Rain soaked Nigeria’s bustling metropolis of Lagos on Sunday hosted a race in the UIM E1 World Championship, an all-electric powerboat racing series — the first time that such an event has been held in Africa.An earlier tropical storm delayed the start of the finals with nine teams belonging to some of the world’s top …
Africa joins E1 powerboat show in rainy LagosSun, 05 Oct 2025 18:17:57 GMT Read More »
Mirana has spent nearly two weeks lying on her stomach after a tear gas canister tore through her lower back, unwittingly making her a symbol of the hundreds injured in Madagascar’s youth-led unrest.”The first canister knocked me to the ground. The second, I don’t know if it landed on me or just beside me, but …
Wounded Madagascar Gen Z tell of brutal security crackdownSun, 05 Oct 2025 16:23:23 GMT Read More »
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said it meant a “hell of a lot” for the Springboks to have won back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time following a hard-fought victory over Argentina at TwickenhamSaturday’s 29-27 success, built on a dominant scrum with hooker Malcolm Marx scoring two tries, in the final match of the …
Madagascar’s security forces on Sunday accused protesters of violence during deadly ongoing youth-led unrest, saying their response was provoked by the crowd’s behaviour.The Indian Ocean island has seen near-daily rallies over alleged misgovernance and water and power cuts, with protesters clashing with security forces in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday.”Certain individuals engaged in violent acts …
Madagascar security forces blame protesters for violenceSun, 05 Oct 2025 10:59:56 GMT Read More »
A massive blast followed by gunfire was heard in central Mogadishu on Saturday, near a detention facility where Somalia’s intelligence service often holds Islamist Al-Shabaab militants, a police officer and multiple witnesses told AFP.Al-Shabaab later claimed the attack in a statement.A wave of renewed attacks by the Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist movement has hit Somalia, a …
Supporters and opponents of Madagascar’s cornered government faced off at a distance in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday, after days of deadly youth-led protests that the president has called an attempted coup.The protests, inspired by similar drives in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, and led by an online youth movement known as Gen Z Mada, have …
Rival rallies in Madagascar after deadly Gen Z protestsSat, 04 Oct 2025 15:25:51 GMT Read More »
Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt’s “false” claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention.Addis Ababa inaugurated its Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, in early September. Cairo has meanwhile spent more than a decade vehemently criticising the dam over …
Ethiopia hits back at ‘false’ Egyptian claims over mega-damSat, 04 Oct 2025 13:05:30 GMT Read More »
Malawi’s new president, Peter Mutharika, took office on Saturday with a pledge to stamp out endemic corruption and revive the struggling southern African nation’s battered economy.The 85-year-old, who previously served as president from 2014 to 2020, swept back to power in a decisive victory over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, in a vote shaped by public anger …
Backers and foes of Madagascar’s cornered government were set to stage rival rallies in the capital Antananarivo Saturday after deadly youth-led protests the president has termed a coup bid.Inspired by similar movements in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, the protests led by an online movement known as Gen Z Mada, have tapped into widespread frustration over …
Rival rallies due in Madagascar after deadly Gen Z protestsSat, 04 Oct 2025 10:30:17 GMT Read More »
Chad’s parliament on Friday overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment scrapping presidential term limits, in a move condemned by opponents of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.Deby was first made transitional president by army generals in 2021 after rebels killed his father, Idriss Deby Itno, in a gun battle, ending his 30 years in power in the …
