Mozambique’s Frelimo party gathered around 4,000 people for a final rally ahead of elections Wednesday when it is likely to maintain a firm grip on power, although with a change of president.Sunday’s rally outside the capital Maputo was a sea of red, the colours of the socialist party that has governed the impoverished Indian Ocean …
Polls closed Sunday night in Tunisia after voting in a presidential election expected to see incumbent Kais Saied secure another five years in office while his main critics — including one contender — are behind bars.Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab, rights group fear re-election will only further entrench his rule in …
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.In Washington, a man set himself on fire as more than 1,000 people demonstrated outside the White House demanding an end to US …
Rallies worldwide call for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefireSun, 06 Oct 2024 18:09:49 GMT Read More »
Tunisians voted Sunday in a presidential election largely expected to see incumbent Kais Saied secure another five years in office while his main critics — including one contender — are behind bars.Three years after Saied staged a sweeping power grab, the election is seen as a closing chapter in Tunisia’s short-lived experiment with democracy.After ousting …
Tunisia votes with Saied set for re-electionSun, 06 Oct 2024 11:52:31 GMT Read More »
Across Maputo are red flags pierced by harsh sunlight and faded walls plastered with posters of Frelimo, the party that has been in power in Mozambique for half a century.In the vibrant capital of the Portuguese-speaking country, the lack of suspense is palpable days ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections, but it still stirs emotion.Frelimo …
Mozambique vote: no suspense but some disillusionSun, 06 Oct 2024 05:15:19 GMT Read More »
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.The launch, initially scheduled for last Wednesday, was delayed by three days amid logistical difficulties delivering the vaccines across the sprawling, infrastructure-poor central African country.The first vaccines …
Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean archipelago of its inhabitants to make way for a strategic military base.Fifty-one years later, the petite matriarch says she, like many Chagossians living in Britain, is angry at not being given a say in the …
Chagos diaspora angry at lack of input on islands’ fateFri, 04 Oct 2024 20:37:52 GMT Read More »
Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis sealed a landmark deal to regain sovereignty over a chain of islands from Britain.”We are heading towards another great moment in our history where every Mauritian who can vote will decide our future,” said Prime Minister …
Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:47:07 GMT Read More »
Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, will begin a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than planned.Jabs were set to be rolled out on Wednesday in DRC but health authorities told AFP this would not be the case.However Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba on Friday confirmed the start date.”We are launching, …
Without a last-minute diplomatic intervention, Nigeria’s youth basketball team would have missed an international competition in South Africa last month.Nigerian officials claimed South Africa had tried to stop the under-18 team from participating — the latest row in long-simmering tensions between the two African economic heavyweights.Recently the discord has spilled over into sports, music, ride-sharing …
How Nigeria-South Africa rivalry turned uglyFri, 04 Oct 2024 14:35:25 GMT Read More »
