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The remains of 42 anti-apartheid activists who died in exile in Zambia and Zimbabwe more than 30 years ago were returned to South Africa Wednesday, kicking off a government drive to bring freedom fighters home.The South African government says it wants to repatriate the remains of activists who fought white minority rule from abroad to …

Remains of 42 anti-apartheid fighters returned to SAfricaWed, 25 Sep 2024 17:41:03 GMT Read More »

An investigation into the death in custody of a soldier who stabbed and wounded Comoran President Azali Assoumani has been closed, the public prosecutor announced Wednesday, without giving any indication of how he died.The 24-year-old soldier was arrested immediately after he wounded Assoumani in a knife attack on September 13 and found dead the following morning …

Probe into death of Comoros president’s attacker closes with no answersWed, 25 Sep 2024 14:25:26 GMT Read More »

Nigeria on Tuesday demanded a permanent seat for African countries on the United Nations Security Council and called for the cancellation of its debt owed to international lenders.Currently, the Security Council has five permanent members: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China. All hold a veto on any Security Council resolution.Addressing the …

Nigeria urges permanent UN security council seat, debt cancellationWed, 25 Sep 2024 13:57:34 GMT Read More »

Amnesty International called Wednesday for the creation of a commission to investigate the deaths of scores of people from “the use of unlawful police force” in Kenya, three months after mass anti-government protests.The call came a day after bereaved mothers of protesters gathered outside the Department of Justice to present a list of those killed …

Amnesty calls for commission to probe Kenya protest deathsWed, 25 Sep 2024 11:57:12 GMT Read More »

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all countries to cut off weapons supplies to rival generals in Sudan, as the UN chief said he regretted inaction in stopping a war that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis.”The world needs to stop arming the generals. Speak with one voice and tell them: ‘Stop tearing your …

Biden urges world to ‘stop arming generals’ in SudanTue, 24 Sep 2024 19:09:31 GMT Read More »

Senegalese intellectual and politician Amadou Mahtar Mbow, who headed the UN’s cultural agency, UNESCO, for 13 years, has died at the age of 103, Senegal’s press agency (APS) said Tuesday.Mbow, who served as director-general of UNESCO from 1974 to 1987, was a symbolic figure in Senegal and the wider African continent, where he championed the …

Former UNESCO head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:31:23 GMT Read More »

Mali’s junta chief met top military officials to “adjust strategy”, the presidency said Tuesday, after audacious jihadist attacks in the capital killed scores of people.An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for last Tuesday’s attacks in the capital Bamako that targeted a part of the country’s main airport and a military police training camp, killing more than …

Mali junta chief reviews strategy after massacre by jihadistsTue, 24 Sep 2024 12:42:24 GMT Read More »

After nearly three decades of dithering, Ghana has passed a law pledging to give women equal representation in parliament, public life and business, but activists say parity is a long way off.The Ghanaian parliament unanimously passed the Affirmative Action Gender Bill 2024 last week, ending a process launched in 1998 aimed at creating an equitable …

Ghana a long way off from gender equality despite new lawTue, 24 Sep 2024 02:16:25 GMT Read More »

US President Joe Biden met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday for talks on conflicts in the Middle East and Sudan — despite concerns over the Gulf power’s own role in the Sudan conflict.Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris also met the Emirati leader at the White House, the first ever visit …

Biden, Harris meet UAE leader on Sudan, Middle EastMon, 23 Sep 2024 22:34:58 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s top opposition figures were released late on Monday, their party said, after being detained by police who prevented a mass protest in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam in the latest crackdown on dissent in the East African nation.Despite an official ban, the opposition Chadema party had vowed to go ahead with the rally …

Tanzania releases arrested opposition leaders, blocks protestMon, 23 Sep 2024 20:25:35 GMT Read More »