillars of voodoo celebrationsSat, 11 Jan 2025 17:24:11 GMT Read More »