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The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday.Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha “have been charged and placed in provisional detention” on Tuesday over alleged corruption, said …

Son of ousted Gabon leader held in graft caseWed, 20 Sep 2023 12:51:27 GMT Read More »

Floods that killed thousands in the Libyan city of Derna also inundated one of the country’s premier ancient sites, threatening its UNESCO-listed monuments with collapse, a recent visitor and a leading archaeologist said.The immediate damage to the monuments of Cyrene, which include the second century AD Temple of Zeus, bigger than the Parthenon in Athens, …

Fears for ancient Cyrene after Libya floodsWed, 20 Sep 2023 12:17:59 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.”Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview …

Rwanda’s Kagame says he will run for fourth termWed, 20 Sep 2023 11:42:32 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s under pressure fly-half Manie Libbok said he has put “a lot of work” into his kicking at goal ahead of the blockbuster Rugby World Cup pool match between the defending champions and world-ranked number one Ireland.The 26-year-old was named man of the match in the Springboks’ opening 18-3 victory over Scotland but concerns …

Libbok determined to prove a point in Irish World Cup blockbusterWed, 20 Sep 2023 11:22:23 GMT Read More »

“Please let them not kill us, let them not kill us.” Ten years on, Loi Awat still remembers the desperate prayers of people around her as she became caught up in one of the deadliest attacks on Kenyan soil — the four-day siege at the upmarket Westgate shopping mall.For four harrowing hours, Awat crammed under a …

10 years on, Kenya mall siege survivor says retelling ordeal helped to healWed, 20 Sep 2023 10:28:40 GMT Read More »

The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday.Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, as well as four others close to the deposed leader, “have …

Son of ousted Gabon leader held in treason, graft caseWed, 20 Sep 2023 09:52:20 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.”Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview …

Rwanda’s Kagame says he will run for fourth termWed, 20 Sep 2023 08:54:57 GMT Read More »

Ukraine’s president is set to go face to face with Russian officials for the first time since his country was invaded, as the UN Security Council meets Wednesday for a potentially dramatic session.Volodymyr Zelensky flew to New York for the annual UN General Assembly, where he delivered a speech Tuesday in his trademark military fatigues …

At UN, Zelensky set for first in-person Russia showdown of warWed, 20 Sep 2023 05:34:13 GMT Read More »

Communications were severed Tuesday to the flood-hit Libyan city of Derna and journalists were asked to leave, a day after hundreds protested against authorities they blamed for the thousands of deaths.A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the city on the night of September 10 and razed entire neighbourhoods, sweeping …

Communications cut to flood-hit Libya city after protestsTue, 19 Sep 2023 19:05:10 GMT Read More »

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the billions of dollars spent on war instead of development as he renewed his call for diplomacy in Ukraine.Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ramaphosa said it was time to “massively scale up” aid on development as the world falls short on ambitious UN-backed goals to end …

South Africa leader says money spent on war is ‘indictment’ of worldTue, 19 Sep 2023 18:13:40 GMT Read More »