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The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders, replacing a broad two-decade-old pressure campaign with targeted action.Citing a campaign of rights abuses and corruption, the United States will block any US-based property and prohibit any unofficial travel to the country by the sanctioned Zimbabweans.”The changes we are …

US hits Zimbabwe leadership in sanctions revampMon, 04 Mar 2024 17:27:03 GMT Read More »

A former Johannesburg mayor who calls himself proudly xenophobic is eyeing victory in South Africa’s upcoming vote as a candidate who can deliver law and order in a crime-ridden nation.A successful businessman, Herman Mashaba is among a cohort of new small political party leaders seeking to capitalise on the broad discontent with the long-ruling African …

Johannesburg ex-mayor eyes win in S.African polls as crime busterMon, 04 Mar 2024 16:28:26 GMT Read More »

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders, denouncing what it said was a campaign of rights abuses and corruption.The sanctions, which will block any US-based property and block any unofficial travel to the United states, replace a broader, two-decade-old sanctions program against Zimbabwe.”The changes we are …

US slaps sanctions on Zimbabwe leadership, citing abusesMon, 04 Mar 2024 16:25:59 GMT Read More »

Ghana’s finance ministry has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo against endorsing a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill, warning that it could end up with the financially-strapped country losing billions of dollars in World Bank funds.Lawmakers last week approved the bill aimed at severely curtailing LGBTQ rights, drawing condemnation from rights activists despite gaining wide support in the …

Ghanaian finance ministry warns against fallout from anti-LGBTQ lawMon, 04 Mar 2024 14:41:47 GMT Read More »

The Church of England on Monday pledged to boost efforts to compensate for historical ties to slavery after a new report called for funding to be increased tenfold to $1.27 billion.In January 2023, the funding body of the mother church of global Anglicanism pledged to support communities affected by slavery with a £100 million ($127 …

Church of England urged to give more than $1 billion to pay for slavery tiesMon, 04 Mar 2024 13:53:43 GMT Read More »

A stunning goal by Democratic Republic of Congo forward Yoane Wissa helped Premier League strugglers Brentford draw 2-2 with Chelsea in a London derby at the weekend.The 27-year-old acrobatically hooked a bicycle kick past goalkeeper Dorde Petrovic into the roof of the net midway through the second half to put the home side 2-1 ahead.But French …

African players in Europe: Wissa wonder goal for BrentfordMon, 04 Mar 2024 06:05:58 GMT Read More »

Tunisian civil society groups fear the government is planning to starve them of foreign funding under the pretext of fighting money laundering and terrorism. President Kais Saied, who launched a sweeping power grab in 2021 and rules by decree, has accused many non-government organisations of serving “foreign agendas”. Under a draft law he supported, state authorities would …

Tunisian civil society fears plan to limit foreign fundingMon, 04 Mar 2024 03:16:00 GMT Read More »

Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said on Sunday as jihadist violence flares in the junta-ruled country.On that same day, February 25, separate attacks on a mosque in eastern Burkina and a Catholic church in the north left dozens more dead.Aly …

‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutorSun, 03 Mar 2024 18:11:55 GMT Read More »

Moscow, Riyadh and several other OPEC+ members on Sunday announced extensions to oil production cuts first announced in 2023 as part of an agreement among oil producers to boost prices following economic uncertainty. The plan to extend cuts to mid-2024 comes on top of previous cuts to both oil output and exports as some of the world’s …

Several countries extend oil cuts to boost pricesSun, 03 Mar 2024 17:47:20 GMT Read More »

American Jordan Gumberg was close to tears on Sunday after winning the SDC Championship at the second hole of a play-off against South African Robin Williams in the eastern Cape. Gumberg claimed his first European Tour title by sinking a birdie putt at the par-four 18th to pip Williams, who double bogeyed the 17th in the final …

Emotional American Gumberg wins first European Tour titleSun, 03 Mar 2024 15:18:31 GMT Read More »