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Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in Sunday for a fourth term, saying regional peace was a “priority” in the face of ongoing conflict in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.Kagame swept to victory in elections last month with a staggering 99.18 percent of the vote, giving him another five years in office.Several dozen …

Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in saying regional peace ‘a priority’Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:10:25 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.Several dozen heads of state and other dignitaries from African nations joined the inauguration ceremony at a packed 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali, where crowds had started …

Rwanda’s Kagame sworn in for fourth termSun, 11 Aug 2024 13:56:44 GMT Read More »

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.Local media said homes, people and livestock were engulfed in mountains of waste at the landfill in the northern Kampala district of …

Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump collapse reaches 18Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:16:43 GMT Read More »

The death toll from a garbage landslide at a vast landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 12, police said on Sunday.Local media said homes, people and livestock were  engulfed in mountains of rubbish at the dump in Kiteezi on Saturday after a collapse caused by heavy rainfall.Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago has described …

Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump landslide rises to 12Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:57:42 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.A number of African leaders are to attend the inauguration at a 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali where crowds started gathering from the early morning.The …

Rwanda’s Kagame to be sworn in for fourth termSun, 11 Aug 2024 09:28:33 GMT Read More »

South African coach Rassie Erasmus is wary of an Australia backlash when the second Test of a Rugby Championship double-header kicks off in Perth next weekend.The Springboks won their first match in Brisbane since 2013 on Saturday, destroying the Wallabies 33-7 and dominating all aspects against a shell-shocked home side.It was Australia’s first defeat under …

Erasmus expects ‘big challenge’ from wounded Wallabies in PerthSun, 11 Aug 2024 02:05:16 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men’s 800 metres gold in a lightning fast race on Saturday.Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, maintaining a proud record for Kenya who have now won the last five Olympic men’s 800m titles.Arop took silver just one-hundredth …

Kenya’s Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 20:01:49 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history on Saturday after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medals with a superb display of middle distance running.The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion produced a tactical masterpiece at the Stade de France to take gold in a new Olympic record of 3min 51.29sec.Australia’s Jessica Hull …

Brilliant Kipyegon wins third straight Olympic women’s 1,500m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:44:34 GMT Read More »

Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the centre of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said Saturday.”The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity and honour,” Nabil Boudi said in a statement, saying Khelif …

Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment: lawyerSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:38:23 GMT Read More »

Eight people including two children were killed when mountains of garbage collapsed at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media said homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall.”On …

Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapseSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:37:55 GMT Read More »