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Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega hopes to make it two in a row at the Paris Olympics but acknowledged he faced strong competition from Ethiopian and Ugandan rivals.The 24-year-old said he wants to repeat his success at the Tokyo Games held in 2021 when he won the 10,000 metres crown.”A man makes plans, but the …

Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega aiming for second Olympic goldMon, 03 Jun 2024 13:30:03 GMT Read More »

South Africa has elected its 400-member National Assembly and for the first time in the country’s 30 years of post-apartheid democratic rule no single party holds an absolute majority.The next government will be led by a president chosen by MPs from among their number but the incumbent, President Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress, …

South African vote: What happens now?Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:46:58 GMT Read More »

Feebly shaded by trees in the blistering heat, desperate civilians throng a displacement camp in tents and ramshackle shelters after fleeing jihadist violence in northeastern Burkina Faso.Abandoning their homes and farms as the militants swooped, thousands have run for their lives to these camps near the town of Dori, where little hope awaits them.Humanitarians call …

Jihadist bloodshed fills Burkina displacement campsMon, 03 Jun 2024 06:43:40 GMT Read More »

Namibia scored a nerve-shredding victory over Oman in their T20 World Cup Group B clash in Barbados on Sunday after a low-scoring thriller was decided by a super over.David Wiese was the hero for Namibia, contributing 13 runs in the Africans’ super over total of 21 before then restricting Oman to 10 runs with the …

Namibia defeat Oman in T20 World Cup after super over thrillerMon, 03 Jun 2024 06:40:50 GMT Read More »

European club finals match-winners Ademola Lookman and Ayoub el Kaabi turn their attention to 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa from Wednesday with 52 fixtures scheduled over seven days.Lookman scored a hat-trick as Atalanta won the Europa League last month, and ended a 51-match unbeaten run by Bayer Leverkusen in domestic and international competitions.The London-born …

European club finals heroes adjust sights to World Cup in AfricaMon, 03 Jun 2024 06:40:09 GMT Read More »

In the hubbub of children’s chatter, nine-year-old Leila Coulibaly deftly tunes her violin ahead of a rehearsal by Ivory Coast’s first philharmonic orchestra.She is among almost 140 children who make up the ensemble based in the rural northern town of Odienne.They gather as an orchestra once a week but every day some youngsters, aged six …

Ivory Coast orchestra offers rural children an escapeMon, 03 Jun 2024 06:36:29 GMT Read More »

Tigrayan football captain Anteneh Gebrekirstos Haile vividly remembers the day in July 2019 when his team Mekelle 70 Enderta won its first Ethiopian Premier League title.The stadium in Tigray’s capital, Mekele, “was alive with energy and excitement, and the seats were filled with passionate fans”, the 31-year-old recalled, describing it as “the happiest day of …

Tigray footballers play for victory and Ethiopian unityMon, 03 Jun 2024 06:13:27 GMT Read More »

Ignored by Russia and Israel, the International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say.In 2022, the UN’s highest court ordered Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine, still underway two years later.In May, …

ICJ is collateral damage in dysfunctional global system: expertsMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:22:35 GMT Read More »

President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South African party leaders to work together in the public interest Sunday, after his ANC lost its 30-year-old governing majority in a bruising general election.But, in a sign of possible turmoil to come, graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma boycotted the results ceremony and his party refused to recognise the outcome.The final …

South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges unity after historic ANC setbackSun, 02 Jun 2024 22:36:28 GMT Read More »

A motorcade of honking cars drove around former South African president Jacob Zuma’s home province on Saturday to celebrate the graft-tainted politician’s surprise general election breakthrough. Supporters of the charismatic 82-year-old sat on the vehicles’ window ledges singing anti-apartheid anthems as the convoy swirled around mountain villages, cheered by flag-waving residents. “We voted for Zuma because we …

Honking motorcade kicks off Zuma’s party after S.Africa voteSun, 02 Jun 2024 15:23:37 GMT Read More »