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Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.Several dozen people are also still missing, police said, after the collapse at the landfill in the northern district of Kiteezi …

Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:06:50 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir held talks with political leaders to discuss the feasibility of holding long-delayed elections due to take place in December, his office said, as the United Nations again warned on Wednesday that time was running out.The world’s youngest country has yet to go to the polls, a full 13 years after …

S.Sudan leaders hold talks on election ‘feasibility’Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:04:17 GMT Read More »

At least 39 people are still missing following a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala at the weekend that has so far claimed 26 lives, police said Wednesday.The dump site in the northern district of Kiteezi collapsed on Saturday after torrential rains, burying people, homes and livestock in mountains of fetid rubbish.”Thirty-nine people …

Death toll from Uganda garbage landslide rises to 26, 39 missingWed, 14 Aug 2024 15:35:23 GMT Read More »

US mediators launched a new bid Wednesday to broker an end to 16 months of fighting between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.While an RSF delegation joined the talks in Switzerland, negotiators for the Sudanese armed forces stayed away, expressing dissatisfaction with the format chosen by Washington.The conflict has killed tens of …

Sudan war: who’s who as US launches peace pushWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:52:04 GMT Read More »

France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday.The controversy has rapidly become a hot-button issue outside the ring, with politicians and celebrities including Donald Trump and Elon Musk weighing …

France launches probe over alleged cyberbullying of Olympic gender-row boxer KhelifWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:06:07 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has held talks with political leaders to discuss the feasibility of holding long-delayed elections due to take place in December, according to his office.The world’s youngest country has yet to go to the polls, 13 years after its hard-fought independence from Sudan, to the frustration of its people and the …

S.Sudan leaders hold talks on election ‘feasibility’Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:09:04 GMT Read More »

Ivorian sandwich seller Nadege Oulaye watched her livelihood being smashed up as police took a sledgehammer to her small stall in the city of Abidjan before her eyes.Her kiosk is one of many informal businesses fallen prey to a new police brigade devoted to fighting “urban disorder” in Ivory Coast’s economic capital.Since the end of …

ICoast urban clean-up drive treads on Abidjan poorWed, 14 Aug 2024 05:28:09 GMT Read More »

After successfully ousting long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019, Algeria’s pro-democracy Hirak movement quickly faded. Despite that, experts say it brought about a fresh political awareness that survives as the country prepares for presidential elections.On February 22, 2019, thousands of Algerians took to the streets seeking sweeping change. Their protests were triggered by Bouteflika, in …

Legacy of Algeria’s short-lived pro-democracy protests lives onWed, 14 Aug 2024 02:56:41 GMT Read More »

US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away.Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan convening the discussions, insisted they go ahead regardless, saying the suffering people of Sudan, ravaged by the devastating conflict, cannot wait any longer.War has raged since …

Sudan ceasefire talks set to start despite army no-showWed, 14 Aug 2024 02:48:11 GMT Read More »