Voters in Somaliland turned out Wednesday to choose their next president, as the breakaway region of Somalia pursues a quest for international recognition that has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa.Many hailed the election as a display of Somaliland’s peaceful democracy as it seeks to end decades of isolation following its unilateral declaration of …
The DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa needs more than double the mpox vaccines it currently has to immunise all the city’s at-risk population, the virus response chief told AFP Wednesday.Vaccinations began in the Ndolo prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital a week ago, said Cris Kacita, who is coordinating the mpox response. According to Kacita …
DR Congo capital Kinshasa waits on more mpox vaccinesWed, 13 Nov 2024 15:54:09 GMT Read More »
Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in for his third stint as prime minister of Mauritius on Wednesday after his landslide election victory knocked out the ruling coalition and returned the opposition leader to power after 10 years in the political wilderness.Ramgoolam’s Alliance of Change coalition made a clean sweep of the 60 parliamentary seats on the …
New Mauritius PM sworn in after huge election winWed, 13 Nov 2024 14:39:13 GMT Read More »
South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged Wednesday with using the group’s resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said. Jordaan, who led South Africa’s successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, denied the charges in a Johannesburg …
S.Africa football chief arrested on fraud, theft chargesWed, 13 Nov 2024 13:38:45 GMT Read More »
“We used to hate elephants a lot,” Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree.The bees humming in the background are part of the reason why her hatred has dimmed.The diminutive 58-year-old said rapacious elephants would often destroy months of work in her farmland that sits between …
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaWed, 13 Nov 2024 11:33:52 GMT Read More »
Sudan has seen a surge in extreme violence in recent weeks as the warring military and paramilitary push for a decisive victory, with no political solution in sight.Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified since late October, with reports of attacks on civilians including sexual violence against women and …
Voters in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of rising tensions in the Horn of Africa, flocked early to polling stations on Wednesday to select their president.The territory is an oasis of peace and stability in violence-racked Somalia but has failed to win recognition from any country since declaring independence in 1991.Hundreds …
Somaliland votes amid Horn of Africa tensionsWed, 13 Nov 2024 11:05:34 GMT Read More »
Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, holds a presidential election on Wednesday at a time of diplomatic tensions in the Horn of Africa. Here are some key facts about the territory: – Independence declaration -Somaliland declared independence from war-torn Somalia in 1991 after the fall of autocrat Siad Barre.But it remains unrecognised by any country or international …
Somaliland: breakaway region in quest for statehoodWed, 13 Nov 2024 07:21:25 GMT Read More »
When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra — one of the most famous in Africa — in 1994, they had so few instruments that musicians had to share.They got to play them for only 15 minutes before handing them on to the next person.”When a string broke, we would replace it with bicycle (brake) …
Top Africa orchestra began with brake cables for stringsWed, 13 Nov 2024 07:15:29 GMT Read More »
Senegal will elect a new parliament Sunday, with the new leaders aiming for a clear majority to see through the promise of radical change that swept them to power eight months ago.Pledging economic transformation, social justice and a fight against corruption, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye won 54 percent of the vote in March and raised …
Senegal’s new leaders eye majority in parliamentary pollsWed, 13 Nov 2024 06:43:03 GMT Read More »
