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Rwandans will vote in elections on Monday, with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his iron-fisted rule and sweep to victory in a race featuring the same candidates he defeated seven years ago.Rwanda’s de facto ruler since the end of the 1994 genocide, Kagame faces rival bids by Frank Habineza, leader of the Democratic Green …

Rwanda heads to the polls as Kagame makes fourth-term bidThu, 11 Jul 2024 01:35:45 GMT Read More »

In front of a small mosque in central Tunisia, women queue at one of their village’s last water sources, a pipe meant for crop irrigation, but now a lifeline in the parched area.”We just need something to drink,” said Ribh Saket, 56, under the punishing summer sun as she placed a jerrycan beneath a makeshift …

A Tunisian village’s fight for running waterWed, 10 Jul 2024 01:46:16 GMT Read More »

French former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was charged Tuesday in connection with an investigation into the alleged Libyan financing of her husband Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign, a judicial source told AFP.The 56-year-old was charged with hiding evidence and associating with wrongdoers to commit fraud, the source said.She was placed under judicial control and barred …

Carla Bruni charged in Sarkozy campaign probe in FranceTue, 09 Jul 2024 19:53:04 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has led the army in a war against paramilitaries for over a year, on Tuesday hosted Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed.Ahmed’s visit to the Red Sea coastal town of Port Sudan — currently the seat of the army-aligned government — is the highest-level state visit since the …

Sudan army chief Burhan hosts Ethiopia’s Abiy AhmedTue, 09 Jul 2024 13:59:22 GMT Read More »

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 term, has announced a series of actions trying to placate Kenyans — including scrapping a …

Moody’s cuts Kenya debt rating further into junk territoryTue, 09 Jul 2024 13:23:58 GMT Read More »

A Tanzanian artist has been freed after paying a fine for setting fire to a picture of President Samia Suluhu Hassan in a viral TikTok video.Shadrack Chaula, 24, was found guilty last week of disseminating offensive information online over the video, which saw him burn the photo and utter words that police said were offensive …

Tanzania artist jailed for burning Hassan’s picture is freedTue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:06 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has named the most experienced team in Springbok history for the second and final Test against Ireland in Durban on Saturday.  Flanker Siya Kolisi will lead a starting line-up with a total of 990 caps — three more than the team which began the 2023 Rugby World Cup final triumph …

Most experienced team in Springbok history to face IrelandTue, 09 Jul 2024 11:35:37 GMT Read More »

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 …

Doak, Hefferman added to injury-hit Ireland squad in South AfricaTue, 09 Jul 2024 10:19:06 GMT Read More »

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 »