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Niger’s army says it is creating a special force to protect “strategic” sites, including uranium mines and oil wells, from “terrorist” attacks in the country plagued by jihadist violence since 2015.The new force aims to “better guarantee the protection of strategic sites and installations”, Colonel Mounkaila Sofiani, head of strategic studies within the defence ministry, …

Niger to set up protection force for ‘strategic’ sitesWed, 05 Jun 2024 12:57:07 GMT Read More »

A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses.Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa was detained after he was implicated by the vast Zondo Commission inquiry into corruption under former ANC president Jacob Zuma’s rule.As a …

S.Africa minister charged as part of corruption probeWed, 05 Jun 2024 11:44:34 GMT Read More »

Kenyan President William Ruto told AFP on Wednesday that Africa could help decarbonise the global economy — but developed countries need to step up with serious investment to help unlock the continent’s potential.In Seoul for a major summit this week, where South Korea committed $24 billion in aid and investment support to Africa, Ruto urged …

Africa could help ‘decarbonise’ global economy, Kenyan president tells AFPWed, 05 Jun 2024 11:31:43 GMT Read More »

Mother of four Laiwa Musenza is already reliant on aid from a local NGO to feed her family and Zimbabwe’s drought is only getting deeper.”Imagine hearing your children crying from hunger when you cannot do anything about it,” the 54-year-old said.At a farm on the outskirts of the capital Harare, a queue of children, some as …

‘Crying from hunger’: Zimbabwe drought hits childrenWed, 05 Jun 2024 06:57:44 GMT Read More »

In an unassuming house on the Tunisian island of Djerba, Said al-Barouni embarked on a mission to safeguard his Muslim community’s little-known heritage, using technology and AI to save age-old religious manuscripts.The 74-year-old librarian and member of the Islamic offshoot Ibadism took up the reins of his family’s six-generation library in the 1960s and has …

Tunisian Muslim community turns to AI to save heritageWed, 05 Jun 2024 03:25:59 GMT Read More »

Global warming has accelerated at an “unprecedented” pace as the window to limit rising temperatures within internationally-set targets closes, over 50 leading scientists warned in a study published on Wednesday. Looking at decade averages, temperatures climbed 0.26 degrees Celsius from 2014 to 2023, said the study published in the journal Earth System Science Data. In that same …

Global warming accelerating at ‘unprecedented’ pace: studyWed, 05 Jun 2024 00:29:02 GMT Read More »

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks after they disrupted flights, shut down the national power grid and closed public offices and schools.The stoppage called by two main unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), came as Africa’s most populous nation struggles with …

Nigeria unions suspend nationwide strike to hold more wage talksTue, 04 Jun 2024 16:28:22 GMT Read More »

Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa’s eastern coast have killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday.Flooding hit several locations in two eastern provinces, two rare tornados were spotted, temperatures plunged and snow fell in some central regions.  At least 11 people died in Eastern Cape, a spokesperson …

South African floods kill at least 22 peopleTue, 04 Jun 2024 15:57:56 GMT Read More »

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks after they disrupted flights, shut down the national power grid and closed public offices and schools.The stoppage called by two main unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), came as Africa’s most populous nation struggles with …

Nigeria unions suspend nationwide strike to allow more wage talksTue, 04 Jun 2024 13:36:19 GMT Read More »

At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa’s eastern coast, local authorities said on Tuesday.At least seven died in Eastern Cape province, a spokesperson from Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, at the heart of the floods, told AFP.And the provincial government in neighbouring KwaZulu-Natal said at least 11 people …

South African floods kill at least 18 peopleTue, 04 Jun 2024 12:58:14 GMT Read More »