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Mali’s ruling junta will only organise elections to hand back power to civilians once the security situation has been completely stabilised, the military-appointed prime minister has said.The West African nation has been ruled by juntas since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, with the worsening security situation aggravated by armed jihadist and separatist groups. “The stabilisation …

Mali PM says elections will only happen once stabilisedFri, 12 Apr 2024 18:08:24 GMT Read More »

The lakes where Africa’s flamingos congregate in spectacular numbers are producing less food for the iconic birds as their water levels rise, researchers said Friday, threatening the survival of a much-loved species.Three-quarters of the world’s lesser flamingos live in East Africa and more than a million birds at a time can gather at lakes in …

Future of Africa’s flamingos threatened by rising lakes: studyFri, 12 Apr 2024 15:04:05 GMT Read More »

The electoral commission said Friday it had appealed to South Africa’s highest court to rule on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can stand in a general election in May as political tensions heighten.The vote is expected to be the most competitive since the 1994 advent of democracy in South Africa, and Zuma’s presence in the campaign …

S.Africa’s electoral body takes candidate Zuma’s case to top courtFri, 12 Apr 2024 14:09:40 GMT Read More »

Police in Ethiopia have arrested 13 suspects over the killing of a prominent opposition figure from the restive state of Oromia, official regional media reported.The body of Bate Urgessa of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) was found dumped on a road outside the town of Meki on Wednesday, shortly after he had been arrested by …

13 arrested in Ethiopia over killing of Oromo opposition figureFri, 12 Apr 2024 10:19:55 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s electoral commission said Friday that it had appealed to the country’s highest court to rule on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can stand in a general election in May.The commission said in a statement that it had lodged an “urgent and direct” appeal to the Constitutional Court to provide “certainty”.It is the latest twist …

S.Africa’s electoral body takes Zuma case to constitutional courtFri, 12 Apr 2024 09:47:39 GMT Read More »

Millions displaced and on the brink of famine. Sexual and ethnic violence. Infrastructure destroyed. Aid workers say a year of war between rival generals in Sudan has led to catastrophe, but the world has turned away.The northeast African country is experiencing “one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory” and “the largest internal displacement …

Sudan’s silent suffering, one year into generals’ warFri, 12 Apr 2024 06:38:17 GMT Read More »

In a video circulating online, a young man can be seen bleeding to death on the ground. Close by, another body lies in a pool of his own blood. Women’s cries fill the night air in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Every morning the city awakes to a new death toll from pillaging and …

Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo’s Goma cityFri, 12 Apr 2024 05:39:36 GMT Read More »

Mali’s ruling military junta on Thursday banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities, marking the latest crackdown on dissent in the West African nation. Opposition voices have been largely stifled since the colonels seized power in a 2020 coup, overthrowing civilian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.Mali’s high authority for communication on Thursday …

Mali extends crackdown to ban media coverage of political partiesThu, 11 Apr 2024 20:04:57 GMT Read More »

Mali’s ruling military junta on Thursday banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities, marking the latest crackdown on dissent in the West African nation. Opposition voices have been largely stifled since the colonels seized power in a 2020 coup, overthrowing civilian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.Mali’s high authority for communication issued a …

Mali bans media coverage of political partiesThu, 11 Apr 2024 16:43:46 GMT Read More »

Namibian Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma will launch her track comeback at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya on April 20 after a 20-month absence, organisers said Thursday.Mboma, who became Namibia’s first female Olympic medallist in Tokyo in 2021, has not competed since winning a 200m bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham …

Namibian sprinter Mboma to launch comeback in KenyaThu, 11 Apr 2024 16:20:39 GMT Read More »