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Marieme Ndiaye emerged from her igloo-shaped home in Senegal’s capital, its 1950s space-age aesthetic in sharp contrast with the boxy, multi-storey apartments being built nearby.The little concrete house is a head-turner, seemingly better suited for a sci-fi movie than the average Dakar residential block where it is located.In the 1950s, around 1,200 of the tidy …

In Senegal, the last of Dakar’s ‘bubble homes’ at riskWed, 03 Sep 2025 05:33:16 GMT Read More »

Ten years after a beach attack that killed 30 Britons and delivered a crippling blow to Tunisia’s tourism industry, European holidaymakers are finally returning in what authorities hope will be record-breaking numbers.In June 2015, a Tunisian university student slipped a rifle out of a beach umbrella and opened fire on vacationers outside a hotel in …

Tunisia sees European tourist numbers rebound decade after attackWed, 03 Sep 2025 04:11:18 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s women’s team are stepping out from the monumental shadow of the four-time world champion Springboks as they prepare for their first-ever quarter-final appearance in a Rugby World Cup by taking on France this weekend.The team has come a long way since disappearing between 2014 and 2017, drawing more attention as they develop though …

South Africa women’s team step up to chase Springbok successWed, 03 Sep 2025 02:18:17 GMT Read More »

Sudanese authorities, the United Nations and aid groups scrambled Tuesday to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing hundreds of people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which …

Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundredsTue, 02 Sep 2025 19:05:31 GMT Read More »

Firebrand former Democratic Republic of Congo justice minister Constant Mutamba was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of forced labour for embezzling public funds, including reparations for war victims, an AFP journalist saw.Mutamba, who while in government proposed putting politicians who syphon off money from the public purse to death, was also barred from holding high …

DR Congo ex-justice minister sentenced to 3 years hard labour for graftTue, 02 Sep 2025 16:02:22 GMT Read More »

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which controls …

UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundredsTue, 02 Sep 2025 14:20:38 GMT Read More »

Madagascar marked at a ceremony Tuesday the return from France of the skulls of three men killed by French troops 128 years ago, including one believed to be that of a decapitated king.France handed over the skulls in Paris on August 27, in the first such restitution since it passed a law in 2023 facilitating the …

Madagascar receives skull of king beheaded by FranceTue, 02 Sep 2025 14:05:34 GMT Read More »

Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan’s Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people.Heavy rain triggered the disaster on Sunday, flattening the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra range, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) faction which controls the …

Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed groupTue, 02 Sep 2025 11:05:59 GMT Read More »

Tears streamed down the faces of some of the hundreds of people gathered in a synagogue in Johannesburg as Or Levy described his release after 491 days as a hostage of Hamas.Levy was brought to South Africa, the country that filed a case of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice, by the …

Freed Hamas hostage Or Levy on a ‘mission’ in South AfricaTue, 02 Sep 2025 09:19:12 GMT Read More »

Madagascar held a ceremony Tuesday marking the return of three skulls kept by France for 128 years, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops in the 19th century.France handed over the skulls in Paris on August 27 in the first such restitution since it passed a law in 2023 …

Madagascar receives skull of beheaded king returned by FranceTue, 02 Sep 2025 09:06:28 GMT Read More »