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Opening arguments will begin in Chicago on Wednesday in the first civil trial against US aviation giant Boeing over the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft, which killed 157 people, after a full day of jury selection.  Five women and three men will serve on the jury in the proceedings, which got …

Jury selected in US trial against Boeing over 737 MAX crashWed, 05 Nov 2025 02:00:24 GMT Read More »

Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun’s treasures — over 4,500 artefacts — was displayed together for the first time since the young pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922.Curated and conserved over nearly two decades, the collection was unveiled to the public two …

King Tut’s collection displayed for first time at Egypt’s grand museumWed, 05 Nov 2025 01:36:10 GMT Read More »

First pressuring South Africa, and now threatening Nigeria, President Donald Trump is letting US domestic politics steer his policy on Africa — boding ill for foreign governments hit with his fury.Trump last week said he would put Nigeria on a blacklist on religious freedom over treatment of Christians — a long-running demand of evangelicals who …

On Nigeria, domestic politics again shapes Trump’s Africa agendaWed, 05 Nov 2025 01:27:06 GMT Read More »

Former Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams is being treated for drug addiction and will not play for the country again, the national cricket board said on Tuesday.Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the 39-year-old all-rounder had made himself unavailable and would not be selected again.Williams had recently withdrawn on the eve of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup …

Ex-Zimbabwe cricket captain Williams treated for ‘drug addiction’Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:36:00 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s defence minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with its fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country’s security and defence council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. “We thank the Trump administration for its efforts and proposals to achieve peace,” Hassan Kabroun said in a speech …

Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposalTue, 04 Nov 2025 20:14:20 GMT Read More »

Pakistan overcame a late South African fightback to win the first one-day international by two wickets in a tense last over finish in Faisalabad on Tuesday.  The home team were cruising towards victory at 241-4, chasing a 264-run target, until South Africa grabbed four wickets for just 22 runs to set up a tense finish …

Pakistan edge South Africa in tense ODI finish in FaisalabadTue, 04 Nov 2025 19:26:21 GMT Read More »

Tanzanians shared gruesome videos online on Tuesday after days of protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed, despite warnings from police that spreading graphic images was a criminal offence.President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition has branded …

Violent footage goes viral in protest-rocked Tanzania despite police warningTue, 04 Nov 2025 19:16:53 GMT Read More »

A Central African Republic court Tuesday handed 10 years forced labour to a consultant for an American NGO accused of seeking an armed group’s help in capturing the notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.Joseph Martin Figueira, a Belgian-Portuguese dual-citizen working for the Family Health International 360 group, was convicted of undermining state security in the country, …

C.Africa hands 10 years hard labour to foreigner accused of asking rebels to capture KonyTue, 04 Nov 2025 18:53:41 GMT Read More »

Mauritania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s second appeal against his conviction for abusing his office to illegally amass a vast fortune, confirming his 15-year prison sentence.Aziz, who came to power in a 2008 coup, was originally sentenced to five years’ jail in December 2023 after being found to have …

Mauritania ex-leader Aziz loses final appeal against 15-year jail termTue, 04 Nov 2025 18:02:53 GMT Read More »

The Nigerian government Tuesday said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US President Donald Trump’s threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country.Trump said over the weekend that he had asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack in Africa’s most populous nation because …

Responding to Trump, Nigeria says no tolerance for religious persecutionTue, 04 Nov 2025 16:40:05 GMT Read More »