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A fire tore through a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena setting off explosions that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, officials said Wednesday.The blaze, which started late Tuesday, sent powerful blasts into the night sky and the exploding ordnance shook buildings miles away.”I would like to tell my compatriots that the …

Chad ammo depot blaze kills nine, wounds dozensWed, 19 Jun 2024 19:55:48 GMT Read More »

Quinton de Kock hit a blistering half-century as South Africa made 194-4 against the United States in their opening T20 World Cup second round clash on Wednesday.Opening batsman De Kock, his country’s leading run-maker in the format, reached his 15th T20 international fifty off 26 balls in the opening game of the Super Eights stage …

De Kock leads South Africa to 194-4 against USA at T20 World CupWed, 19 Jun 2024 16:18:55 GMT Read More »

Racing 92’s South African-born lock Bernard Le Roux has hung up his boots after 21 months out with injury.The 35-year-old joined Racing in 2009 and went on to play 47 times for France after qualifying for his adopted country through residency.Le Roux made his international debut in a 30-0 loss to New Zealand in 2013 …

South African-born France lock Le Roux hangs up bootsWed, 19 Jun 2024 14:17:13 GMT Read More »

A deadly fire broke out at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, sending powerful explosions into the night sky and shaking buildings miles away.The explosions from the late Tuesday blaze turned the sky red and could be heard miles away as ordnance fired off in the flames at regular intervals, according to …

Deadly fire breaks out at Chad army ammunition depotWed, 19 Jun 2024 09:41:46 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is to be sworn in for a new term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria on Wednesday, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal.Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to re-elect the 71-year-old last week, after a May 29 general election that produced no outright winner. He will be …

South Africa’s Ramaphosa to be sworn in as presidentWed, 19 Jun 2024 08:30:26 GMT Read More »

A deadly fire erupted late Tuesday at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, causing weapons to fire into the air, the government and witnesses said.Blasts from the depot in the capital’s Goudji area were heard miles away, AFP journalists said, adding that projectiles turned the sky red and black as they shot …

Deadly fire at military ammunition depot in Chad’s capitalWed, 19 Jun 2024 04:01:36 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s government on Tuesday scrapped plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, amending a controversial bill that sparked protests where hundreds of demonstrators were arrested.The East African economic powerhouse has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis, which critics warned would only worsen under the levies laid out in a bill due to be debated …

Kenya scraps most new tax hikes amid protest clashesTue, 18 Jun 2024 20:00:19 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain Aiden Markram warned his side against under-estimating the United States ahead of their T20 World Cup showdown, claiming the Americans are “not a small team anymore”.Co-hosts USA stunned the sport by beating former champions and Asian powerhouse Pakistan in the first-round group stage, a result which helped propel the Americans into the …

South Africa’s Markram warns USA ‘not small team anymore’Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:23:12 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s government on Tuesday walked back plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, amending a controversial bill that sparked protests where more than a dozen demonstrators were arrested.The East African economic powerhouse has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis, which critics warned would only worsen under the levies laid out in a bill due …

Kenya scraps most new tax hikes as hundreds protestTue, 18 Jun 2024 18:09:07 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara told parliament Tuesday that he was aiming for a seven percent growth over the next three years in the world’s top cocoa producer but did not spell out if he would seek a fourth term next year.Ouattara, 82, has been called upon by the ruling party to run in the …

ICoast leader pledges seven pc growth but coy about re-electionTue, 18 Jun 2024 17:48:03 GMT Read More »