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Australian Lachlan Kennedy produced a powerful finish to topple a strong African 100m field in a personal best 9.98sec at the Kip Keino Classic on Saturday.Kennedy, 21, came from behind to beat Bayanda Wazala of South Africa and Kenya’s African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala into second and third positions respectively in Nairobi.”As soon as …

Australian sprinter Kennedy tastes 100m victory in NairobiSat, 31 May 2025 17:29:01 GMT Read More »

Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.The sharp jump from the previous death toll of 115 came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 kilometres (6 miles) away …

Rescue operations underway after Nigeria flooding kills at least 150Sat, 31 May 2025 09:33:55 GMT Read More »

In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living.Several hunch over large canvasses, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally.”This project has …

Moroccan women embroider ‘art with purpose’Sat, 31 May 2025 02:55:31 GMT Read More »

Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people and injured dozens of others, emergency services officials said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise further.Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday through early Thursday washed away and submerged dozens …

Central Nigeria flooding kill more than 115Fri, 30 May 2025 22:09:06 GMT Read More »

World Boxing announced on Friday it will introduce mandatory gender testing to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes wanting to take part in its competitions.The international federation said it was introducing the policy after the furore surrounding boxers including women’s welterweight gold medallist Imane Khelif of Algeria at the Paris Olympics last year.World …

World Boxing introducing gender tests for all boxers, targets KhelifFri, 30 May 2025 17:35:16 GMT Read More »

Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season’s harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa’s farming catalogue.”Every year that we’ve planted, it’s got better and better,” said Kroon, who started growing the world’s most expensive spice, …

New to South Africa, saffron holds promiseFri, 30 May 2025 11:08:51 GMT Read More »

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan’s military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.For more than two years Africa’s third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation’s de facto …

Paramilitaries claim capture of key Sudan townsFri, 30 May 2025 04:37:47 GMT Read More »

From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York’s Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the “complexity” of the past and looking to the present. After a four-year renovation with a $70 million price tag, the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing comes amid heated debate …

New York’s Met museum sheds new light on African art collectionFri, 30 May 2025 04:25:46 GMT Read More »

Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.Ending days of speculation over his return, Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a …

Ex-leader Kabila back in DR Congo in M23-held cityThu, 29 May 2025 19:16:16 GMT Read More »