Kenya’s government vowed Friday to challenge a court ruling against its decision to send a police contingent to Haiti to lead a UN-backed law and order mission in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.The ruling, which branded the deployment “illegal”, throws into doubt the future of a multinational force long sought by Haiti’s government, which has pleaded …
Burkina Faso on Friday received 25,000 tonnes of free wheat promised by President Vladimir Putin as part of a package for six African nations, officials said.The grain had been pledged by Putin at a Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg last July, with Mali, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Somalia and Zambia making up the group.Burkina’s …
Russian wheat aid arrives in impoverished Burkina FasoFri, 26 Jan 2024 18:56:11 GMT Read More »
The Senegalese capital is usually bathed in sunshine but for a fourth consecutive day on Friday the city on the Atlantic coast was shrouded in a pallid cloud.A thick layer of dust blown in mainly from the Sahara has enveloped Dakar, forcing residents to don facemasks in scenes reminiscent of the Covid-19 pandemic.Senegalese authorities warn …
Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the territory, the UN’s top court ruled Friday, in a closely watched decision that stopped short of calling for a ceasefire.The International Court of Justice was not deciding whether Israel was actually committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza — that process …
Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza: UN courtFri, 26 Jan 2024 14:50:45 GMT Read More »
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa told AFP on Friday he will stay in politics and look to form a new political group, a day after he quit his own party denouncing government infiltration.Chamisa, who in August lost an election he described as fraudulent to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he was ready for “a new …
A court in Kenya on Friday ruled against the government’s “illegal” decision to send a police contingent to Haiti to lead a UN-backed law and order mission in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.The ruling throws into doubt the future of a multinational force long sought by Haiti’s government, which has pleaded for international help to confront …
Kenya court rules Haiti police deployment is ‘illegal’Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:30:50 GMT Read More »
The head of the top United Nations court on Friday began reading the initial decision in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza, a landmark case that has sparked global interest. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could in theory order Israel to stop its military campaign in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 …
Top UN court starts ruling on landmark Israel Gaza caseFri, 26 Jan 2024 12:13:59 GMT Read More »
Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought on a trip to Africa to prove US commitment both in gestures and deeds, but it was also about playing defence as crises mount and Russia and China eye gains.Blinken toured four US-friendly democracies on the Atlantic — Angola, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Cape Verde — as security deteriorates …
Blinken showcases projects for Africa as US plays defenceFri, 26 Jan 2024 11:39:38 GMT Read More »
You may have heard of the “butterfly effect”, but how about the “ant effect”? Â Research published Thursday has shown how an ant muscled into a Kenyan savannah and sparked such a dramatic transformation in the landscape that even the local lions changed the way they hunt.The study highlights the potentially profound impacts of invasive species, …
How an invasive ant caused lions to change their dietFri, 26 Jan 2024 10:39:59 GMT Read More »
Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Italy’s hard-right Giorgia Meloni reveals her long-trailed development plan for Africa this weekend, a “non-predatory” approach which critics warn favours European priorities and pockets.Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe, funnelling …
Italy’s Meloni targets energy, migration with Africa planFri, 26 Jan 2024 09:12:54 GMT Read More »
