Scrum-half Nathan Doak and hooker Dave Heffernan have joined an injury-hit Ireland squad ahead of the second Test against South Africa, the national rugby union confirmed on Tuesday.An Irish Rugby Football Union statement said “Connacht hooker Dave Heffernan and Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak have been called up and the duo have linked up with the …
Moody’s has downgraded Kenya’s debt rating further into junk territory and warned the outlook was negative after a wave of protests led the government to abandon proposed tax hikes.President William Ruto, facing the most serious crisis of his near two-year presidency, last month scrapped a finance bill aimed at replenishing government coffers and helping reduce …
Moody’s cuts Kenya debt rating further into junkTue, 09 Jul 2024 08:54:30 GMT Read More »
A bed of sand and a patch of mud is all that remains of Kapotesa dam, which once provided the water vital for crops and livestock in this remote part of Zimbabwe.Nearby, farmer Georgina Kwengwere walks among corn stalks dessicated by the drought that is ravaging her country and leaving millions of people in need …
Meals dry up as Zimbabwe’s drought bitesTue, 09 Jul 2024 06:23:33 GMT Read More »
At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get by, thanks to her grocery business.Now, however, even that standby is on shaky ground, as the oil-dependent nation’s economy reels from revenue losses following the rupture of a key pipeline …
Some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in east DR Congo, said a UN expert report seen by AFP Monday, which noted that Kigali had “de facto control” of the group’s operations.The DR Congo’s North Kivu province has been in the grip of the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion since the end of 2021, …
The creation of a Sahel confederation on Saturday plunged West Africa into an unprecedented crisis that could threaten the free movement of people and goods in the region.Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali joined together to create the “Confederation of Sahel States” (AES) which will comprise some 72 million people.The three countries said in January they …
New Sahel bloc leaves West Africa more divided than everMon, 08 Jul 2024 19:19:38 GMT Read More »
Gambian lawmakers on Monday approved a committee report supporting a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), as a bill seeking to overturn the law heads for a final vote this month.The Women’s (Amendment) Bill 2024 has been making its way through parliament since March, deeply dividing public opinion in the Muslim-majority West African country.Rights …
Gambia MPs back report upholding genital mutilation banMon, 08 Jul 2024 18:06:04 GMT Read More »
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked the world.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared in a packed courtroom in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa along with 94 co-defendants, …
Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan will miss the second Test against world champions South Africa in Durban on Saturday, a member of the touring party told AFP on Monday.”Dan suffered a serious knee injury during the first Test and may not play again this year,” he said on condition of anonymity as he is not an …
Ireland hooker Sheehan ruled out of second Springboks TestMon, 08 Jul 2024 15:05:32 GMT Read More »
Some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in east DR Congo, said a UN expert report seen by AFP Monday, which noted that Kigali had “de facto control” of the group’s operations.The North Kivu province has been in the grip of the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion since the end of 2021, with the …
