Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while Senegal and Ivory Coast both moved closer to fourth appearances at the global showpiece.Africa Cup of Nations holders Ivory Coast triumphed 7-0 away to the Seychelles, having won the first match between them 9-0 in …
The United Nations on Friday called on Madagascar authorities to avoid unnecessary force against protesters, a day after clashes with police at a youth-led rally in the capital, where deadly unrest has rumbled for two weeks.Antananarivo was calm on Friday, with parts of the city still cordoned off by security forces, AFP journalists saw.But a …
Roberto Mosquera’s family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa’s last absolute monarchy.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had picked up the 58-year-old Cuban at a routine check-in with immigration officials on June …
In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two great-grandchildren practised the ancient N|uu language of South Africa’s indigenous San people.As the young children enthusiastically sang out phrases, Esau interjected occasionally to correct their pronunciation of the distinct sounds and deep clicks of her …
Young Moroccan protesters took to the streets again to demand reforms and a change of government on Thursday, the eve of a keenly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.”We no longer have confidence in the government. We’re waiting for the king to talk to us, he has to save his people,” Raghd, a 23-year-old engineer …
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Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, several of them injured when police cracked down on the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean island.The …
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appealed to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to stop supporting insurgents in the DRC, at a Brussels event attended by both leaders on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from Kigali that he was “completely mistaken” about the roots of the conflict.Tshisekedi, 62, issued the call as he took the podium after …
Polls opened in the Indian Ocean islands nation of the Seychelles on Thursday for a presidential run-off, with environmental and economic questions at the forefront of the election. Seychelles has the highest wealth per capita in Africa — around $18,000 according to the World Bank — but is vulnerable to climate change and faces widespread drug …
At least 1,000 anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean …
The world’s top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, where it will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species a day later.Hundreds of participants were meeting at the venue where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on …
