Francis Ngannou can cause a “massive upset” by defeating Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia, according to veteran promoter Frank Warren.British boxer Joshua heads into the March 8 fight looking to back-up his commanding stoppage-win over Sweden’s Otto Wallin in December as he continues his quest to become a three-time world champion.But …
Thousands of people protested in Tanzania on Wednesday against proposed changes to electoral laws, in the largest public demonstration since the government lifted a ban on opposition political rallies a year ago.Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, organised the rally in the main city of Dar es Salaam as lawmakers prepare to debate next month a …
Tanzania opposition protests against electoral reformsWed, 24 Jan 2024 12:14:53 GMT Read More »
With shovels and garden hoes, villagers dig where a house once stood in Rwanda to reveal a mass grave filled with bones — victims of the genocide still being found 30 years on.Around 100 volunteers, many wearing face masks and rubber gloves, turn over the red soil in Ngoma village with a sombre determination as …
Victims of genocide in Rwanda still being found 30 years onWed, 24 Jan 2024 11:33:48 GMT Read More »
The head of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has been elevated to the rank of general, the presidency said on social media.Colonel Doumbouya, 43, has ruled Guinea since overthrowing the country’s first democratically elected president, Alpha Conde, in September 2021.Conde had selected Doumbouya to lead the country’s special forces group, which was supposed to …
Guinea military leader promoted to rank of generalWed, 24 Jan 2024 11:27:15 GMT Read More »
Ghana have sacked coach Chris Hughton after they crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage.The Black Stars slumped to a 2-1 defeat by Cape Verde in their opening match in Ivory Coast and then drew with Egypt and Mozambique, and were eliminated from Group B on Tuesday due to the …
Ghana sack coach Hughton after AFCON exitWed, 24 Jan 2024 08:58:20 GMT Read More »
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought progress Tuesday in reversing West Africa’s democratic decline in talks with the presidents of two key partners, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as he promoted a fight against extremism that goes beyond military might.As Russia and China make inroads in the fragile region and after the military toppled Niger’s …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought progress combatting coups and extremism in West Africa in talks with two key leaders, as he pointed to Ivory Coast as a model.In a four-nation tour of African democracies as crises engulf the world, Blinken met separately Tuesday with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, elected last …
Almost one in three South Africans approve of former president Jacob Zuma, whose new political venture is expected to cost the ruling ANC votes in this year’s elections, a poll found Tuesday.Support for the embattled 81-year-old was particularly strong in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal — a key electoral battleground — with 63 percent of …
A Kenyan court on Tuesday charged a cult leader and dozens of suspected accomplices with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 200 people. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 94 other suspects, including his wife, pleaded not guilty to 238 counts of manslaughter, according to documents from the Mombasa court seen by AFP.Mackenzie, who was also …
Kenya cult leader charged with manslaughterTue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:42 GMT Read More »
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday praised Ivory Coast for choosing a less militarised approach to security, on a tour to rally African democracies as crises engulf the region and world.Blinken was meeting separately with two key leaders on the same day — Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, a veteran leader who has won …
Blinken sees Ivory Coast model on extremism on Africa tourTue, 23 Jan 2024 12:37:56 GMT Read More »
